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In Nov 2025, The Kids Research Institute Australia celebrated 35 years of bold ideas and groundbreaking research. Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM, Paediatrician & Executive Director talks about the RESEARCH IMPACT of the Institute @thekidsau.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJ8...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
In Nov 2025, The Kids Research Institute Australia celebrated 35 years of bold ideas and groundbreaking research. Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM, Paediatrician & Executive Director talks about the RESEARCH IMPACT of the Institute @thekidsau.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJ8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxJ8...
CASE STUDY : TRANSFORMING SURGICAL WAITLIST INTO A ‘PREPARATION LIST’ With Dr Andrew Marks, Staff Specialist Anaesthetist & Director of Perioperative Medicine & Dr Kanika Chaudhri, Anaesthetic Senior Resident Medical Officer,
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia youtu.be/9MlrvGbvQho
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia youtu.be/9MlrvGbvQho
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
CASE STUDY : TRANSFORMING SURGICAL WAITLIST INTO A ‘PREPARATION LIST’ With Dr Andrew Marks, Staff Specialist Anaesthetist & Director of Perioperative Medicine & Dr Kanika Chaudhri, Anaesthetic Senior Resident Medical Officer,
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia youtu.be/9MlrvGbvQho
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia youtu.be/9MlrvGbvQho
SYSTEMS GENETICS TO DETERMINE RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES COMPLICATIONS Emeritus Professor Grant Morahan, Professor of Diabetes Research, University of Western Australia Centre for Medical Research (affiliated with Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research), Perth, Australia youtu.be/4sw1SPHb56I
December 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
SYSTEMS GENETICS TO DETERMINE RISK OF DEVELOPING DIABETES COMPLICATIONS Emeritus Professor Grant Morahan, Professor of Diabetes Research, University of Western Australia Centre for Medical Research (affiliated with Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research), Perth, Australia youtu.be/4sw1SPHb56I
PANCREATIC AND LUNG CANCERS DRIVEN BY MUTATIONS IN THE CANCER GENE KRAS, With Dr Mara Zeissig, Group Head, T Cell Immunotherapy Laboratory, Tumour Inflammation and Immunotherapy Program, SAiGENCI – South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute, Australia youtu.be/OqtILRZ6TpU
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
PANCREATIC AND LUNG CANCERS DRIVEN BY MUTATIONS IN THE CANCER GENE KRAS, With Dr Mara Zeissig, Group Head, T Cell Immunotherapy Laboratory, Tumour Inflammation and Immunotherapy Program, SAiGENCI – South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute, Australia youtu.be/OqtILRZ6TpU
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS, With Dr Nicola Acevedo, Neuroscientist and Research Fellow
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia youtu.be/u6rXqvNw9ms
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia youtu.be/u6rXqvNw9ms
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 PM
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACHES TO OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS, With Dr Nicola Acevedo, Neuroscientist and Research Fellow
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia youtu.be/u6rXqvNw9ms
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia youtu.be/u6rXqvNw9ms
NANOPARTICLES & MICROPARTICLES TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, With Dr Anjana Jayasree,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia youtu.be/rSgocsOf_5s
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia youtu.be/rSgocsOf_5s
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
NANOPARTICLES & MICROPARTICLES TO COMBAT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE, With Dr Anjana Jayasree,
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia youtu.be/rSgocsOf_5s
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia youtu.be/rSgocsOf_5s
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON ORGANIC CONDUCTORS With
Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace AO, Executive Research Director, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/xeiM4N_fAng
Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace AO, Executive Research Director, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/xeiM4N_fAng
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON ORGANIC CONDUCTORS With
Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace AO, Executive Research Director, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/xeiM4N_fAng
Distinguished Professor Gordon Wallace AO, Executive Research Director, Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI), University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/xeiM4N_fAng
NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROPHARMACOLOGY AND EXERCISE SCIENCE With Dr Jacob Thorstensen, Neuroscientist & Assistant Professor, Bond University & Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Executive committee member of @ausbrainstimsoc.bsky.social youtu.be/nb4u4S2K2r8
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November 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
NEUROSCIENCE, NEUROPHARMACOLOGY AND EXERCISE SCIENCE With Dr Jacob Thorstensen, Neuroscientist & Assistant Professor, Bond University & Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Executive committee member of @ausbrainstimsoc.bsky.social youtu.be/nb4u4S2K2r8
NEW TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, With Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Director of Psychiatry Research Paratus Clinical, Australia & Associate Professor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/QAtxaQtM6Rw
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
NEW TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, With Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Director of Psychiatry Research Paratus Clinical, Australia & Associate Professor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/QAtxaQtM6Rw
NEW TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, With Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Director of Psychiatry Research Paratus Clinical, Australia & Associate Professor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/QAtxaQtM6Rw
November 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
NEW TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, With Associate Professor Bernadette Fitzgibbon, Director of Psychiatry Research Paratus Clinical, Australia & Associate Professor, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/QAtxaQtM6Rw
MEDICALLY COMPLEX PREGNANCIES with Dr Shelley Wilkinson, Project Officer, Department of Obstetric Medicine,
Mater Mothers' Hospital & Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia youtu.be/S-xrWHXMKIw
Mater Mothers' Hospital & Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia youtu.be/S-xrWHXMKIw
November 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
MEDICALLY COMPLEX PREGNANCIES with Dr Shelley Wilkinson, Project Officer, Department of Obstetric Medicine,
Mater Mothers' Hospital & Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia youtu.be/S-xrWHXMKIw
Mater Mothers' Hospital & Associate Professor and Senior Principal Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia youtu.be/S-xrWHXMKIw
LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA AND GENOMICS, With Professor Dipti Talaulikar, Senior Consultant in Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist, Canberra Health Services, Australia & ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/qfFy0egPxGs
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
LYMPHOMA, MYELOMA AND GENOMICS, With Professor Dipti Talaulikar, Senior Consultant in Clinical and Laboratory Haematologist, Canberra Health Services, Australia & ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia youtu.be/qfFy0egPxGs
ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS
With Professor Dileep Sharma, Head of Discipline Oral Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/5MhrJt-f04c
With Professor Dileep Sharma, Head of Discipline Oral Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/5MhrJt-f04c
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE FOR PRIORITY POPULATIONS
With Professor Dileep Sharma, Head of Discipline Oral Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/5MhrJt-f04c
With Professor Dileep Sharma, Head of Discipline Oral Health, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/5MhrJt-f04c
NOVEL FORMS OF BRAIN STIMULATION & PSYCHEDELIC ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY With Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Director, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia & Principal Investigator, Paratus Clinical, Australia youtu.be/nmE-i3GGlBE
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 AM
NOVEL FORMS OF BRAIN STIMULATION & PSYCHEDELIC ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY With Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Director, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia & Principal Investigator, Paratus Clinical, Australia youtu.be/nmE-i3GGlBE
NON-INVASIVE TOOLS FOR CVD SCREENING AND MONITORING, With Dr Hadi Afsharan, Research Fellow
University of Western Australia & Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/nYH76QMOqu0
University of Western Australia & Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/nYH76QMOqu0
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NON-INVASIVE TOOLS FOR CVD SCREENING AND MONITORING, With Dr Hadi Afsharan, Research Fellow
University of Western Australia & Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/nYH76QMOqu0
University of Western Australia & Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/nYH76QMOqu0
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND EAR DISEASE With
Prof Kelvin Kong AM, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow @racsurgeons.bsky.social , ENT Surgeon Worimi Nation Australia & Uni of Newcastle, Aus & Honorary Professor, Macquarie Uni & Adj Prof, University of NSW, Aus youtu.be/CWd9miPIHNY
Prof Kelvin Kong AM, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow @racsurgeons.bsky.social , ENT Surgeon Worimi Nation Australia & Uni of Newcastle, Aus & Honorary Professor, Macquarie Uni & Adj Prof, University of NSW, Aus youtu.be/CWd9miPIHNY
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND EAR DISEASE With
Prof Kelvin Kong AM, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow @racsurgeons.bsky.social , ENT Surgeon Worimi Nation Australia & Uni of Newcastle, Aus & Honorary Professor, Macquarie Uni & Adj Prof, University of NSW, Aus youtu.be/CWd9miPIHNY
Prof Kelvin Kong AM, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow @racsurgeons.bsky.social , ENT Surgeon Worimi Nation Australia & Uni of Newcastle, Aus & Honorary Professor, Macquarie Uni & Adj Prof, University of NSW, Aus youtu.be/CWd9miPIHNY
STEM CELL THERAPIES FOR ENTERIC NEUROPATHIES, with Dr Lincon Stamp, Senior Research Fellow & Group Leader, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social , Victoria, Australia @stamphaolab.bsky.social youtu.be/4EdI2jJL1l8
October 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
STEM CELL THERAPIES FOR ENTERIC NEUROPATHIES, with Dr Lincon Stamp, Senior Research Fellow & Group Leader, Department of Anatomy and Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social , Victoria, Australia @stamphaolab.bsky.social youtu.be/4EdI2jJL1l8
BIOMARKERS FOR EARLY SEPSIS DETECTION, With
Dr Gabrielle Briggs, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lab Manager,
School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/haDytjlm3YQ
Dr Gabrielle Briggs, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lab Manager,
School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/haDytjlm3YQ
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
BIOMARKERS FOR EARLY SEPSIS DETECTION, With
Dr Gabrielle Briggs, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lab Manager,
School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/haDytjlm3YQ
Dr Gabrielle Briggs, Postdoctoral Researcher and Lab Manager,
School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia youtu.be/haDytjlm3YQ
NEW MODELS OF CARE & VALUE IN GENERAL PRACTICE,
Researcher Profile, Dr Michael Wright, GP, Adjunct Associate Professor, International Centre for Future Health Systems (ICFHS), Uni of New South Wales (UNSW) &
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) youtu.be/TM-heF7xDrc
Researcher Profile, Dr Michael Wright, GP, Adjunct Associate Professor, International Centre for Future Health Systems (ICFHS), Uni of New South Wales (UNSW) &
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) youtu.be/TM-heF7xDrc
September 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NEW MODELS OF CARE & VALUE IN GENERAL PRACTICE,
Researcher Profile, Dr Michael Wright, GP, Adjunct Associate Professor, International Centre for Future Health Systems (ICFHS), Uni of New South Wales (UNSW) &
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) youtu.be/TM-heF7xDrc
Researcher Profile, Dr Michael Wright, GP, Adjunct Associate Professor, International Centre for Future Health Systems (ICFHS), Uni of New South Wales (UNSW) &
President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) youtu.be/TM-heF7xDrc
GENETICS OF THE CHOROID AND IMPACT ON EYE HEALTH Dr Samantha Lee, Senior Research Fellow Lions Eye Institute & The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/kwwQ0ym-tZU
youtu.be/kwwQ0ym-tZU
September 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
GENETICS OF THE CHOROID AND IMPACT ON EYE HEALTH Dr Samantha Lee, Senior Research Fellow Lions Eye Institute & The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
youtu.be/kwwQ0ym-tZU
youtu.be/kwwQ0ym-tZU
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Prof Daniel Fatovich, Emergency physician and clinical researcher, Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Dept &
Head of CCREM, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research & UWA Medical School, Emergency Medicine
University of Western Australia youtu.be/cjRC2O-CyOg
Prof Daniel Fatovich, Emergency physician and clinical researcher, Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Dept &
Head of CCREM, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research & UWA Medical School, Emergency Medicine
University of Western Australia youtu.be/cjRC2O-CyOg
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Prof Daniel Fatovich, Emergency physician and clinical researcher, Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Dept &
Head of CCREM, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research & UWA Medical School, Emergency Medicine
University of Western Australia youtu.be/cjRC2O-CyOg
Prof Daniel Fatovich, Emergency physician and clinical researcher, Royal Perth Hospital Emergency Dept &
Head of CCREM, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research & UWA Medical School, Emergency Medicine
University of Western Australia youtu.be/cjRC2O-CyOg
OPTIMISING RURAL MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH
With Adnan Asger Ali, PhD candidate The University of Sydney & Director & Principal Physiotherapist Accelerate Physiotherapy, Canberra, Australia & Chair, National Musculoskeletal Committee, Australian Physiotherapy Association youtu.be/SXzz3ADLybM
With Adnan Asger Ali, PhD candidate The University of Sydney & Director & Principal Physiotherapist Accelerate Physiotherapy, Canberra, Australia & Chair, National Musculoskeletal Committee, Australian Physiotherapy Association youtu.be/SXzz3ADLybM
September 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
OPTIMISING RURAL MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH
With Adnan Asger Ali, PhD candidate The University of Sydney & Director & Principal Physiotherapist Accelerate Physiotherapy, Canberra, Australia & Chair, National Musculoskeletal Committee, Australian Physiotherapy Association youtu.be/SXzz3ADLybM
With Adnan Asger Ali, PhD candidate The University of Sydney & Director & Principal Physiotherapist Accelerate Physiotherapy, Canberra, Australia & Chair, National Musculoskeletal Committee, Australian Physiotherapy Association youtu.be/SXzz3ADLybM
NUTRACEUTICAL & PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS w/ Dr Virginie Lam, Research Fellow, Curtin Medical Research Institute, Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social & Perron Institute for Neurological & Translational Science @perroninstitute.bsky.social youtu.be/ixdZtjsmhYs
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NUTRACEUTICAL & PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS w/ Dr Virginie Lam, Research Fellow, Curtin Medical Research Institute, Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social & Perron Institute for Neurological & Translational Science @perroninstitute.bsky.social youtu.be/ixdZtjsmhYs
LIVER CANCER BIOMARKERS, RISK PREDICTION & PROGRESSION With Dr Rodrigo Carlessi, Senior Research Fellow & Lead of Cancer Genomics Group, Curtin Medical Research Institute, Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/26_KntGjd80
August 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
LIVER CANCER BIOMARKERS, RISK PREDICTION & PROGRESSION With Dr Rodrigo Carlessi, Senior Research Fellow & Lead of Cancer Genomics Group, Curtin Medical Research Institute, Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/26_KntGjd80
TYROSINE KINASES IN CANCER RECURRENCE
With Dr Yu Yu, Program Lead, Curtin Medical Research Institute & Senior Research Fellow, Curtin Medical School,
Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/4SEQRn538uk
With Dr Yu Yu, Program Lead, Curtin Medical Research Institute & Senior Research Fellow, Curtin Medical School,
Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/4SEQRn538uk
August 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
TYROSINE KINASES IN CANCER RECURRENCE
With Dr Yu Yu, Program Lead, Curtin Medical Research Institute & Senior Research Fellow, Curtin Medical School,
Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/4SEQRn538uk
With Dr Yu Yu, Program Lead, Curtin Medical Research Institute & Senior Research Fellow, Curtin Medical School,
Curtin University @curtinuniversity.bsky.social , Perth, Western Australia youtu.be/4SEQRn538uk