research themes & groups

The Institute's research is structured around five research themes. The themes are made up of smaller research groups, and aim to build critical mass and bring together teams that have common interests and disciplines to find answers to child health problems more quickly. Themes are defined by their methodologies and by their globally competitive platforms. The themes consist of groups from clinical, laboratory and public health backgrounds. 

• cell biology, development & disease

  Investigating how cells work to help children with developmental disorders, cancer and congenital diseases.

• critical care & neurosciences

  Saving lives & improving long term health & wellbeing of babies & children with serious acute & chronic conditions.

• population health, genes & environment

  Studying diseases that result from the interaction of genes & the environment, like allergies, diabetes & autism.

• genetic disorders

  Discovering the genetic basis of disease & improving prevention and management of conditions like ataxia, thalassaemia, mitochondrial & chromosome disorders.

• infection & immunity

  Adressing important health problems in children such as allergies, infections & immune conditions, locally & globally.