At the Hunter Children’s Research Foundation Awards Night, our Asthma & Breathing researchers achieved outstanding success; securing three out of the five pilot grants awarded! This is a remarkable accomplishment and a testament to the strength, innovation, and collaborative spirit of our research teams.
🎉 Bronwyn Brew received $30K for a project tracking severe wheeze from infancy to asthma in childhood, building on data for our BLT (Breathing for Life Trial). Co-investigators: Vanessa Murphy, Joerg Mattes, Jihong Liu, and Jane Grehan.
🎉 Vanessa Murphy received $30K for a microbiome pilot study using BLT infant stool samples – The role of the infant microbiome in asthma and allergy development among children at high risk. Co-investigators: Adam Collison, Emily Hoedt, Bronwyn Brew, and Megan Jensen.
🎉 Gabriela Martins Costa Gomes received $30K for the TTAP (Treatable Traits for Asthma Management in Pregnancy) infant follow-up study – Simplifying Infant Lung Function with cRIP, using machine learning to predict bronchiolitis. Co-investigators: Adam Collison, Joerg Mattes, Vanessa Murphy, and Stuart Szwecs.
