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Dr Janessa Pickering

Dr Janessa Pickering is a research microbiologist with expertise in the molecular diagnostics and host pathogen interactions of upper respiratory tract pathogens that cause disease in children.

Peter and Anne Hector Award

With the support of the Hector family, The Kids Research Institute Australia has established the Peter and Anne Hector Award to support an exceptional new student (Honours, Masters, Doctor of Medicine) undertaking translational research in Aboriginal children’s health and wellbeing.

Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Deborah Lehmann Research Award

The Wesfarmers Centre has established the Deborah Lehmann Research Award to acknowledge the significant contribution that Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann AO has made to paediatric infectious disease research.

Some heroes wear capes. Some heroes wear lab coats. And some heroes wear school uniforms, just like you!

Ten-year-old Isabelle decided to make and sell loom band bracelets to raise money for The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Aarti's The Kids lab tour

Dr Aarti is a real-life scientist who spends her days in the lab studying the bacteria that cause sore throats and itchy skin.