Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
| Established | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Mission | Medical research |
| Director | Jonathan Carapetis |
| Faculty | University of Western Australia |
| Adjunct faculty | Princess Margaret Hospital for Children |
| Key people | Fiona Stanley AC, FAA |
| Formerly called | Telethon Institute for Child Health Research |
| Location | Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australian |
| Website | telethonkids |
The Telethon Kids Institute is an Australian medical research institute focused on the prevention of paediatric disease and the development of improved treatments to improve the health and wellbeing of children. Telethon has developed a particular focus on Aboriginal health and has more than 500 staff, post-graduate students and visiting scholars. The institute is located in the Perth suburb of Subiaco in Western Australia. The Telethon is an independent not-for-profit, non-government organisation with close affiliations with the University of Western Australia and the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children.
Established in 1990 by Professor Fiona Stanley AC, FAA, the Director of the Institute since July 2012 is Professor Jonathan Carapetis. Stanley presently holds the role of Patron.
Research at the Telethon Kids Institute is grouped around four major research focus areas:
The Telethon Kids Institute is committed to ensuring that the benefits of its research are translated into real therapies and policies to improve the health and wellbeing of children. Since its establishment in 1990, researchers at the Institute have published more than 2600 scientific papers and advocated on behalf of children and families.
Some highlights include:
The Institute is a research hub for prominent scientists such as Patrick Holt, as well as the home of one of the largest longitudinal cohort studies, the Raine Study, which has been following the lives of thousands of children for more than 20 years.
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