Please congratulate our CHIRI-colleague Brad Zhang (SPH), who relocated his laboratory activities with the multi-centered Genetic origins of Health and Disease unit (MRF Building, CBD), on his recent grant success.  Whilst Brad is focussing principally on diseases affecting children, his methodologies are broadly relevant to CHIRI research foci. Please feel free to contact Brad for any collaborative concepts you may identify.

Molecular mechanisms of preterm birth induced childhood asthma – Yong Song, Peter Noble, Guicheng Zhang – $19,642

Using whole genome sequencing to identify pathogenic copy number variants in children with congenital heart defects – Guicheng Zhang, Nicholas Pachter, Phillip Melton – $20,000

Developing simple markers of respiratory and immune system gene-expression signatures to predict clinical course and response to treatment in children with acute severe wheezing – a crucial step in the translational medicine pipeline for personalised medicine  2016-2019 – Dr Ingrid Laing, Dr Anthony Bosco, Dr Belinda Hales, Dr Guicheng Zhang, Dr Joelene Bizzintino, Prof Peter Le Souëf – Telethon New Children’s Hospital Research Fund 2015 – $248,728