Congratulations Dr Anna Boggiss, a Postdoctoral Researcher in our Mental Health team, who has been awarded a BrightSpark Foundation Fellowship for 2026 🎉. Find out more about Anna's research here👇 https://lnkd.in/gZmFpy4y
We’re delighted to announce four of our early-career researchers have been awarded BrightSpark Foundation Fellowships and project funding for 2026. These projects will address some of the most pressing health challenges affecting Western Australian children, with bold, community-driven and translational approaches. Dr Anna Boggiss is co-designing care pathways to enable early intervention and improve outcomes for young people with diabetes at a heightened risk of developing eating disorders. Dr Noor ul Huda Ghori, PhD is leading a first-of-its-kind study into the wound microbiome and its role in childhood burn recovery, aiming to identify biological markers and test microbiome-based therapeutics to accelerate recovery and reduce scarring. Mr Alemneh Liyew’s initiative aims to address WA’s lagging childhood influenza vaccination rates, especially in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Dr Tamara Veselinović aims to improve auditory environments in early childhood to ensure no child's development is compromised by untreated ear disease, and for greater ear health equity in Aboriginal children. These projects reflect The Kids commitment to innovation, equity, and collaboration, with families, communities, and healthcare at the centre. Congratulations to our researchers for leading the way in child health! You can learn more about these projects here: https://lnkd.in/gFRtGZth #BrightSparkFellowships | #ResearchImpact | The University of Western Australia | Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre | Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases | Curtin University