Kids Research Institute at the Children's Hospital at Westmead

"your child: the centre of your universe, the centre of our research."
A/Prof Chris Cowell, Acting Chair, Kids Research Institute

Welcome to the Kids Research Institute

Our vision is to become a leading global translational research centre for children. Our current research covers basic, clinical and population health fields with activities to a large extent driven by our research staffs exposure to clinical and population health issues. In order for us to become a global leader in translational research, we will be making significant investments in;

• Clinical trials research centre to enhance our capacity to conduct clinical trials
• Strategic health priorities building on the core expertise that is currently present. This will include maximising opportunities with The Westmead Hub, University of Sydney and other partners to create critical mass in research themes relevant to child health.
• Health Outcomes Research
• Hub Core Technology with partners Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead Millennium Institute, University of Sydney and the Office for Science and Medical Research

For further information, please call the Research Office on 9845 1316.