Overcoming drug resistance in childhood seizure and psychiatric disorders caused by potassium channels

Chief Investigator: Professor Leanne Dibbens Funding Amount: $100,000 Recipient: University of South Australia Overview: Children with a defective potassium channel (KCNT1) gene have a serious developmental disorder which includes epilepsy

Neighbourhood life and social determinants of health for children and young people from refugee backgrounds

Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Anna Ziersch Research Area: Understanding the social determinants of childhood health and development. Community Based Study Funding Amount: $99,985 Recipient: Flinders University Overview: Settling into a

Maternal iodine intake, thyroid function in pregnancy and executive function of children at 6 years of age.

Chief Investigator: Dr Shao Jia Zhou Funding Amount: $74,577 Recipient: University of Adelaide Overview: Iodine is essential for thyroid hormone production and critical for brain development. In pregnancy, inadequate or