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Dr Lea-Ann Kirkham serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, and is affiliated with the UWA Centre for Child Health Research (The Kids Research Institute Australia). Her research focuses on bacterial respiratory infections in children and developing vaccines and bacterial therapies to reduce disease burden.
Her core research interests include:
- Immunology and microbiology of respiratory infections in children
- Evaluation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination schedules in at-risk populations
- Development of bacterial therapies to prevent pathogen colonization
- Otitis media and pneumococcal disease pathogenesis
Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals a concentrated effort on Haemophilus influenzae and pneumococcal infections in otitis media, utilizing clinical studies in vulnerable pediatric cohorts and preclinical mouse models. Her work tests novel interventions like anti-biofilm gels and bacterial-based preventions, directly contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals for child health.
Dr Kirkham actively secures research funding including NHMRC and Stan Perron Charitable Foundation grants for projects like Blitz-OM (anti-biofilm gel for otitis media) and probiotic development for pneumonia prevention. She has supervised four research students and maintains extensive national and international collaborations.
No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.
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