Respiratory Health

Join TAPS on Apr 1! Dr Celia Green from PathWest Laboratory Medicine will discuss "Pleural Pathology for Beginners" Date: 1 Apr 2026 Time: 1pm AWST / 4pm AEDT Chair: Prof @YCGaryLee Meeting ID: 811 2862 8592 Passcode: 224072 #pleuralmedicine #respiratoryhealth

Perth grandmother Carol's asthma spiralled after pneumonia — until she joined the TTCOS trial at the Institute for Respiratory Health. Now recruiting adults across WA: resphealth.org.au/2026/03/lifech… @traitsCRE #lungresearchsuperpower #lungresearch

Sue Morey spent 50+ years as a respiratory nurse. Now retired, our Patron is walking 3km at the HBF Run for a Reason on 24 May to help us raise $10,000 for our clinical trials program. Read Sue's story: resphealth.org.au/2026/03/sue-mo… #lungresearchsuperpower #lungresearch #hbfrun

Almost half of Australian adults report at least two sleep-related problems. On World Sleep Day, sleep and respiratory physician Dr Chris Kosky shares what to look out for and when to seek help. resphealth.org.au/2026/03/sleep-… #WorldSleepDay #lungresearch

The Australasian Pleural Network's first virtual open day is now on YouTube. Fellowship and PhD opportunities in pleural medicine and interventional pulmonology across five Australian centres — all in one session. Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=QbwF59… #lungresearch

🔬 Help shape the future of asbestos-related disease research Have you been exposed to asbestos, or are you a patient, carer, or healthcare professional? Share your views on what research matters most. Complete our survey: redcap.link/ncardresearchv… @NCARD_research

#Asthma & #COPD affect 13% of Australians. New study shows @OPCare ACAER program significantly reduces preventable flare-ups through structured primary care support. Led by @johndblakey & published in Journal of Asthma and Allergy resphealth.org.au/2026/02/primar… #QualityImprovement

WA is now using robotic bronchoscopy to accurately biopsy lung cancers—especially early-stage disease. Dr Dhaval Thakkar on how this helps WA contribute to @TRACKERbiobank. Listen to @6PR interview: resphealth.org.au/2026/02/dhaval… #MedicalInnovation

Australia's National Lung Cancer Screening Program could lift 5-year survival to 70%—but only with urgent investment in services & workforce. New research from @UnderwaterDoc in @theMJA calls for national action. Read more: resphealth.org.au/2026/02/austra… #LungCancer #PublicHealth

Join TAPS on Mar 4! @dfellerk from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Centre will discuss "Pleural Manometry: A look back and a look forward" Date: 4 Mar 2026 Time: 1pm AWST / 4pm AEDT Chair: @YCGaryLee Meeting ID: 811 2862 8592 Passcode: 224072 #pleuralmedicine

Applications now open for the Laurent Fellowship & Travel Awards for Respiratory Health! 🔹 Early to Mid-Career Fellowship 🔹 Senior Fellowship 🔹 Travel Awards for ICLAF 2026 Apply by 10 April: resphealth.org.au/laurent-fellow… #RespiratoryHealth #ResearchFellowship @UCL @UWAresearch

Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing health and happiness as we welcome the Year of the Horse. Thank you to our researchers, supporters and community partners for your dedication to respiratory health research. #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse

Prof John Blakey & his team represented the Institute at November's CURE Asthma Symposium on collaborative research to cure asthma. IRH co-funded the MJA supplement: mja.com.au/journal/2025/2… Photo credit: Eugene Hyland & IRH @AsthmaAustralia @theMJA #lungresearch #research

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: celebrating Associate Professor Vidya Navaratnam's leadership in pulmonary fibrosis research, from London collaborations to exploring AI in respiratory health. Her advice? "Go for it. Science is fun." #IDWGS #womeninstem

We welcome Dr Luke Garratt, Dr Joshua Iszatt and Ms Liza Mantjani to our new Host and Pathogen Biology in CF group. Their research will advance understanding of fungal infections and neutrophil biology in cystic fibrosis. resphealth.org.au/2026/02/new-ho… #lungresearch

This World Cancer Day, raising awareness about TRACKER - a national lung cancer research project saving lives. Lung cancer kills more Australians than breast & prostate cancer combined. Proud to partner with @MurdochUni @UWAresearch trackerbiobank.com #lungcancer

Webinar: Respiratory health data science Wed 4 Feb, 7:30pm AWST A/Prof Vidya Navaratnam & Dr Eleni Bacopanos present on unlocking routinely collected healthcare data Funded by @ConquerCF & The Laurent Fellowship for Respiratory Health Register:hdruk.ac.uk/events/respira… @HDR_UK

Join TAPS on Feb 4! Prof Stefan Marciniak from Cambridge will discuss "Genetics of Pneumothorax" Date: 4 Feb 2026 Time: 1pm AWST / 4pm AEDT Chair: Prof Gary Lee Meeting ID: 811 2862 8592 Passcode: 224072 #pleuralmedicine #respiratoryhealth @YCGaryLee

After 55 years caring for people with lung disease, our Patron Sue Morey retires from clinical work at SCGH, but not from championing lung health. 💙 #lunghealth Read more: resphealth.org.au/2026/01/patron…

NCARD researchers Dr Francois Rwandamuriye, A/Prof Alec Redwood, Prof Jenette Creaney & Prof Bruce Robinson explore "dark matter" neoantigens from non-coding regions as new targets for personalised cancer vaccines. @MDPIOpenAccess @Resp_Health @UWAresearch mdpi.com/2076-393X/14/1…