Skip to content

Search

Epidemiology and Pre-Diabetes

Our research group is looking for patterns in newly diagnosed diabetic patients in WA to understand the characteristics and risk factors of children with T1D.

Be involved

Find out how to participate in our research and community group

Publications

Browse the published work of the Centre's researchers

Co-directors

Read about Professor Tim Jones and Associate Professor Liz Davis, co-directors of the Children's Diabetes Centre.

Management

Read about the management staff of the Children's Diabetes Centre, Dr Charles Czank and Nirubasini Paramalingam.

International Clinical Trials Day 2026

To celebrate International Clinical Trials Day, we are highlighting some of the current trials underway at the Children's Diabetes Centre at the Kids Research Institute Australia and Perth Children's Hospital and thanking all the diabetes community who have said yes to diabetes research.

DiabHQ update

It’s hard to believe that the DiabHQ app has been available to WA families living with T1D for over 6 months already! Since the launch in November, 2025, the DiabHQ team have been adding new features and making the app even better.

Digenic Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Due to Heterozygous GNRH1 p.R31C and AMHR2 p.G445_L453del Variants

A 28-year-old man with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) was found to be heterozygous for the GNRH1 p.R31C mutation, reported in the literature as pathogenic and dominant. The same mutation was found in his son at birth, but the testing of the infant at 64 days confirmed the hormonal changes associated with minipuberty.