The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 84
LIFE-CHANGING
RESEARCH
A cure for asthma?
A groundbreaking study is using South
Australian-first technology to develop
personalised treatments that could one
day cure asthma, not just manage it.
Led by Dr Damon Tumes with funding
through The Hospital Research Foundation
Group, the study aims to improve the
traditional ‘one size fits all’ treatments like
steroids, which are only temporary and
fraught with side-effects.
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Using a powerful new technology
called Xenium Prime, plus a custom
gene detection panel, the team is
developing a personalised treatment
that could be delivered directly into
inflamed tissues in the lungs.
You are making this
groundbreaking work
possible – thank you!
