{"id":1586,"date":"2024-12-16T12:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T01:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/oncore\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:16:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T01:16:32","slug":"lee-ann-kirkham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/lee-ann-kirkham\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee-Ann Kirkham"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited.jpg 853w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/ontranslate\/files\/2024\/12\/Lea-Ann-Kirkham_2021-TKI-headshot-edited-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\/Prof Lea-Ann Kirkham is an infectious disease research microbiologist at The Kids Research Institute Australia, leading a team developing therapies to prevent and treat childhood ear and lung infections including Spritz-OM \u2013 a nasal vaccine advancing to first-in-human trials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her research has influenced government policy and global vaccine development. 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