Improving outcomes for Indigenous children with bronchiectasis through understanding its pathobiology

支气管扩张症（BE）是一种肺部疾病，可导致肺功能不良和预期寿命缩短。患有支气管扩张症的儿童有持续的湿咳和增加的胸部感染的易感性。澳大利亚土著儿童的BE负担是世界上最高的。该研究金的目的是确定导致BE发展的关键特征，以便在未来的管理战略中针对性地预防土著儿童的BE

Bronchiectasis (BE) is an illness of the lungs that can lead to poor lung function, and reduced life expectancy. Children with bronchiectasis have persistent wet cough and an increased susceptibility for chest infections. The burden of BE in Australian Indigenous children is one of the highest in the world. The purpose of this fellowship is to identify key features responsible for the development of BE, to target in future management strategies aimed at preventing BE in Indigenous children