
Overview
Background
Professor Peter Sly is the Director, Children's Health and Environment Program. Professor Sly is a NHMRC Leadership Fellow (L3) and an emeritus paediatric respiratory physician with extensive research experience in respiratory physiology, developmental immunology and children's environmental health. Professor Sly’s research aims to understand the mechanisms underlying chronic childhood lung diseases in order to improve clinical management and to delay or prevent their onset, with consequent reductions in adult lung diseases. A combination of basic science, longitudinal cohort studies and translation of research findings into clinical practice, including clinical trials, are included in three main areas: asthma, cystic fibrosis and children’s environmental health
Professor Sly is an advisor to the World Health Organisation Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Disease and currently serves on International Advisory Boards and committees, including: WHO network of Collaborating Centres in Children’s Environmental Health; Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study, Canada; the Infant Lung Health Study, Paarl, South Africa; and A SHARED Future: Achieving Strength, Health, and Autonomy, through Renewable Energy Development for the Future.
Availability
- Professor Peter Sly is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of Melbourne
- Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, University of Melbourne
- Doctoral Diploma of Science (Advanced), University of Western Australia
Research interests
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Asthma
Understanding mechanisms that underlie risks for developing asthma in susceptible children
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Cystic Fibrosis
Understanding the mechanisms underlying the development of lung disease early in life and why and how this progresses
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Impact of environmental exposures in early life
Improving methods of assessing environmental exposures during fetal development and in early postnatal life. Improving methods for assessing the effects of early life environmental exposures and understanding how these increase long-tern risk of chronic disease.
Works
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2019
Journal Article
Impact of ambient air pollution and wheeze-associated disorders in children in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Luong, Ly M.T., Sly, Peter D., Thai, Phong K. and Phung, Dung (2019). Impact of ambient air pollution and wheeze-associated disorders in children in Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Reviews on Environmental Health, 34 (2), 125-139. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2018-0079
2019
Conference Publication
Early-life exposure to indoor air pollution or environmental tobacco smoke: Impact on lung function in first 2-yrs of life in an African birth cohort
Vanker, A., Gray, D., Turkovic, L., MacGinty, R., McMillan, L., Jacobs, C., Stadler, J. M., Sly, P. D., Hall, G. L. and Zar, H. J. (2019). Early-life exposure to indoor air pollution or environmental tobacco smoke: Impact on lung function in first 2-yrs of life in an African birth cohort. 18th International Congress of Pediatric Pulmonology, Chiba, Tokyo, Japan, June 27 – 30, 2019. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/ppul.24373
2019
Conference Publication
Polysomography in paediatric spinal muscular atrophy
Chacko, A., Sly, P. and Gauld, L. (2019). Polysomography in paediatric spinal muscular atrophy. TSANZSRS 2019 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 March–2 April 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.13491
2019
Conference Publication
Assessing the impact of a school program of early detection of asthma in Latin America
Enrique Busi, Luciano, Bonamino, Valeria and Sly, Peter David (2019). Assessing the impact of a school program of early detection of asthma in Latin America. European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) International Congress, Madrid ,Spain, 28 September - 2 October 2019 . Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.PA936
2019
Journal Article
Maternal asthma, pregnancy complications, and offspring wheeze: untangling the web
Sly, Peter D. (2019). Maternal asthma, pregnancy complications, and offspring wheeze: untangling the web. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 199 (1), 1-2. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201808-1584ed
2019
Conference Publication
Unique subpopulations of cord blood innate lymphoid cells are associated with lung function at 6 weeks of age in babies born to mothers with asthma during pregnancy
Gomes, G. M. C., Belinelo, P. G., Starkey, M. R., Jesson, K., Loering, S., Hansbro, P. M., Murphy, V. E., Hardaker, K., Robinson, P. D., Sly, P. D., Gibson, P. G., Mattes, J. and Collison, A. M. (2019). Unique subpopulations of cord blood innate lymphoid cells are associated with lung function at 6 weeks of age in babies born to mothers with asthma during pregnancy. Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), Lisbon, Portugal, 1-05 June, 2019. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
2019
Book
Kendig's disorders of the respiratory tract in children
Wilmott, Robert William, Bush, Andrew, Deterding, Robin, Ratjen, Felix, Sly, Peter, Zar, Heather J. and Albert Li, eds. (2019). Kendig's disorders of the respiratory tract in children. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/C2015-0-01292-8
2019
Journal Article
Children’s environmental health in south and southeast Asia: networking for better child health outcomes
Sly, Peter D., Trottier, Brittany, Carpenter, David, Cha’on, Ubon, Cormier, Stephania, Galluzzo, Betsy, Ghosh, Samayita, Goldizen, Fiona, Heacock, Michelle, Jagals, Paul, Joshi, Hari Datt, Kathuria, Prachi, Ha, Le Thai, Magsumbol, Melina S., Navasumrit, Panida, Prabhakaran, Poornima, Sen, Banalata, Skelly, Chris, Suraweera, Inoka, Vong, Sathiarany, Wangdi, Chador and Suk, William A. (2019). Children’s environmental health in south and southeast Asia: networking for better child health outcomes. Annals of Global Health, 85 (1) 17. doi: 10.5334/aogh.2403
2019
Journal Article
Body composition in childhood: Is the window for influencing lung function still open?
Suresh, Sadasivam and Sly, Peter (2019). Body composition in childhood: Is the window for influencing lung function still open?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 200 (1), 10-11. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201812-2327ED
2019
Conference Publication
Modulation of macrophage polarization and function in patients with cystic fibrosis by mutation-independent immunomodulatory compounds
Wainwright, C., Tarique, A., Sly, P., Bell, S. and Fantino, E. (2019). Modulation of macrophage polarization and function in patients with cystic fibrosis by mutation-independent immunomodulatory compounds. TSANZSRS 2019 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 29 March–2 April 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.13492
2019
Book Chapter
Environmental factors in children’s asthma and respiratory effects
Sly, P. D., Chacko, A. and Holt, P. G. (2019). Environmental factors in children’s asthma and respiratory effects. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. (pp. 437-449) edited by Jerome Nriagu. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.09490-2
2019
Conference Publication
The early-life nasopharyngeal microbiome interacts with allergic and non-allergic mechanisms of childhood wheeze
Tang, Howard H. F., Lang, Anna, Evans, Michael, Jackson, Daniel J., Lemanske, Robert, Gern, James, Teo, Shu Mei, Judd, Louise M., Holt, Patrick, Sly, Peter, Holt, Kathryn E. and Inouye, Michael (2019). The early-life nasopharyngeal microbiome interacts with allergic and non-allergic mechanisms of childhood wheeze. Blood 2019 Meeting, Perth, Australia, 20-23 October 2019. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2018
Journal Article
Personalised transcriptomics reveals heterogeneous immunophenotypes in children with viral bronchiolitis
Jones, Anya C, Anderson, Denise, Galbraith, Sally, Fantino, Emmanuelle, Gutierrez Cardenas, Diana, Read, James F, Serralha, Michael, Holt, Barbara J, Strickland, Deborah H, Sly, Peter D, Bosco, Anthony and Holt, Patrick G (2018). Personalised transcriptomics reveals heterogeneous immunophenotypes in children with viral bronchiolitis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 199 (12) rccm.201804-0715OC, 1537-1549. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0715OC
2018
Journal Article
Informing randomized clinical trials of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy to prevent recurrent childhood wheezing: a sample size analysis
Riddell, Corinne A., Bhat, Niranjan, Bont, Louis J., Dupont, William D., Feikin, Daniel R., Fell, Deshayne B., Gebretsadik, Tebeb, Hartert, Tina V., Hutcheon, Jennifer A., Karron, Ruth A., Nair, Harish, Reiner, Robert C., Shi, Ting, Sly, Peter D., Stein, Renato T., Wu, Pingsheng, Zar, Heather J. and Ortiz, Justin R. (2018). Informing randomized clinical trials of respiratory syncytial virus vaccination during pregnancy to prevent recurrent childhood wheezing: a sample size analysis. Vaccine, 36 (52), 8100-8109. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.10.041
2018
Journal Article
Managing Asthma in Pregnancy (MAP) trial: FeNO levels and childhood asthma
Morten, Matthew, Collison, Adam, Murphy, Vanessa E., Barker, Daniel, Oldmeadow, Christopher, Attia, John, Meredith, Joseph, Powell, Heather, Robinson, Paul D., Sly, Peter D., Gibson, Peter G. and Mattes, Joerg (2018). Managing Asthma in Pregnancy (MAP) trial: FeNO levels and childhood asthma. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 142 (6), 1765-1772. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.02.039
2018
Journal Article
The international collaboration to Improve Respiratory Health in Children (INCIRCLE) ERS clinical research collaboration
Sly, Peter D. and Hantos, Zoltán (2018). The international collaboration to Improve Respiratory Health in Children (INCIRCLE) ERS clinical research collaboration. European Respiratory Journal, 52 (6) 1801867, 1801867. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01867-2018
2018
Journal Article
Risk factors for poor health in indigenous communities
Carpenter, David O. and Sly, Peter D. (2018). Risk factors for poor health in indigenous communities. Reviews On Environmental Health, 33 (4), 319-319. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2018-0072
2018
Journal Article
Effects of temperature on hospitalisation among pre-school children in Hanoi, Vietnam
Luong, Ly M. T., Phung, Dung, Sly, Peter D., Dang, Tran Ngoc, Morawska, Lidia and Thai, Phong K. (2018). Effects of temperature on hospitalisation among pre-school children in Hanoi, Vietnam. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (3), 2603-2612. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-3737-9
2018
Journal Article
Environmental risk factors associated with child stunting: a systematic review of the literature
Vilcins, Dwan, Sly, Peter D. and Jagals, Paul (2018). Environmental risk factors associated with child stunting: a systematic review of the literature. Annals of Global Health, 84 (4), 551-562. doi: 10.29024/aogh.2361
2018
Journal Article
Trajectories of childhood immune development and respiratory health relevant to asthma and allergy
Tang, Howard H. F., Teo, Shu Mei, Belgrave, Danielle C. M., Evans, Michael D., Jackson, Daniel J., Brozynska, Marta, Kusel, Merci M. H., Johnston, Sebastian L., Gern, James E., Lemanske, Robert F., Simpson, Angela, Custovic, Adnan, Sly, Peter D., Holt, Patrick G., Holt, Kathryn E. and Inouye, Michael (2018). Trajectories of childhood immune development and respiratory health relevant to asthma and allergy. Elife, 7 e35856. doi: 10.7554/eLife.35856.001
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Peter Sly is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterising the Environmental Burden of E-waste and its Impacts on Children¿s and Women's Health
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Role of airway obstruction in the development of asthma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tamara Blake
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Doctor Philosophy
Maternal exposure to phthalates and allergic disease in children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins
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Doctor Philosophy
Respiratory Guidelines for the Management of Paediatric Neuromuscular Disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zephanie Tyack
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterizing the Environmental Burden and Health Impact of Electronic Waste (e-waste) in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Air pollution, oxidative stress and dietary antioxidants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka¿s metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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Doctor Philosophy
Mitigating the health impacts of air pollution in Australia: From research to policy.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head, Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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Doctor Philosophy
Mitigating the health impacts of air pollution in Australia. From research to policy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head, Associate Professor Nina Lansbury
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigations into the importance of antimicrobial residues in the surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in peri-urban dairy farms of Nepal
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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Doctor Philosophy
Providing evidence to guide public health messages during bushfire smoke events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dwan Vilcins
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in South and South East Asian Countries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Deirdre Mikkelsen, Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving detection of pulmonary graft-vs-host disease (pGVHD) post haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tamara Blake
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka¿s metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Traffic-related air pollution: impact on respiratory health and attitudes to self-protective behaviours amongst urban Vietnamese children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phong Thai, Associate Professor Dung Phung
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Novel green space measures and birthweight in Queensland, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Jagals, Dr Peter Baker
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Enteropathogen infection and Household Factors Associated with Linear Child Growth in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Incorporating Epidemiological Studies into Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Coal Mining
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Jagals
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating the Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Children's Health in Hanoi, Vietnam
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller, Associate Professor Phong Thai, Associate Professor Dung Phung
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing Exposure of Young Australian Children to Toxicants in the Home Environment using a Web-Based Questionnaire
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Jagals
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the clinical utility of the Forced Oscillation Technique in preschool-aged children
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiological investigations into avian influenza virus environmental contamination in live bird markets of Dhaka's metropolitan area, Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nicholas Clark, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Children's Environmental Health in Least Developed Countries: a modelling approach to support policy decisions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Jagals
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Trajectories of asthma symptom and their associations with family, neighbourhood, and psychosocial environmental factors among children in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2022
Master Philosophy
Investigating the molecular mechanisms of macrophage polarisation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Abdullah Tarique
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing Early-life Human Exposure to Selected Pesticides Using Urinary Biomarkers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Statistical methods for analysing the health effects of prenatal exposure to mixtures of correlated endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Early Life Predictors of Peak Lung function at 21 years Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Abdullah Mamun
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Establishing a wound healing model in well differentiated cultures of primary human nasal epithelial cells
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing body burden of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in infants/toddlers through analysis of faeces
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the cellular and molecular processes that link RAGE gene-deletion with the development of pneumovirus-induced bronchiolitis and paucigranulocytic asthma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor John Upham
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The antiviral defects of the airway epithelium associated with wheeze and atopy in children and asthma in adults
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Immunomodulation of allergic airway inflammation by mesenchymal stem cells
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Acute lower respiratory infections in infants in the tropics: Environmental drivers of seasonal epidemics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing environmental exposures in Australian children. A case study of bisphenol A
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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