
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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2017
Journal Article
The spectrum of lower respiratory tract illness in children after Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination
Sly, Peter D. and Zar, Heather J. (2017). The spectrum of lower respiratory tract illness in children after Pneumococcal conjugate vaccination. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 195 (1), 13-15. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201607-1461ED
2017
Conference Publication
Poor Lung Function Tracks From Childhood to Young Adulthood, and Is Associated with Respiratory Symptoms and Asthma in 22 Year Old Participants of the Western Australian Pregnancy (Raine Study) Cohort
White, Elisha, Deklerk, Nicholas, Hollams, Elysia, Holt, Patrick, Sly, Peter and Hall, Graham (2017). Poor Lung Function Tracks From Childhood to Young Adulthood, and Is Associated with Respiratory Symptoms and Asthma in 22 Year Old Participants of the Western Australian Pregnancy (Raine Study) Cohort. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 24–28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
Systematic Bias In Respiratory Impedance Measured By Commercial Equipment Calibrated Using A Low Impedance
Sly, P. D., Shackleton, C., Czovek, D. and Hantos, Z. (2017). Systematic Bias In Respiratory Impedance Measured By Commercial Equipment Calibrated Using A Low Impedance. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington DC United States, 19-24 May 2017. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society.
2017
Conference Publication
Activation of inflammatory cells during asthma exacerbations is initiated prior to their migration to the lung
Jones, A. C., Bizzintino, J., Khoo, S., Rueter, K., Laing, I. A., Goldblatt, J., Le Soeuf, P. N., Sly, P. D., Strickland, D. H., Bosco, A. and Holt, P. G. (2017). Activation of inflammatory cells during asthma exacerbations is initiated prior to their migration to the lung. Congress of the European-Academy-of-Allergy-and-Clinical-Immunology, Helsinki Finland, 17-21 June 2017. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
2017
Conference Publication
Inflammatory markers can predict pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis
Ishak, Alya, Stick, Stephen M., Ranganathan, Sarath, Harrison, Jo, King, Louise, Sly, Peter D., Caudri, Daan and Schultz, Andre (2017). Inflammatory markers can predict pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 24-28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia.
2017
Conference Publication
Asthma Control During Pregnancy, 17Q21 Variants and Childhood-Onset Asthma
Morten, Matthew, Collison, Adam, Murphy, Vanessa, Barker, Daniel, Meredith, Joseph, Powell, Heather, Robinson, Paul, Sly, Peter, Gibson, Peter and Mattes, Joerg (2017). Asthma Control During Pregnancy, 17Q21 Variants and Childhood-Onset Asthma. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Canberra, Australia, 24–28 March 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
Innate immunity in CF: Tthe route to inflammation and infection in early life?
Sly, Peter (2017). Innate immunity in CF: Tthe route to inflammation and infection in early life?. The 31st Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference , Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 2–4 November 2017. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.
2017
Conference Publication
Inflammatory Markers Can Predict Pulmonary Exacerbations Of Cystic Fibrosis
Ishak, A., Stick, S., Ranganathan, S., Harrison, J., King, L., Sly, P., Turkovich, L., Caudri, D. and Schultz, A. (2017). Inflammatory Markers Can Predict Pulmonary Exacerbations Of Cystic Fibrosis. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington Dc, May 19-24, 2017. NEW YORK: AMER THORACIC SOC.
2017
Conference Publication
Assessment Of Lung Function And Asthma Management With A New Forced Oscillation Method In Children
Jones, M. H., Vaccari, A., Correa, K. D. S., De Barros, C. D., Stein, R. T., Sly, P., Hantos, Z. and Czovek, D. (2017). Assessment Of Lung Function And Asthma Management With A New Forced Oscillation Method In Children. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), Washington DC United States, 19-24 May 2017. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society.
2017
Conference Publication
Food Allergy But Not Sensitised Tolerance Associates with Subsequent Asthma
Gray, L., Leong, O., O'Hely, M., Collier, F., Ranganathan, S., Sly, P., Tang, M., Allen, K. and Vuillermin, P. (2017). Food Allergy But Not Sensitised Tolerance Associates with Subsequent Asthma. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) 28th Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 13–15 September 2017. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/imj.43_13578
2016
Journal Article
Environmental chemicals as endocrine disruptors
Carpenter, David O. and Sly, Peter D. (2016). Environmental chemicals as endocrine disruptors. Reviews on Environmental Health, 31 (4), 399-399. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2016-0064
2016
Journal Article
Cross-sectional biomonitoring study of pesticide exposures in Queensland, Australia, using pooled urine samples
Heffernan, A. L., English, K., Toms, L. M. L., Calafat, A. M., Valentin-Blasini, L., Hobson, P., Broomhall, S., Ware, R. S., Jagals, P., Sly, P. D. and Mueller, J. F. (2016). Cross-sectional biomonitoring study of pesticide exposures in Queensland, Australia, using pooled urine samples. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (23), 23436-23448. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-7571-7
2016
Journal Article
Therapeutic targets and investigated treatments for Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Lavin, Martin F., Yeo, Abrey J., Kijas, Amanda W., Wolvetang, Ernst, Sly, Peter D., Wainwright, Claire and Sinclair, Kate (2016). Therapeutic targets and investigated treatments for Ataxia-Telangiectasia. Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs, 4 (12), 1263-1276. doi: 10.1080/21678707.2016.1254618
2016
Journal Article
4th Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting (PAAM)
Yavuz, S. Tolga, Koc, Ozan, Gungor, Ali, Gok, Faysal, Hawley, Jessica, O’Brien, Christopher, Thomas, Matthew, Brodlie, Malcolm, Michaelis, Louise, Mota, Inês, Gaspar, Ângela, Piedade, Susana, Sampaio, Graça, Dias, José Geraldo, Paiva, Miguel, Morais‐Almeida, Mário, Madureira, Cristina, Lopes, Tânia, Lopes, Susana, Almeida, Filipa, Sequeira, Alexandra, Carvalho, Fernanda, Oliveira, José, Gay‐Crosier, Fabienne, Nenciu, Ioana‐Valentina, Nita, Andreia Florina, Ulmeanu, Alexandru, Oraseanu, Dumitru, Zapucioiu, Carmen ... Vaquero, Ibone (2016). 4th Pediatric Allergy and Asthma Meeting (PAAM). Clinical and Translational Allergy, 6 (S1), 1-60. doi: 10.1186/s13601-016-0117-8
2016
Journal Article
Determinants of early-life lung function in African infants
Gray, Diane, Willemse, Lauren, Visagie, Ane, Czovek, Dorottya, Nduru, Polite, Vanker, Aneesa, Stein, Dan J., Koen, Nastassja, Sly, Peter D., Hantos, Zoltán, Hall, Graham L. and Zar, Heather J. (2016). Determinants of early-life lung function in African infants. Thorax, 72 (5), 445-450. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207401
2016
Journal Article
Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium
Bryant, Josephine M., Grogono, Dorothy M., Rodriguez-Rincon, Daniela, Everall, Isobel, Brown, Karen P., Moreno, Pablo, Verma, Deepshikha, Hill, Emily, Drijkoningen, Judith, Gilligan, Peter, Esther, Charles R., Noone, Peadar G., Giddings, Olivia, Bell, Scott C., Thomson, Rachel, Wainwright, Claire E., Coulter, Chris, Pandey, Sushil, Wood, Michelle E., Stockwell, Rebecca E., Ramsay, Kay A., Sherrard, Laura J., Kidd, Timothy J., Jabbour, Nassib, Johnson, Graham R., Knibbs, Luke D., Morawska, Lidia, Sly, Peter D., Jones, Andrew ... Floto, R. Andres (2016). Emergence and spread of a human-transmissible multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium. Science, 354 (6313), 751-757. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8156
2016
Journal Article
Aeroallergen-induced IL-33 predisposes to respiratory virus–induced asthma by dampening antiviral immunity
Lynch, Jason P., Werder, Rhiannon B., Simpson, Jennifer, Loh, Zhixuan, Zhang, Vivian, Haque, Ashraful, Spann, Kirsten, Sly, Peter D., Mazzone, Stuart B., Upham, John W. and Phipps, Simon (2016). Aeroallergen-induced IL-33 predisposes to respiratory virus–induced asthma by dampening antiviral immunity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 138 (5), 1326-1337. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.02.039
2016
Journal Article
Childhood atopy and mental health: a prospective, longitudinal investigation
Goodwin, R. D., Robinson, M., Sly, P. D. and Holt, P. G. (2016). Childhood atopy and mental health: a prospective, longitudinal investigation. Psychological Medicine, 47 (2), 1-9. doi: 10.1017/S0033291716001896
2016
Journal Article
Assessing bronchodilator response in preschool children using spirometry
Busi, Luciano E., Restuccia, Sebastián, Tourres, Ricardo and Sly, Peter D. (2016). Assessing bronchodilator response in preschool children using spirometry. Thorax, 72 (4), 367-372. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207961
2016
Journal Article
Human metapneumovirus impairs apoptosis of nasal epithelial cells in asthma via HSP70
Baturcam, Engin, Snape, Natale, Yeo, Tiong Han, Schagen, Johanna, Thomas, Emma, Logan, Jayden, Galbraith, Sally, Collinson, Natasha, Phipps, Simon, Fantino, Emmanuelle, Sly, Peter D. and Spann, Kirsten M. (2016). Human metapneumovirus impairs apoptosis of nasal epithelial cells in asthma via HSP70. Journal of Innate Immunity, 9 (1), 52-64. doi: 10.1159/000449101
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
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
Role of airway obstruction in the development of asthma
Principal 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
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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
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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
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
Enteropathogen infection and Household Factors Associated with Linear Child Growth in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
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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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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
Improving the clinical utility of the Forced Oscillation Technique in preschool-aged children
Principal Advisor
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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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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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