
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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2021
Journal Article
The health impacts of ambient air pollution in Australia: a systematic literature review
Walter, Clare M., Schneider-Futschik, Elena K. , Hall, Nina L., Sly, Peter, Head, Brian W. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2021). The health impacts of ambient air pollution in Australia: a systematic literature review. Internal Medicine Journal, 51 (10), 1567-1579. doi: 10.1111/imj.15415
2021
Other Outputs
A screening tool to identify risk for bronchiectasis progression in children with cystic fibrosis
Caudri, Daan, Turkovic, Lidija, Klerk, Nicholas de, Rosenow, Tim, Murray, Conor, Steyerberg, Ewout, Ranganathan, Sarath, Sly, Peter, Stick, Stephen and Breuer, Oded (2021). A screening tool to identify risk for bronchiectasis progression in children with cystic fibrosis. doi: 10.22541/au.162265771.16822186/v1
2021
Journal Article
Early life origins of chronic non-communicable diseases: towards the future
Vilcins, Dwan and Sly, Peter D. (2021). Early life origins of chronic non-communicable diseases: towards the future. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 40, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2021.06.001
2021
Journal Article
Maternal prenatal gut microbiota composition predicts child behaviour
Dawson, Samantha L., O'Hely, Martin, Jacka, Felice N., Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Symeonides, Christos, Loughman, Amy, Collier, Fiona, Moreno-Betancur, Margarita, Sly, Peter, Burgner, David, Tang, Mimi L.K., Saffery, Richard, Ranganathan, Sarath, Conlon, Michael A., Harrison, Leonard C, Brix, Susanne, Kristiansen, Karsten, Vuillermin, Peter and the BIS Investigator Group (2021). Maternal prenatal gut microbiota composition predicts child behaviour. EBioMedicine, 68 103400, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103400
2021
Journal Article
Maternal asthma is associated with reduced lung function in male infants in a combined analysis of the BLT and BILD cohorts
de Gouveia Belinelo, Patricia, Collison, Adam M., Murphy, Vanessa E., Robinson, Paul D., Jesson, Kathryn, Hardaker, Kate, de Queiroz Andrade, Ediane, Oldmeadow, Christopher, Martins Costa Gomes, Gabriela, Sly, Peter D., Usemann, Jakob, Appenzeller, Rhea, Gorlanova, Olga, Fuchs, Oliver, Latzin, Philipp, Gibson, Peter G., Frey, Urs and Mattes, Joerg (2021). Maternal asthma is associated with reduced lung function in male infants in a combined analysis of the BLT and BILD cohorts. Thorax, 76 (10), 996-1001. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215526
2021
Journal Article
Effect of nusinersen on respiratory function in paediatric spinal muscular atrophy types 1–3
Chacko, Archana, Sly, Peter D., Ware, Robert S., Begum, Nelufa, Deegan, Sean, Thomas, Nicole and Gauld, Leanne M. (2021). Effect of nusinersen on respiratory function in paediatric spinal muscular atrophy types 1–3. Thorax, 77 (1), thoraxjnl-2020. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216564
2021
Conference Publication
The effect of combustion generated environmentally persistent free radicals on well-differentiated human airway epithelial cells
Yamamoto, A., Yeo, A. J., Sly, P. D., Cormier, S. A., Lomnicki, S., Khachatryan, L. and Fantino, E. (2021). The effect of combustion generated environmentally persistent free radicals on well-differentiated human airway epithelial cells. American Thoracic Society 2021 International Conference, Virtual, 14-19 May 2021. New York, NY USA: American Thoracic Society. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a4289
2021
Journal Article
Impact of prenatal and early life environmental exposures on normal human development
Sly, Peter, Blake, Tamara and Islam, Zahir (2021). Impact of prenatal and early life environmental exposures on normal human development. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 40, 10-14. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2021.05.007
2021
Journal Article
Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis
Bayfield, Katie J., Douglas, Tonia A., Rosenow, Tim, Davies, Jane Carolyn, Elborn, Stuart J., Mall, Marcus, Paproki, Anthony, Ratjen, Felix, Sly, Peter D., Smyth, Alan R., Stick, Stephen, Wainwright, Claire E. and Robinson, Paul D. (2021). Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis. Thorax, 76 (12), 1-11. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216085
2021
Journal Article
Enhanced neutralizing antibody responses to rhinovirus C and age-dependent patterns of infection
Choi, Timothy, Devries, Mark, Bacharier, Leonard B., Busse, William, Camargo, Carlos A., Cohen, Robyn, Demuri, Gregory P., Evans, Michael D., Fitzpatrick, Anne M., Gergen, Peter J., Grindle, Kristine, Gruchalla, Rebecca, Hartert, Tina, Hasegawa, Kohei, Hershey, Gurjit K. Khurana, Holt, Patrick, Homil, Kiara, Jartti, Tuomas, Kattan, Meyer, Kercsmar, Carolyn, Kim, Haejin, Laing, Ingrid A., LeBeau, Petra, Lee, Kristine E., Le Souëf, Peter N., Liu, Andrew, Mauger, David T., Ober, Carole, Pappas, Tressa ... Bochkov, Yury A. (2021). Enhanced neutralizing antibody responses to rhinovirus C and age-dependent patterns of infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 203 (7), 822-830. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202010-3753OC
2021
Journal Article
Environmental risk factors associated with respiratory diseases in children with socioeconomic disadvantage
Cortes-Ramirez, Javier, Wilches-Vega, Juan D., Paris-Pineda, Olga M., Rod, J.E., Ayurzana, Lkhagvadulam and Sly, Peter D. (2021). Environmental risk factors associated with respiratory diseases in children with socioeconomic disadvantage. Heliyon, 7 (4) e06820, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06820
2021
Conference Publication
Significant lack of recognition of asthma in Vietnamese children
Le, H., Ware, R., Phung, D., Thai, P., Tran, D., Nguyen, , Pham, A. and Sly, P. (2021). Significant lack of recognition of asthma in Vietnamese children. TSANZSRS 2021 The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science, Online, 1-2 May 2021. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/resp.14022
2021
Journal Article
Importance of accounting for sibling age when examining the association between family size and early childhood cognition, language and emotional behaviour: a birth cohort study
Symeonides, Christos, Vuillermin, Peter J, Sciberras, Emma, Senn, Elizabeth, Thomson, Sarah M, Wardrop, Nicole, Anderson, Vicki, Pezic, Angela, Sly, Peter D and Ponsonby, Anne-Louise (2021). Importance of accounting for sibling age when examining the association between family size and early childhood cognition, language and emotional behaviour: a birth cohort study. BMJ Open, 11 (3) e041984, e041984. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041984
2021
Other Outputs
Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells
Zhu, Yanshan, Chew, Keng Yih, Wu, Melanie, Karawita, Anjana C., McCallum, Georgina, Steele, Lauren E, Yamamoto, Ayaho, Labzin, Larisa L., Yarlagadda, Tejasri, Khromykh, Alexander A., Wang, Xiaohui, Sng, Julian, Stocks, Claudia J., Xia, Yao, Kollmann, Tobias R., Martino, David, Joensuu, Merja, Meunier, Frédéric A., Balistreri, Giuseppe, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Bowen, Asha C., Kicic, Anthony, Sly, Peter D., Spann, Kirsten M. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Pediatric nasal epithelial cells are less permissive to SARS-CoV-2 replication compared to adult cells. doi: 10.1101/2021.03.08.434300
2021
Journal Article
Persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection associated with non-invasive ventilation in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1
Chacko, Archana, Sly, Peter D., Kidd, Tim and Gauld, Leanne (2021). Persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection associated with non-invasive ventilation in a child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 17 (3), 595-599. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9014
2021
Journal Article
The intersect of genetics, environment, and microbiota in asthma—perspectives and challenges
Tang, Howard H. F., Teo, Shu Mei, Sly, Peter D., Holt, Patrick G. and Inouye, Michael (2021). The intersect of genetics, environment, and microbiota in asthma—perspectives and challenges. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 147 (3), 781-793. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.08.026
2021
Journal Article
Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in a community birth cohort of infants in the first 2 years of life
Takashima, Mari D., Grimwood, Keith, Sly, Peter D., Lambert, Stephen B., Chappell, Keith J., Watterson, Daniel and Ware, Robert S. (2021). Epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus in a community birth cohort of infants in the first 2 years of life. European Journal of Pediatrics, 180 (7), 2125-2135. doi: 10.1007/s00431-021-03998-0
2021
Journal Article
Maternal and cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 are associated with increased cord blood and naive and activated regulatory T cells: the Barwon infant study
Thorsen, Steffen U., Collier, Fiona, Pezic, Angela, O’Hely, Martin, Clarke, Michael, Tang, Mimi L.K., Burgner, David, Vuillermin, Peter, Carlin, John, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Barwon Infant Study Investigator Group, Tang, Mimi, Collier, Fiona, Dwyer, Terry, Ranganathan, Sarath, Sly, Peter, Harrison, Len and Burgner, David (2021). Maternal and cord blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 are associated with increased cord blood and naive and activated regulatory T cells: the Barwon infant study. Journal of Immunology, 206 (4), 874-882. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000515
2021
Journal Article
Rhinovirus bronchiolitis, maternal asthma, and the development of asthma and lung function impairments
Da Silva Sena, Carla R., Morten, Matthew, Meredith, Joseph, Kepreotes, Elizabeth, Murphy, Vanessa, Gibson, Peter, Robinson, Paul, Sly, Peter, Whitehead, Bruce, Karmaus, Wilfried, Collison, Adam and Mattes, Joerg (2021). Rhinovirus bronchiolitis, maternal asthma, and the development of asthma and lung function impairments. Pediatric Pulmonology, 56 (2), 362-370. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25165
2021
Journal Article
Adverse environmental exposure and respiratory health in children
Sly, Peter D. (2021). Adverse environmental exposure and respiratory health in children. Pediatric Clinics of North America, 68 (1), 277-291. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.09.018
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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