Five years of Australian Genomics: How far have we come?

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2023-03-03 03:00

Australia; NSW; VIC; QLD; SA; WA; ACT

Photo by Sangharsh Lohakare on Unsplash

The impact of Australia’s national initiative to accelerate the use of genomics in mainstream healthcare has been captured in a report published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The paper looks at the outcomes of the first five years of Australian Genomics, which was established as a research collaboration in 2016 and became a national network of 100 organisations. These include hospitals, clinical and laboratory genetic services, research institutes, consumer organisations, and professional bodies, all instrumental in advancing the use of genomic testing in the diagnosis and management of rare diseases and cancers.

Attachments

Note: Not all attachments are visible to the general public. Research URLs will go live after the embargo ends.

Research Cell Press, Web page The URL will go live after the embargo ends

Journal/
conference: American Journal of Human Genetics

Research:Paper

Organisation/s: Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), The University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, WEHI, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, CSIRO, University of Western Australia, University of South Australia, University of Adelaide, UNSW, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australian National University, The University of Queensland, James Cook University, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Garvan Institute, SAHMRI, Victor Chang Institute

Funder: The Australian Genomics Health Alliance (Australian Genomics) project was funded by an Q7 NHMRC Targeted Call for Research grant (GNT1113531). Mackenzie’s Mission, the Australian Genomics Cardiovascular Genetics Disorders Flagship, Massimo’s Mission Leukodystrophy Flagship, and the Acute Care Flagship were funded by the Australian Government’s Medical Research Futures Fund.

Media Contact/s

Contact details are only visible to registered journalists.