Our mission is to advance genetic research & medicine in Australia. OurDNA is a program of the Centre for Population Genomics @GarvanInstitute + @MCRI_for_kids
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Genomic medicine projects like @OurDNA_program, a collab b/w #MCRI & @GarvanInstitute, work to represent all Australians in research & healthcare. Watch Dr Christopher Richards speak to @abcnews about how diverse Australian communities are contributing.
👉youtube.com/watch?si=GkUnZ7Z…
ALT A man and his son playing in the park. The young boy, around four or five years old, rides on his father's back. They are of South East Asian descent.
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Honoured to welcome Their Majesties King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u of Tonga to Garvan recently. Their visit highlights the vital role of community engagement in making genomic medicine inclusive for all Australians 🧬
Read more: ow.ly/28t550X1UWc
@OurDNA_program
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MCRI & @GarvanInstitute's @OurDNA_program received an important shout-out on ABC Radio Melbourne with @Raf_Epstein. The Aus Filipino community have contributed to #genomic research and ensured it's more diverse & equitable. @abcnews
Listen from 1.09.06 👉 abc.net.au/listen/programs/m…
ALT Four people stand in front of a white banner, which reads OurDNA. Their names Chris, Mila Samantha and Ria. Chris holds an Australian flag, Mila and Ria hold Philippines flags and Samantha holds a plaque, celebrating a milestone in recruiting Filipino Australians into genomic medicine.
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On #DNAday, we celebrate advances in genetics & their incredible ability to change lives.
After yrs of uncertainty, 16yo Abbey's family found answers thanks to @OurDNA_program.
Her #ReNUsyndrome diagnosis brings hope to many! More ➡️abc.net.au/news/2025-04-20/g…
ALT A scientist examining DNA blood samples under a microscope in a laboratory while holding a blood tube.
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A snap decision to take a bowel screening test saved Karen’s life. Now she’s on a mission to help further medical research.
Read her story here ow.ly/GJvk50V9WV3
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Our researchers are investigating why arthritis affects people differently and why treatments work better for some than others. Led by Dr Etienne Masle-Farquhar, the @NSWHealth funded project aims to improve monitoring and care. 🧬 #ArthritisResearch
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Garvan researchers will lead a project to create a detailed atlas of 2,000 cancer samples to understand why treatments work differently across patients and cancer types.
Read more about this exciting initiative: ow.ly/9Bvt50UZUpk
#cancer #garvan #medicalresearch
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Have you read our latest Breakthrough issue?
In this issue we discuss DNA discoveries advancing medical research, a new target which could reduce pancreatic cancer spread and more!
Read here: ow.ly/ErUG50UJcVv
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Congratulations-
A team from the Australian Alliance for Indigenous Genomics (ALIGN) has been awarded $1.4m from NSW Ministry of Health’s Office for Health & Medical Research @MedResearchNSW to support Precision Medicine for Public Health project (P4P)
The P4P team, working in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) @ahmrc, is:
↪️ Professor Alex Brown (Yuin Nation), P4P lead, @JCSMR + @TheKids_AU
↪️ Professor David James @davidjamesoz @CPC_usyd + @Sydney_Uni
↪️ Professor Benjamin Kile @GarvanInstitute
↪️ Professor Jason Kovacic @kovacic_jason @VictorChangInst
↪️ Professor Daniel MacArthur @dgmacarthur @GarvanInstitute
#P4P will be undertaken through the #ALIGN NSW Node to work with Aboriginal communities across NSW to co-design a precision medicine platform to deliver health benefits to their communities
👉 bit.ly/3Vp5tTr
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On a day like today I am very grateful to be part of a global community that cares about science. Watching @AnnaSECuomo presenting on population single cell genomics with a packed #ASHG2024 audience.
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Incredibly proud of PhD student @htanudisastro from my team, who just gave a fantastic #ASHG24 talk on the impact of tandem repeat variation on cell type-specific expression. Check out her preprint: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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A program to ensure that new #genomic medicine technologies are available to all Australians is now recruiting participants from diverse communities, #MCRI Prof @dgmacarthur has told the @sxswsydney conference. | @OurDNA_program @GarvanInstitute
👉direc.to/mpof
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Very impressive @GA4GH satellite meeting about the @OurDNA_program!
Congratulations on the great work you are doing!
What a delight to be kicking off our inaugural @OurDNA_program symposium in Melbourne with a keynote from @HeidiRehm discussing global collaborative networks underpinning genomic medicine. Thanks to @AusGenomics and @GA4GH for making this day possible!
ALT Heidi Rehm presenting to a big crown of genomics enthusiasts
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Last up for today is Chris Richards from the Centre for Population Genomics describing progress on the @OurDNA_program, which is currently recruiting 10,000 individuals from genomically under-represented Australian communities.
ALT Chris Richards presenting on the OurDNA program
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@dgmacarthur on increasing equitable representation in #genomic resources, @OurDNA_program and the need for greater diversity for variant analysis and #genomic diagnosis – at Gold Coast, Queensland
