Uses personalised approaches to healthcare, aiming to tailor prevention and treatment strategies based on genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. This theme strives to make healthcare more targeted and effective fo each child's unique needs.
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD
Feilman Fellow; Head, Precision Health Research and Head, Computational Biology
Epigenomic research at Telethon Kids explores the links between childhood disease and the molecular hallmarks of epigenetic control.
The aim of the Computational Biology team is to understand how individual bases in our genome predispose, alter and interact in normal and disease contexts.
The Indigenous Genomics Group aims to build Indigenous leadership in genomic and data sciences, precision health, and ethics to improve health equity and the wellbeing of Indigenous people, families and communities.
Mitochondrial diseases are devastating disorders for which there are no cures or effective treatments. Our project will focus on the prevention of mitochondrial diseases and discovery of effective cures.
The research of the Translational Genetics team is focussed on providing molecular analysis of genetic variants (gene mutations), to better inform the early and accurate diagnosis of children living with genetic and rare diseases.
