Listed are The Kids Research Institute Australia research teams involved in our Genetics and Rare Diseases Program. This program sits under the Chronic and Severe Diseases research theme.
BSc (Hons) MSc PhD
Feilman Fellow; Program Head, Precision Health and Head, Computational Biology
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.
