Investigators
Amy Finlay-Jones, Jenny Downs, Andrew Whitehouse, Helen Leonard, Deb Strickland, Martyn Symons, Melissa Licari, Kiah Evans, Elysia Hollams, Phil Stumbles, Kandice Varcin, Gail Alvares
Project team members
Vincent Mancini, Jetro Ang
Collaborators
Brad Jongeling, Natasha Reid, Ravisha Srinivasjois, Gabrielle Rigney
Partners
The ORIGINS Project
Project description
This project aims to better understand the early genetic and environmental factors that the developing brain during a child’s first five years of life. Partnering with the ORIGINS project – a program that aims to follow 5000 West Australian children and their families beginning in pregnancy – we will achieve three primary goals. First, we will explore the types of neurodevelopmental ‘patterns’ that children experience during their first five years of life. Second, we will identify the genetic and environmental factors that are linked to these patterns. Finally, we hope to link these neurodevelopmental patterns to outcomes in later childhood, including brain development, mental health, and wellbeing.
Funding
WA Child Research Fund