In 2014, Australian Genomics was formed by 50 leading researchers and clinicians, who shared vision for a national network of expert clinicians, researchers and diagnostic geneticists working to provide evidence for an effective and cost-saving approach to clinical genomics in Australia. In 2015, Australian Genomics secured $25m from the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Targeted Call for Research into Preparing Australia for the Genomics Revolution in Healthcare.
Our network has now grown to 80 partner organisations, including the diagnostic pathology and clinical genetics services of all Australian states and territories, along with all the major research and academic institutions.
Our Program and Flagship leads are based all across the country, supported by a central coordination team at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
Follow the links on our leaders profiles to find out more.
Prof Kathryn North
Lead
Australian Genomics
Director
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Prof Andrew Sinclair
Co Lead
Australian Genomics
Deputy Director
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Prof John Christodoulou
Co Lead
Australian Genomics
Chair, Genomic Medicine
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & The University of Melbourne
Tiffany Boughtwood
Manager
Australian Genomics
Peta Phillips
Program Coordinator
Australian Genomics
Matilda Haas
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Australian Genomics
Dorothy Illing
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Australian Genomics
Merryn Pearce
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Australian Genomics
Sophie Bouffler
PROJECT OFFICER, ACUTE CARE GENOMICS
Australian Genomics
Stefanie Elbracht-Leong
DATA COORDINATOR
Australian Genomics
Vana Madelli
DATA ADMINISTRATOR
Australian Genomics
Keri Finlay
PROJECT OFFICER, PROGRAM 1
Australian Genomics
Tessa Mattiske
PROJECT OFFICER, FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
Australian Genomics
Jade Caruana
PROJECT COORDINATOR, MACKENZIE’S MISSION
Australian Genomics
Prof Hamish Scott
DEPT OF GENETICS & MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY
Centre for Cancer Biology
Prof John Christodoulou
CHAIR, GENOMIC MEDICINE
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & The University of Melbourne
Prof Nigel Laing
LABORATORY HEAD, NEUROGENETIC DISEASE
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Dr David Hansen
CEO, AUSTRALIAN E-HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE
CSIRO
Dr Natalie Thorne
PROJECT MANAGER, CLINICAL BIOINFORMATICS & GENOMICS
Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
A/Prof Oliver Hofmann
CENTRE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
The University of Melbourne
Prof Ainsley Newson
Professor of Bioethics
Sydney Health Ethics
The University of Sydney
Prof Jeffrey Braithwaite
FOUNDING DIRECTOR
Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Macquarie University
DIRECTOR
Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science
Australian Institute of Health Innovation
Macquarie University
Prof Robyn Ward
EXECUTIVE DEAN, FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH
The University of Sydney
CHAIR
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Prof Clara Gaff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance
Prof Sylvia Metcalfe
GROUP LEADER, GENETICS EDUCATION & HEALTH RESEARCH
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Prof Nigel Laing
Neuromuscular Disorders flagship
LABORATORY HEAD, NEUROGENETIC DISEASE
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Prof John Christodoulou
Mitochondrial Disorders Flagship
CHAIR, GENOMIC MEDICINE
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute & The University of Melbourne
Prof David Thorburn
MITOCHONDRIAL DISORDERS flagship
HEAD, MITOCHONDRIAL RESEARCH
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Prof Jozef Gecz
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY flagship
LABORATORY HEAD
Neurogenetics Research Program, W&CH
PROF, ADELAIDE MEDICAL SCHOOL
The University of Adelaide
A/Prof Rick Leventer
BRAIN MALFORMATIONS & LEUKODYSTROPHIES
(Neurodevelopmental disability)
PAEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST
The Royal Children’s Hospital
GROUP LEADER, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
A/Prof Paul Lockhart
BRAIN MALFORMATIONS & LEUKODYSTROPHIES
(Neurodevelopmental disability)
GROUP LEADER, NEUROGENETIC RESEARCH
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
NHMRC CAREER DEVELOPMENT FELLOW
Prof Ingrid Scheffer
EPILEPTIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
(Neurodevelopmental disability)
Paediatric Neurologist, Physician Scientist
The University of Melbourne and Florey Institute
Dr Tony Roscioli
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
(Neurodevelopmental disability)
CLINICAL GENETICIST
University of NSW / Sydney Children’s Hospital
Dr Mike Field
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
(Neurodevelopmental disability)
HUNTER GENETICS
Prof Matthew Cook
Genetic Immunology Flagship
PROF, MEDICINE
ANU Medical School
DIRECTOR, IMMUNOLOGY
Canberra Hospital
A/Prof Andrew Mallett
KidGen Collaborative Renal Genetics flagship
NEPHROLOGIST
QLD Renal Genetics Service, RBWH, Metro North HHS
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
KidGen Collaborative
SENIOR LECTURER
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
A/Prof Zornitza Stark
Acute Care Genomics Flagship
CONSULTANT CLINICAL GENETICIST
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Australian Genomics
HONORARY PRINCIPAL FELLOW
The University of Melbourne
Dr Sebastian Lunke
Acute Care Genomics Flagship
HEAD
Translational Genomics Unit
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
Prof Chris Semsarian
Cardiovascular Genetic Disorders Flagship
PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE
The University of Sydney
CARDIOLOGIST
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
HEAD, MOLECULAR CARDIOLOGY PROGRAM
Centenary Institute
A/Prof Julie McGaughran
Cardiovascular Genetic Disorders Flagship
MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Genetic Health Queensland, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital
Prof Adam Jaffe
ChILDRANZ FLAGSHIP
Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease in Children
HEAD, SCHOOL OF WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH
University of New South Wales
CONSULTANT, RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
A/Prof Andrew Mallett
‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
NEPHROLOGIST
QLD Renal Genetics Service, RBWH, Metro North HHS
NATIONAL DIRECTOR
KidGen Collaborative
SENIOR LECTURER
School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Dr Cathy Quinlan
KidGen ‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
PAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGIST
The Royal Children’s Hospital
HONORARY FELLOW
Kidney Development, Disease and Regeneration
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
VICTORIAN LEAD
KidGen Collaborative
Dr Amali Mallawaarachchi
‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
NEPHROLOGIST & CLINICAL GENETICIST
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
NEPHROLOGIST
Children’s Hospital at Westmead
GENOMICS RESEARCH
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
A/Prof Zornitza Stark
‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
CONSULTANT CLINICAL GENETICIST
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Australian Genomics
HONORARY PRINCIPAL FELLOW
The University of Melbourne
Dr Chirag Patel
‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
NEPHROLOGIST
Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital & Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital
Dr Cas Simons
‘HIDDEN’ Renal Genetics Flagship
GROUP LEADER – TRANSLATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
ADJUNCT SENIOR FELLOW
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
The University of Queensland
Prof Deborah White
TREATMENT IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA (ALL) FLAGSHIP
DIRECTOR, CANCER RESEARCH
SAHMRI
PROF, MEDICINE & PAEDIATRICS
The University of Adelaide
Prof Stephen Fox
TARGETED TREATMENT ON CLINICAL GENE PANELS FLAGSHIP
GROUP LEADER & DIRECTOR OF PATHOLOGY
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Prof Robyn Ward
HEREDITARY CANCER SYNDROMES – ICCon FLAGSHIP
EXECUTIVE DEAN, FACULTY OF MEDICINE & HEALTH
The University of Sydney
CHAIR
Medical Services Advisory Committee
Prof David Thomas
MANAGING PATIENT RISK – AYA / PAED FLAGSHIP
DIRECTOR, THE KINGHORN CANCER CENTRE
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Prof Edwin Kirk
MACKENZIE’S MISSION
Principal Investigator & Clinical Co Lead
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S HEALTH
University of New South Wales
GENETIC PATHOLOGIST
NSW Health Pathology
CLINICAL GENETICIST & CO HEAD
Centre for Clinical Genetics, Sydney Children’s Hospital
Prof Martin Delatycki
MACKENZIE’S MISSION
Principal Investigator & Clinical Co Lead
CLINICAL GENETICIST & CLINICAL DIRECTOR
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services
DIRECTOR BRUCE LEFROY CENTRE
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Prof Nigel Laing
MACKENZIE’S MISSION
Principal Investigator
LABORATORY HEAD, NEUROGENETIC DISEASES GROUP
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
CENTRE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
The University of Western Australia