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Discover. Prevent. Cure.
We're searching for answers to some of the most common and complex childhood diseases, conditions and issues. In addition to our four research themes (Indigenous Health, Brain and Behaviour, Chronic and Severe Diseases, Early Environment), you can also discover more about specific research we're involved in and the technology we use.
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Listed are the Telethon Kids Institute 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 Team Lead, Computational Biology
Email meThe 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.
Indigenous GenomicsMitochondrial 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.
Mitochondrial ResearchThe 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.
Translational Genetics