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Integrating Genomics into Medicine
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Based at the University of Queensland, our research aims to improve accessibility and equity of genomic testing across all healthcare settings🧬
Excited to share this new paper from Dr Sam Kahler & team. 3D total body photography + AI identified cutaneous phenotypes linked to late-onset invasive melanoma risk, advancing personalised melanoma risk stratification.

🔗 academic.oup.com/bjd/advance-...

#MelanomaResearch #3DImaging #Dermatology
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
NAIDOC Week marks 50 years of celebrating the voices, culture and resilience of First Nations Australians. IGM proudly stands with Indigenous Australians in honouring this legacy and supporting the next generation.

Learn more 👉 naidoc.org.au

#NAIDOC2025 #TheNextGeneration #StrengthVisionLegacy
July 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Big week for the IGM team! Dr Karen Liddle presented her PhD research on childhood deafness at the UQ Frazer Institute HDR Mini Symposium and completed her second milestone with flying colours. Congrats, Karen! 🎉👏

#ChildhoodDeafness #Genomics #PhDResearch #IGM
June 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Congratulations @jenberkman.bsky.social on your amazing 3MT yesterday! 👏

Jen’s research focuses on empowering clinicians to explain polygenic risk scores to patients and customise screening based on personal risk, so it’s just about them.

Stay tuned! 📚

#3MT #PolygenicRisk #PersonalisedMedicine
June 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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📢 Are you a genetic counsellor doing a PhD—or thinking about one?
The GC-PhD peer support group (of the GCR Connect Committee) is hosting a professional development workshop on Thurs 14 Aug, 2–4pm, at the Garvan Institute, Sydney. 🧬 #GeneticCounselling #PhD

EOI: forms.office.com/r/0v5r1uaZrP
June 23, 2025 at 5:40 AM
IGM is hiring! 🎉

Join our team and work alongside @tatyanes.bsky.social and @amcinerney.bsky.social on impactful research focused on integrating genomics into medicine.

Learn more & apply 👇👇👇

#Genomics #GeneticCounselling #ResearchJobs #FrazerInstitute #TranslationalResearch
Research Academics – Health Translation Research in Genomics
Frazer Institute Two full-time, fixed-term positions commencing ASAP Base salary will range from $80,448 – $107,104 (Academic Level A) or $112,572 - $133,381 (Academic Level B) + 17% Superannuation Ba...
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June 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Our team had an incredible time at #ESHG2025 learning about advancements in genomics and the associated ELSI. Inspiring to see groundbreaking research shaping the future of genomic healthcare and to connect with leading minds in the field. We’re excited to bring these insights back to our work! 🧬
May 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This #NRW2025, the IGM team reflects on the theme, Bridging Now to Next, a reminder that reconciliation is a continuous and shared journey. We’re committed to listening, learning and walking together with First Nations Australians to build stronger, more equitable genomic health outcomes.
May 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Well done Dr Sam Kahler on successfully passing your second PhD milestone 👏Looking forward to seeing how your research continues to evolve!

UQ Frazer Institute
#FrazerInstUQ

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Congratulations Sam Kahler on achieving your second PhD milestone at the University of Queensland 🎉🎉🎉
Prof Peter Soyer @clareprim.bsky.social Brigid Betz-Stablein and I are very proud of all you have achieved.
#FrazerInstUQ @igmgroup.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Hot off the press from one of our IGM superstars!🌟

Congratulations to Emily DeBortoli and her PhD team on the publication of their perspective piece on genetic counselling in paediatric inborn errors of immunity.

Be sure to check it out 👉 lnkd.in/g7BjujNk
🌟Thrilled to share my first PhD piece
A perspective on the value of embedding genetic counsellors in paediatric immunology - bringing knowledge & skills to enhance the integration of genomic testing into care.

Huge thanks to the incredible team of co-authors
www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S221...
May 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
✨ Excited by this special issue on (re)imagining the future of genetic counselling - call for papers now open at the Journal of Genetic Counselling 📝

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May 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Our @igmgroup.bsky.social group is on a roll this year 🌟

A huge congratulations to Dr Ellie Maas and co-authors on their latest publication in #JEADV reporting new data on #melanoma risk linked to a pathogenic variant in a high-risk gene🧬

👉Open access paper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
🎉Huge congrats to @ellamcgahan.bsky.social on her first lead author publication #genechat

Based on interviews, the paper reveals HREC members’ experiences with an online genomics training. www.igmgenomics.com/hrec-course

➡️Full paper pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40247136/

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🚨HOT OFF THE PRESS🚨
My first lead author paper about the developing a custom online educational resource for HREC members has been published in EJHG. Big thanks to all involved!
Article link➡️https://www.nature.com/articles/s41431-025-01846-5
Resource link➡️https://www.igmgenomics.com/hrec-course
April 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Incredibly proud of Dr Karen Liddle for her presentations at the ANHS conference👏 Karen shared early insights from her PhD on paediatric genetic hearing loss, including audit data and qualitative interviews. While her study is ongoing, here are a few sneak peek slides. Stay tuned for more!
#genechat
April 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Incredibly proud of Dr Karen Liddle for her presentations at the ANHS conference👏 Karen shared early insights from her PhD on paediatric genetic hearing loss, including audit data and qualitative interviews. While her study is ongoing, here are a few sneak peek slides. Stay tuned for more!
#genechat
April 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
🚨New review highlights advancements in melanoma risk stratification, focusing on how 3D total body photography and AI can be used to personalize surveillance by assessing naevi, UV damage, skin colour, and freckling, ultimately enhancing early detection
Read more➡️ doi.org/10.1553/skin...
#Melanoma
April 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
We’re busy putting together our abstracts for the 2025 HGSA conference in Sydney this August!

🤔Have you submitted yours yet? Be sure to get them in before April 17th.

We’re looking forward to reconnecting and hearing about your research💡🔍

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Home - HGSA 48th Annual Scientific Meeting - ICC Sydney
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April 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
❗Save the Date❗TRI's #InternationalWomensDay Event is happening next Tuesday 1st April 10am AEST (resheduled due to Cyclone Alfred)

Join us for an inspiring event exploring experiences, challenges and successes of neurodiverse #womeninSTEM

🔗Zoom: uqz.zoom.us/j/85072140754
Scan QR code to register
March 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Last night, the @igmgroup.bsky.social team farewelled two amazing members.

@cwallingford.bsky.social is off to a new role as a research data analyst at a not-fot-profit. As my first PhD student, it’s bittersweet to see Courtney go, but I’m so proud of the amazing researcher she has become!
March 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🚨 Mark your calendars! Next Wednesday, March 19th 12:15 AEDT, join us for the GCR Connect meeting!
@cwallingford.bsky.social will be presenting on the power of applying a problem-driven approach to research and falling in love with the problem. #genechat
Register here➡️ hgsa.org.au/iCore/Events...
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March 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Amazing time at our 3rd away day with our fantastic team (minus a few!). We celebrated our wins over the past year, reflected on our leadership styles, and fine-tuned our pitching skills to take us through 2025. Exciting to see how far we've come and looking forward to what’s ahead! 🚀
#genechat
February 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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Excited to attend our 3rd annual @igmgroup.bsky.social professional development
& planning day! We have a great program with sessions on leadership & developing your research pitch. I’m even more excited to take an updated group pic where I’m not 30+wks pregnant in the middle of Brisbane summer.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Excited to share a blog I wrote for MSCAN about my recent research!

📝 Understanding personal melanoma risk could transform prevention & early detection—but how do we communicate it effectively?@igmgroup.bsky.social

Read more here: 🔗 mscan.org.au/melanoma-per...

#genechat
Melanoma personal risk
If you could combine all your risk factors - your genetics, lifestyle, and family history - into a single score that tells you your risk of melanoma, would you want to know?
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February 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A fantastic piece! 🔬 Genetic counsellors are key to mainstreaming genomics! We need better funding, statutory title protection, and career pathways to embed them in healthcare. Let’s make it happen! 💙
@tatyanes.bsky.social #genechat
Our perspective on the role of genetic counselling in the Aus healthcare setting is now out! Very excited to see this out in the wild! Well done to @tatyanes.bsky.social for leading this and keeping us all in line 💥 @mja.com.au #genechat #medsky #genesky
Read our new perspective piece published in @mja.com.au. We explore the role of GCs in genomic medicine and current professional challenges. What started as passionate conference discussions has turned into a great perspective piece!

To read the paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...
February 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Cancer Australia has launched a National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control🎉We're proud to have contributed to this framework, focused on improving access to equitable, culturally safe & evidence-based genomic testing in cancer care #genomics #cancer
www.canceraustralia.gov.au/key-initiati...
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February 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM