What an amazing event!

GCs doing (or considering) a PhD, this is for you!

✨ Life After a GC-PhD ✨

A stellar lineup of presenters + speed-dating style chats with experts in academia, industry & policy.

More info 👇
#genechat #phdlife #geneticcounselling

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

A massive congratulations to @emilydebortoli.bsky.social presenting on parents’ experiences with paediatric inborn errors of immunity, highlighted the lasting distress, social isolation, satisfaction with mainstream genomic testing, and unmet needs that require further attention 🙌

@igmgroup.bsky.social at #ESHG2024. Check out our work incl.
Posters
- audit of paediatric GT for inborn errors of immunity & impact of mainstream model
- development of clinician education for PRS

Oral presentation Mon 10:30am
-interviews with families re. their experience with mainstream genomics

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

🚨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

THREAD

The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter

In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X.

By quite a lot.

Release the Kraken...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
1/11

🚨 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...

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...

🚨1 Month on BlueSky!🚨 Allow us to re-introduce ourselves. 🚀 Meet Integrating Genomics into Medicine!
We're a team of genetic counsellors, clinicians & researchers making genomic testing more accessible in Australia!
Follow us for updates on genomics in healthcare! 🧬💡 DM to connect! #Genechat #ELSI

Finally, "Genetic counsellors: facilitating the integration of genomics into health care" exploring the role of GCs in genomic medicine, misconceptions, & professional challenges💡
@tatyanes.bsky.social
➡️https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52568

Up next "Narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counselling" describes the application of two psychotherapeutic approaches for GCs & identifies future research directions🧬
@amcinerney.bsky.social
@jenberkman.bsky.social
➡️https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jgc4.1938

Weekly highlights include "Utility of genomic testing in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer". This informs Aus's 1st national framework for genomics in cancer control being developed by Cancer Australia 📜
#Genechat
@amcinerney.bsky.social
➡️https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djae233