Family with two young children

Genomic implementation projects 2022-2024

Summary

Australian Genomics has funded eight new projects as part of its Genomic Implementation Projects grant round. Up to $250,000 was awarded to successful projects, which will run from July 2022 to December 2023.

These projects target key areas of unmet need in the Australian genomic landscape, supporting marginalised, diverse, and under-represented communities, as well as progressing the implementation of promising new genomic innovations.

Projects were selected from a highly competitive pool of 55 applications across all states and territories, representing a diverse and compelling range of initiatives. The final shortlist includes six genomic implementation projects and two education projects.

Current projects

Building genomic knowledge in partnership with Indigenous communities and health services (completed)

Despite chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular conditions being over-represented in Indigenous communities,...

Cross-disciplinary genomic training program: Building workforce capability and inter-specialty collaboration (completed)

While expansion of genomic medicine in recent years has given rise to important genomic applications...

Development of culturally-aligned and language-appropriate participant information and education resources for Australian ethnic minority ancestry groups under-represented in clinical and population genomics research (completed)

Despite Australians’ very diverse ancestry backgrounds, genomics research both in Australia and internationally suffers from...

Establishing an Australian pathway to accreditation and clinical reporting for polygenic scores (completed)

Most genetic conditions are not caused by one gene alone. In many cases the chance...

Genomics in schools: Resources to engage students in the translation of genomics to the real world (completed)

As genomics continues to become more important socially, legally, and ethically, public education about genomic...

Improving access and equity to blood cancer genomic diagnostics and treatment in the Northern Territory (completed)

Access to testing and treatment for blood cancer in the Northern Territory is limited, largely...

Improving diagnostic pathways for rare diseases in regional Australia (completed)

While rare diseases may be individually rare, they are collectively common, and can often be...

Indications for pharmacogenomic testing in Australia (completed)

Medication doesn’t always have the same effect for each individual: two patients can experience highly...