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Feasibility, acceptability and clinical outcomes of the BabyScreen+ genomic newborn screening study - Nature Medicine The BabyScreen+ study offered genomic screening to 1,000 newborns in Australia, and showed that the approach is feasible and positively received by families, leading to molecular diagnoses in 1.6% of babies.

Proud to share our BabyScreen+ #gNBS study is now out in @naturemedicine.bsky.social: 1000 babies screened, results in <2wks, 16 high chance findings, incl. 2 with major impact on care. Big thanks to @zornitza.bsky.social and the study team!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Home — Australian Genomics

After a decade of collaboration and innovation, #AustralianGenomics has come to an end.

A new national body, #GenomicsAustralia, was established on 1 July 2025 to provide leadership, coordination and expertise in health #genomics.

Still time to apply! 🚨
@igmgroup.bsky.social is hiring two postdocs to join our team.

If you have a background in #geneticcounselling, #publichealth, or #implementationscience, check out the ad & our website for more info. Exciting projects ahead!

Amazing work! Congratulations @emilydebortoli.bsky.social and @tatyanes.bsky.social

This is a game changer - facilitating appropriate reanalysis of already available genomic data.

🚨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

Whew!

Why I’ve Decided to Retire from Presenting Elections Plus a few words of thanks Those watching News Breakfast this morning saw me announce that this year’s Federal election will be my last as an on-air analyst as part of ABC election coverages. The ABC has put out a pres…

Ah no. This is real end-of-an-era stuff, if not entirely unexpected in its timing. Antony has been the face of Australia’s elections ever since I began following them, whose positive influence on our electoral system and on public understanding of it has been huge 1/2

Will The Updated NSGC Pedigree Nomenclature Guidelines Sink The Effort To Obtain Medicare Coverage For Genetic Counselors?

Back on January 20th, American democracy and decency began to swalllow a poison pill of its own electoral making. The fallout has been all kinds of horrible, nationally and…

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WHO WE ARE
We value diversity. Our team brings together members from all walks of life, from different places, and with unique life and research experiences. We even have a few Y chromosomes! Together, we create a collaborative environment where varied perspectives drive innovation.
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Trump and Musk are obsessed with genetics – but there’s no science behind their simplistic views | Jonathan Roberts The US right is misrepresenting science to support its racist agenda. There’s far more to it than ‘good’ or ‘bad’ genes, says genetic counsellor Jonathan Roberts

Trump and Musk are in the White House. They both employ the language of genetic determinism. I've written about this what means for genetics and how we can respond

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Congratulations Alan! 🎊 👏🥳

Congratulations Laura!!!

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Hello friends old and new! There's no algorithm here and it can feel like tumbleweeds at first, because content is not 'pushed' onto your TL like the Other Place.

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2. Starter packs
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Hello new arrivals! There's no algorithm here, no ads, and a culture of inclusion. If you interact, people with interact back.

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1. Reconstruct networks
2. Starter packs
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Any #geneticcounsellors on BlueSky? I'm finding X not as nice and hoping to find my community here! #genetics #geneticcounsellor #geneticcounselor

So as well as following other genetic counsellors and genetics content here I will be posting genetic counselling themed drawings like my Mendels pea plants!

Hello friends!
Finally made my way over to Bluesky! Hopefully the platform lives up to the name. Now to find everyone to follow again! thanks for the starter parks @jodieingles27.bsky.social super helpful!
Beautiful blue skies in Sydney today ☀️😎🇦🇺

And check out @j9austin.bsky.social starter pack for GC things more international.

Hi @sarahred.bsky.social. @tatyanes.bsky.social has done a grand job putting together a starter pack which will have many of the GCs you are looking for.

The great genomics migration from Twitter to Bluesky has been like watching an ecosystem rebuild itself, and @ericfauman.bsky.social posting causal gene threads here feels like a keystone species has arrived. The world is healing.

On Friday the Australian Government made an important announcement about the new #GenomicsAustralia, a national body that will provide leadership, coordination and expertise so all Australians can reap the benefits of cutting-edge genomic research and technologies.

www.health.gov.au/ministers/th...

GCR Connect Showcase 2024 — Australian Genomics The GCR Connect Showcase on 4 December 2024 will highlight some of the research led by Australasian Genetic Counsellors this year.

The GCR Connect End of Year Showcase is on again! The showcase aims to to highlight some of the talented research Australasian Genetic Counsellors led in 2024. To register and find out more go to: www.australiangenomics.org.au/gcr-connect-...
#genechat #academicsky @kirnigc.bsky.social

Thanks Tat. Fabulous idea! It's great to see everyone here.

New Genetic Counsellor Trial Aims to Provide Personalized Genetic Care in BC - Genome BC HIGHLIGHTS A clinical trial funded by Genome BC and led by researchers from the University of British Columbia seeks to integrate genetic counsellors into family physician clinics in British Columbia ...

My team has some new exciting funding for genetic counseling research! We are gonna embed a genetic counselor in primary care and look at outcomes! www.genomebc.ca/blog/new-gen... super excited about what this could mean for access and equity etc 💜

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Happy genetic counselor awareness day to all who observe this holiday 🧬
Genetic counselors are critical to delivery of genomic medicine. In Australia we have many genomic testing item numbers that fund testing, and yet we don’t reimburse genetic counsellors to deliver this… #genechat #medsky #gcad

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🧬 Happy Genetic Counselling Awareness Day!
Genetic counsellors help individuals and families understand how genetics affect health & provide guidance and support navigating genetic services. Proud to be part of this field & to know so many amazing counsellors making a real difference every day!

90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users

This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all

Wishing all of my colleagues a very happy Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day! We had a really wonderful ASGC webinar this morning featuring speakers from different areas exploring their roles and pathways. The breadth of our field seems to be endless - love being part of such a cool community! 💜