@igmgroup.bsky.social
Based at the University of Queensland, our research aims to improve accessibility and equity of genomic testing across all healthcare settings🧬
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
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
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
📢 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
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
Stay up to date with our research by visiting our IGM website 🔍https://www.igmgenomics.com/our-research
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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 🙌
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Incredibly proud of @jenberkman.bsky.social for her poster presentation on advancing clinician education for #PRS & @tatyanes.bsky.social leading work on mainstreaming genomic testing for paediatric inborn errors of immunity 👏
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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! 🧬
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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.
27.05.2025 04:40 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Well 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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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
✨ 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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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/...
Way to go Ella! Such a fantastic contribution to the literature 👏
28.04.2025 05:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎉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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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
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
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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❗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
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!
🚨 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...
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
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.
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
We agree 🙌
25.02.2025 02:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A 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
Check out these papers expanding on Cancer Australia's National Framework for Genomics in Cancer Control
📌Genomic testing in children with cancer doi.org/10.1093/jnci...
📌Mainstreaming cancer genomic testing doi.org/10.1111/cge....
📌ELSI related to cancer genomic testing doi.org/10.1016/j.gi...
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
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