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$8.8M investment in Cell and Gene Therapy facilities across Australia

31 May 2019
Gene therapy

Gene Therapy

Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA) has announced their investment of $8.8M towards leading cell and gene therapy development and manufacturing facilities across Australia over the next four years. Sydney Cell and Gene Therapy (Westmead), part of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) is one of the lead facilities that will be supported through this investment to continue work in revol...

Prenatal death and infertility: New research to speed up gene discovery process

02 May 2019

Investigating the cause of miscarriage and infertility is the focus of a new study from the Kids Research team - which will change the way clinical geneticists search for the genetic basis for unexplained, recurrent, prenatal death or infertility. “Finding the genetic cause of single gene disorders have come a long way but it’s still really difficult for families with prenatal death or miscarr...

Eye condition discovery could lead to treatment

12 April 2019

Almost 15 years ago while working as a Clinical Geneticist at The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Professor Robyn Jamieson was introduced to the White family. Mum, Beth had come to her about her vision loss then, in 2015 it was discovered that Beth's three childrens were also showing signs of vision loss. “I had seen the family and we knew that Beth had retinal dystrophy, but she als...

In the media: How genetic counsellors and ultra-rapid testing help parents search for answers they dread

04 February 2019
Genetic counselling

Genetic counselling

The Australian Genomics Acute Care study provides the families of critically unwell babies access to rapid genomic testing, in the case that a rare, genetic condition is suspected. The national program, which is also being piloted in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia, aims to provide genetic testing for up to 250 babies in neonatal paediatric intensive care units within a ma...

International biotech partnership brings gene therapy closer to the clinic

16 November 2018
Partnerships

Partnerships

Top gene therapy researchers Professor Ian Alexander and Dr Leszek Lisowski will lead a new research program in genetic engineering that is set to fast-track gene therapy treatments for children, thanks to an international partnership between the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI) and LogicBio Therapeutics, Boston. The deal will see the partners develop new viral vectors, which trans...

$2M to fund production of gene and cell therapies in NSW

21 August 2018
Gene therapy

Gene Therapy

NSW Health has announced $2M of funding towards infrastructure supporting the production of gene and cell therapies in NSW. The project will be led by researchers at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) and the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI). Gene therapy uses genes as medicine, which has immense therapeutic potential in the treatment of many genetic conditions and cancers...

Rapid genetic testing provides answers for critically ill babies

05 July 2018
Genomics

Genomics

Critically unwell babies with suspected genetic conditions in NSW will now have access to rapid genomic testing under the Australian Genomics Acute Care study. The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network began recruitment last week and will contribute $500,000 to the program over two years to assist with the costs of genetic testing. The national program, which is also being piloted in Victoria...

A genetic basis for non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

14 June 2018
Research

Research

Four genes which work together to cause cleft lip and palate have been identified in an international research collaboration. The NHMRC-funded project was led by Associate Professor Tony Roscioli, clinical geneticist at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) and UNSW Sydney; and Professor Timothy Cox, from Seattle Children’s...

Kickstarting genomic research with online resource

25 May 2018
Genomics

Genomics

Staff from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network have contributed to a new online resource introducing clinicians and researchers to the world of clinical genomics research. Gayathri Parasivam, Genetic Counsellor at Kids Research was part of the team who developed the educational package, together with colleagues from Bioplatforms Australia, NSW Health Centre for Genetics Education and the Garva...

Understanding inherited conditions and genetic testing: perceptions of young people

01 May 2018
Publications

Publications

Brittany McGill, clinical psychologist and PhD candidate at the Behavioural Sciences Unit, together with authors from UNSW Sydney, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Princes of Wales Hospital, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Boston Children’s Hospital, has recently published a systematic review in Clinical Genetics. The review examined the literature surrounding the perceptions...

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