VCGS is the NFP genetic and genomic services arm of @MCRI_for_kids & one of the largest contributors driving genetic healthcare, research and policy in Aus.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined January 2018
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Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) retweeted
Thank you @AusHealthEcon for this honour! Many, many thanks to @AusGenomics for the support, leadership and nomination and to my @EiGEN_UoM team. Find out more about some of our work this morning on the organised session for novel applications of health economics in genomics!
Congratulations to Prof. llias Goranitis for winning this year’s AHES Policy Impact Prize! Although he couldn’t be there to collect the award, it’s a well-deserved recognition of his impactful work. Well done! #AHES2024
Translating the outcomes of this project will be transformative for mainstreaming #genomics in Australian healthcare. Exciting times!
The diagnosis of rare genetic disorders is one of the places where AI will have the earliest and largest clinical impact. Delighted to be leading a new consortium to help make this happen, along with an awesome team of Australian and global partners: mcri.edu.au/news/funding-awa…
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) retweeted
Congrats to MCRI Prof @dgmacarthur who has received a #MRFF Genomics Health Futures Mission grant to establish a genetic disease consortium. | #MedicalResearch @TeamVCGS @GarvanInstitute @EnricoCoiera
Read more 👉mcri.edu.au/news-stories/fun…
Congratulations to Prof @ZornitzaS, Clinical Geneticist at VCGS, who has won the @humangenomeorg HUGO Chen Award of Excellence for accelerating rare disease diagnosis! 🔬🌟 #genetics #genomics
VCGS was pleased to welcome Victorian Premier @JacintaAllanMP and Medical Research Minister @BenCarrollMP to announce the addition of the inclusion of SMA and SCID in the newborn screening program today.
Read Mariana’s story: lnkd.in/gvAum2QQ
@MCRI_for_kids @VicGovDH
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) retweeted
“Even with a two-, three-week turnaround time, that’s clearly still not fast enough....I was very keen to make it even faster.” #MCRI and @TeamVCGS Prof Zornitza Stark has discussed challenges & triumphs of rapid #genomic sequencing in @Nature⬇️|@ZornitzaS go.nature.com/49CewVV
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) retweeted
Hot off the press: Our BabyScreen+ list of over 600 actionable genes and conditions that we screen for in our #gNBS pilot now published: gimjournal.org/article/S1098…
Thanks to the great work of @ZornitzaS, @drlildownie and many others.
Proud to be involved in delivering this exiting new study! Fully accredited WGS for over 600 conditions as part of this genomic new born screening pilot @MCRI_for_kids. Read about what we are screening for and how it compares internationally 👇👇👇
Which genes to include in #genomic newborn screening?🧬👶
Our BabyScreen+ list of 605 genes out now @GIMJournal and @PanelAppAus 🇦🇺
Comparison with other gNBS studies: only 55 in common!
🌐Time to harmonise?
gimjournal.org/article/S1098…
@GenomeSeb @drlildownie
🎄Season’s greetings from the VCGS team! Wishing you a joyful and safe holiday season surrounded by friends and loved ones. Here’s to the opportunities and successes that lie ahead in 2024! 🎉
🎙 PODCAST: In this episode of The Good GP, Dr. @AlisonArchiba19, Group Leader of Reproductive Genetic Counseling at VCGS and Dr. Krystyna de Lange explore noninvasive prenatal testing (#NIPT), a screening method for #chromosome conditions in the fetus.
soundcloud.com/thegoodgp/non…
🔬🌐VCGS is proud to be sponsoring this event supporting all Clinical Informaticians in Australia.
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #DataScience
Be sure to register for the Clinical Informatics Symposium happening on Thu 7 Dec right after the @ABACBS conference in Brisbane! eventbrite.com.au/e/clinical…
🧬 Today is Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day.
Lisette Curnow speaks about her important role as a Genetic Counsellor at VCGS.
Learn more: lnkd.in/g45YhRGZ
#IAmAGeneticCounselor #ANZgeneticcounsellors #GCAwarenessDay #GCAD2023
🧬 Starting today, all eligible Australians can access subsidised #carrierscreening, thanks to the #Medicare Benefits Schedule. 🧬
VCGS has pioneered #genetic carrier screening since 2006.
Read more: vcgs.org.au/news/medicare-ca…
#CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia (CAH) disrupts hormone production vital for stress and illness responses. VGCS proudly leads the way in CAH screening one year after its addition to #newbornscreening.
Read the manuscript here lnkd.in/g-zB8DYn.
🧬Exciting news! 3-condition genetic carrier screening will be subsidised by Medicare from 1 November 2023. 🧬
We offer information, genetic testing, and expert support to help you and your family make informed reproductive choices.🤰👶
Visit: vcgs.org.au/prenatal-genetic…
🌟 Our team at VCGS is excited to be exhibiting at #WONCASydney2023! 🌟
With 3-condition #genetic #carrierscreening being subsidised by #Medicare from 1 November 2023, we will support GPs with the information they need. 🩺
Register here: bit.ly/3QpcpOJ
Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS) retweeted
Congratulations AIMBRAIN team. It’s a privilege to act in support of this pioneering work. VCGS salutes your leadership and vision @ANZCHOG @_RCDFoundation @auscancadoc
Proud of our Aussie team moving methylation profiling of brain tumours out of research and into our pathologists kit. @ANZCHOG @TeamVCGS @_RCDFoundation sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Exciting weekend at @gpce! Team VCGS proudly championed #NIPT and #carrierscreening. 🌟 Our experts engaged with GPs, advancing awareness and providing education about new developments in reproductive carrier screening.💡🔬
What is #newbornscreening, and can testing a drop of a baby's blood at birth prevent the progression of rare #genetic diseases? A/Prof @DrRondaRMIT, Deputy Head of Biochemical Genetics at VCGS explains.
Read: lnkd.in/gRG_EKGM
🧬 In the latest episode of the G Word podcast. @ZornitzaS, clinical geneticist at VCGS and Richard Scott, chief medical officer and deputy CEO at Genomics England explore #newbornscreening and the power of #genomic sequencing.
🎧 Listen here: ow.ly/1Ntv50PlTak
🎙️This week on the G Word, @Rich_Genomics and @ZornitzaS discuss their recent paper published in the @NatureRevGenet journal, which explores genomic newborn screening for rare diseases.
You can listen here 👉 ow.ly/rWNw50PlTam
ALT Green square with headshots of Dr Richard Scott and Zornitza Stark in the middle within circles.