Who we are

The way doctors practice medicine is changing. Your DNA can help them better understand, diagnose, and predict health conditions. It’s a fast growing area and will soon be a regular part of your healthcare. 

Right now, millions of Australians may miss out on these advances in healthcare. That’s because many Australian communities are underrepresented in the resources doctors and researchers rely on to identify and diagnose health conditions.

OurDNA is partnering with communities to include ancestry groups who are mostly missing from genetic and medical research resources. We work with multicultural organisations, community leaders and communities to build genetic resources that represent all communities.

These resources will help make healthcare better for all Australians — for you, your family and your community.

Join now and make a difference

 

The Centre for Population Genomics

 

OurDNA is a flagship project of the Centre for Population Genomics.
The Centre for Population Genomics is a collaboration between the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne.

What resources are we building?

A searchable, public database of genetic information

The OurDNA Browser is a searchable, public database of summary data on genetic variation. It will help doctors and researchers better understand and diagnose health conditions.

A secure bank of genetic and health information for future medical research

OurDNA Data will safely keep the biological and health information of people who take part in OurDNA for future research.

A secure bank of blood samples that have been donated for future medical research

OurDNA Samples will help make it easier to do health and medical research that benefits Australian communities in the future.

Learn more about the resources

 

Meet the team

The OurDNA team is passionate about inclusivity and equity in health and medical research.

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Our community partners

Working with communities is the heart of OurDNA’s mission. With our community partners’ help, we hope to engage thousands of Australians from diverse communities to be part of OurDNA and shape the future of healthcare.

Do you have questions?

If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, contact us.

OurDNA o se galuega faailoga a le Centre for Population Genomics. O le Nofoaga Autu ua faatuina ia:

  • Aofia ai nu'u e le'i fa'atusalia i su'esu'ega faa-genomic;
  • Su'esu'e le aoga ma le soifua maloloina talafeagai o kenera o le tagata; ma
  • Fa'aleleia le su'esu'ega ma togafitiga o fa'ama'i o le kenera.

O le Nofoaga Autu ose fuafuaga faatasi e le o maua - ni-tupe mama mai le lua o a'oga su'esu'e ta'utaua a Ausetalia: o le Garvan Institute of Medical Research i Sini ma le Murdoch Children’s Research Institute i Melepone.

OurDNA ma fa'alapotopotoga e aofia ai vaega ole tupuaga e tele lava ina misi i su'esu'ega fa'afomai. Matou te galulue fa'atasi ma fa'alapotopotoga tu'ufa'atasi, ta'ita'i o nu'u ma fa'alapotopotoga e fausia punaoa o su'esu'ega fa'a kenera e fai ma sui o nu'u uma.

O punaoa tau kenera o loo fausia e le OurDNA o le a mafai ai e tagata Ausetalia uma mo tupulaga o lumanai e manuia mai le alualu i luma i su'esu'ega faafomai.  

OurDNA e faatupeina e:  

  • Nofoaga autu mo le fa'alapotopotoga faavae mo Population Genomics:  Fa'alapotopotoga o Su'esu'ega Fa'afoma'i i Garvan ma le Fa'alapotopotoga o Su'esu'ega o Tamaiti i Murdoch.
  • Tagata e foa'i tupe i la matou suesuega
  • Fa'aputugatupe mo Sue'su'ega Fa'afoma'i a le Malo Ausetalia ile lumana'i (foa'i 2015969) (CIA Daniel MacArthur, 2022-2027) mai le Misiona a le Soifua Maloloina mo le Lumana'i a le Genomics ma le Soifua Malolina Fa'aleatunu'u Pulega o Su'esu'ega Fa'afoma'i (NHMRC fesoasoani i tagata sailiili 2009982 (CIA Daniel MacArthru, 2022-2026}. O mea uma o lo'o i totonu o lenei pepa fa'asalalau ole matafaioi a le tusitala ma e le atagia ai manatu o le Commonwealth of Australia po'o le NHMRC.
  • O le polokalame OurDNA e maua mai foi le lagolago mai le Google’s Digital Future Initiative. Faitau atili e uiga i le galulue fa'atasi iinei.

OurDNA o loo fa'atupeina nei seia oo i le faaiuga o le 2027. O le fa'amoemoe e fa'aauau la matou galuega seia o'o ina avea uma sui fa'alapotopotoga i Ausetalia mo le OurDNA database ma fa'ataitaiga ia avanoa mo le umi e mafai ai mo tagata su'esu'e.

Ioe, ua fa'amaonia le poloketi a le OurDNA e le Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) o le Royal Children’s Hospital. O le fa'asinomaga mo la matou fa'atagaga fa'apitoa e: HREC/91986/RCHM-2023

Afai e iai ni au fesili e uiga i le OurDNA fa'atagaga fa'apitoa, pe manao e talanoa i se tasi e tuto'atasi mai le vaega su'esu'e, e mafai ona e fa'afeso'otai le Faatonu o Su'esu'ega i le Falema'i o Tamaiti. E mafai ona e telefoni i le Fa'atonu i le (03) 9345 5044 poo imeli latou i le rch.ethics@rch.org.au

I le taimi nei, o tagata Ausetalia mai vaega o augatuaa o loo mulimuli mai o loo i lalo o le sui poo le misi atoa i mea tau punaoa o le:

  • East African (e.g., Ethiopian, Kenyan, Mauritian, Somali, South Sudanese, ma Sudanese)
  • North African ma Middle Eastern (e.g., Assyrian, Chaldean, Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, ma Turkish)
  • Oceanian (e.g., Fijian, Papua New Guinean, Samoan, ma Tongan)
  • South-East Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, ma Vietnamese)

Ua ta'u mai foi e foma'i Ausetalia ia i matou e faigata ona maua fa'amatalaga e uiga i nei auga tuaa i vaega i punaoa ma fa'amaumauga latou te fa'aaogaina e su'esu'e ai tulaga fa'a kenera ma le soifua maloloina.

O lo'o galulue le OurDNA e fa'afeso'otai ma nu'u e le o fa'aalia i punaoa fa'avae. Asiasi i lenei itulau e siaki po'o fea le nu'u o loo matou galulue malosi fa'atasi.

E ui ina matou le galulue sa'o i totonu o nuu Indigenous, ae o matou o se sui malosi o ALIGN ma CONNECT consortia, taumafaiga a le atunuu o loo taitaia e le atunuu o loo galulue e faamalosia tagata Apoliki ma Torres Strait Islander i vailaau ma su'esu'ega.

Matou te tu'uina atu fautuaga fa'apitoa mo le atina'eina o fa'amaumauga fa'apitoa mo  fa'alapotopotoga talafeagai fa'ale-aganu'u, teuina lelei fa'aleaganu'u, pulega, ma le fefa'asoasoa'i o fa'amatalaga genomic e manuia ai tagata Indigenous Australians.

E galulue le OurDNA ma le dtele o fa'alapotopotoga fa'alaua'itele e su'esu'e pe fa'apefea ona sili atu ona a'apa atu, talanoa, ma valaaulia tagata mai o latou nu'u e auai i le OurDNA. O le lisi atoa o fa'alapotopotoga fa'alauaitele tatou te faipaaga o lo'o avanoa ile itulau lenei.

OurDNA ma le Nofoaga Autu mo Population Genomics o lo'o galulue foi ma le tele o su'esu'ega ma paaga fa'apisiniso e fesoasoani e tu'uina fa'amanuiaga mai le polokalama OurDNA.

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