Centre for Research Excellence: Genetic Epidemiology Research Alliance

Project Details

The Genetic Epidemiology Research Alliance is the first such Centre of Research Excellence in Australia. Its mission is to embed the application of genetic epidemiology into population health research with current focus areas being cancers, mental health and respiratory health.

The CRE is demonstrating how advanced epidemiological methods can strengthen research outcomes and provide tailored health approaches by:

• Developing, teaching and applying advanced analytic methods to big and complex datasets to generate new knowledge on disease causes and risk predictions
• Transferring research methodology and outcomes into practice and decision-making by working with our stakeholders such as researchers, clinicians, governments and policymakers
• Building a new generation of up-skilled early- and mid-career research leaders.

Researchers

Head of GERA

Associate Professor Shuai Li, University of Melbourne

Chief and Associate Investigators

Founding Member, The Late Professor John Hopper, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Julia Steinberg, Cancer Council NSW & University of Sydney
Professor Melissa Southey, Monash University
Associate Professor Justine Gatt, University of New South Wales & Neuroscience Research Australia
Professor Enes Makalic, Monash University
Professor Shyamali Dharmage, University of Melbourne
Dr Jesse Young, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Dr Jesse Miller, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Dr Lucas Calais-Ferreira, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Loic Yengo, University of Queensland
Dr Gillian Dite, University of Melbourne
Professor Georgios Athanasiadis, University of Barcelona
Dr Xinyang Hua, University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Robert MacInnis, Cancer Council Victoria
Professor Mark Jenkins, University of Melbourne
Professor Ingrid Winship, The Royal Melbourne Hospital & University of Melbourne
Professor David Thomas, Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Professor Melissa Wake, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
Professor David Preen, University of Western Australia

Collaborators

GERA is a world-leading multi-disciplinary collaboration between the University of Melbourne and our partner organisations: Monash University, Cancer Council NSW, Cancer Council Victoria, University of Sydney, University of NSW, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, University of Western Australia, University of Barcelona, University of Queensland, Genetic Technologies Limited, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, NeuroScience Research Australia

Funding

Funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council