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ORIGINS

The ORIGINS Team is studying early environments and parental physical health and genetics to uncover when and why non-communicable diseases (NCDs) develop.

ORIGINS is the largest study of its kind in Australia, following 10,000 children, from their time in the womb, over a decade to improve child and adult health.

The unique long-term study is one of the most comprehensive studies of pregnant women and their families in Australia, recruiting families who are receiving pregnancy care or planning to deliver their baby at Joondalup Health Campus, as well as families from the Joondalup and Wanneroo communities.

ORIGINS is following the progress of pregnant women, their partners and babies for the first five years of the baby’s life, and beyond, with an increasing understanding that an individual’s lifetime health and disease may be programmed at a very early stage – while a child is still in the womb.

Our researchers are not only investigating the prevention of disease but also looking to discover how every child and family can reach their full potential.

The total ORIGINS population will consist of more than 20,000 individuals within family units - including mothers, partners, children and siblings.

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Team leader

Desiree Silva
Desiree Silva

MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD

Co-Head, ORIGINS

Team members (13)

Lisa Gibson
Lisa Gibson

BA (Hons), MPsych, PhD

Research Fellow, The ORIGINS Project

Zenobia Talati
Zenobia Talati

BSc(Hons), MPsych/PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Nina D'Vaz

Nina D'Vaz

Biobank Manager, The ORIGINS Project

Avril Bezant

Avril Bezant

Research Assistant

Bailee Renouf

Bailee Renouf

Lab Technician

Courtney Kidd

Courtney Kidd

Research & Biobank Assistant

Emma Cooper

Emma Cooper

Research Assistant

Jo Cole

Jo Cole

Research Assistant, Birth Team

Jodie Leslie

Jodie Leslie

Research Assistant

Lisa Porter

Lisa Porter

Research Assistant

Nikki Chong

Nikki Chong

Honorary Research Fellow

Poonam Pannu

Poonam Pannu

Project Officer

Dr Sarah Whalan

Dr Sarah Whalan

Data Coordinator

Infant Diet Recommendations Reduce IgE-Mediated Egg, Peanut, and Cow's Milk Allergies

Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have found that introducing eggs and peanuts earlier during infancy reduced egg and peanut allergy risk. Hence, infant feeding advice has dramatically changed from previous recommendations of avoidance to current recommendations of inclusion of common food allergens in infant diets.

Implementation Fidelity of a Smartphone Application for Population-Based General Movement Assessment: The Early Moves Study

To describe the infant and maternal characteristics of the Early Moves cohort and to assess representativeness to the general population, and to evaluate the implementation fidelity of an application-based collection of General Movement Assessment (GMA) videos at writhing and fidgety age.

‘You Can Sort of Justify Having That Drink’: Australian Young Adults' Perspectives on the Appeal and Influence of ‘Better for You’ Alcohol Products

Alcohol industry publications reveal that the industry targets young people with better for you (BFY) marketing that promotes the nutrition and health-oriented aspects of some products, despite the inherent harms of alcohol consumption. This research investigated how young adults conceptualise the appeal of BFY alcohol products and their potential effect on consumption, and their opinions of the alcohol industry in the context of this marketing.

Parent and Child Choice of Sugary Drinks Under Four Labelling Conditions

The majority of Australian children exceed the World Health Organization's recommended dietary intake of free sugar, particularly through the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Front-of-pack nutrition labels increase perceived risk and deter the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. 

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