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Changes in clinical practice related to pregnancy terminations have played a substantial role in shaping stillbirth and neonatal death rates in WA

Establishing a genomic reference for Australian Aboriginal populations

The aim of this study was to investigate the extent to which factors previously documented as buffering the impact of high-risk family environments on...

A considerable health disparity exists between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians, including a higher incidence and severity of cardiovascular and...

Director of First Nations Strategy and Leadership; Head, First Nations Health and Equity Research

Honorary Research Associate

Two research teams, led by The Kids Research Institute Australia, have been awarded more than $2 million to fund innovative projects.

Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration <50 nmol/l) is recognised as a public health problem globally. The present study details the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency in a nationally representative sample (n 3250) of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults aged ≥18 years. We used data from the 2012-2013 Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (AATSIHS). Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem MS.

Expanded carrier screening (ECS) for recessive monogenic diseases requires prior knowledge of genomic variation, including DNA variants that cause disease. The composition of pathogenic variants differs greatly among human populations, but historically, research about monogenic diseases has focused mainly on people with European ancestry. By comparison, less is known about pathogenic DNA variants in people from other pa

Higher levels of poor perinatal outcomes among FGR births highlight the importance of appropriate management including fetal growth monitoring