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Sophia Davidson @sciencesophie.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Everyone, I've read the #NHMRC draft strategy and I have notes ...

So I'm going to...🧵🤔🧵😱🧵😵‍💫🧵🙏🧵🧵🧵
This is a repost from X because you all need to know!

#NHMRCdraftStratergy #Ihavenotes #ValueFundamentalScience

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · 5d

Are you an Australasian GC who has done research this year? Then apply to the @gcr-connect.bsky.social showcase. Prizes are available for top abstract. Details 👇
@jodieingles27.bsky.social @laurayeates1.bsky.social @amandamwillis.bsky.social @genetic-fi.bsky.social @sarahred.bsky.social

GCR Connect @gcr-connect.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Reminder: Abstracts due soon! 🚨
Submit by 5pm Fri 10 Oct for the chance to present at the GCR Connect End of Year Showcase 🎤 (Thurs 13 Nov).

Top abstract wins $100 prize 🏆
📩 Send your abstract (≤250 words) to Kirsten Boggs

For more information see the ASGC newsletter

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 11d

The National Association of Research Fellows join the call for full disbursement of the #MRFF #DiscoveriesNeedDollars
www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund

Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

www.theage.com.au

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · 10d

Wow I hadn’t appreciated how much funding had been impacted. It’s just not sustainable and a death sentence for medical research!

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 14d

Francesca Albanese speaks for humanity when she speaks for Palestinians 🇵🇸:

‘It’s not 75 years since the Nakba. It’s 75 years OF the Nakba.’

It’s ethnic cleansing.
It’s genocide.

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 17d

Formal recognition of the state of Palestine overnight is a welcome step but we must also listen to the experts outlining what further steps Australia & other nations must take to prevent the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.afr.com/politics/fed...

Australia must do more to end Gaza war says author of ‘genocide’ report

Chris Sidoti, author of an independent UN probe alleging Israel is guilty of genocide, has urged Australia to step up efforts to end the Gaza war

www.afr.com

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Mike Inouye @mikeinouye.bsky.social · 19d

PRS are well know to have variable performance across ancestries, frequently with a European bias. We looked closely at fairness of PRS for CVD risk prediction, both with PRS on it's own and in an integrated risk score...

Our results were surprising... 👉 www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

Current polygenic risk scores are unlikely to exacerbate unfairness in cardiovascular disease risk prediction

Background: Current cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models place many individuals in an intermediate risk category where clinical decision-making remains uncertain, highlighting a critica...

www.medrxiv.org

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Prof Gina Ravenscroft🇿🇦🇦🇺 @ginaravenscroft.bsky.social · 21d

Calling Australian #EMCR in health and medical research - anyone willing to speak to media and provide quotes about the impact of the MRFF underspend on researchers, on how tough it is in medical research? Please contact me! #NHMRC #MRFF #biomedicalscience #SaveOzScience #medicalresearch

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · 22d

Thanks! Fortunately he was okay. Took a while for the bleeding to stop, and I worried he had broken something, but in the end no damage. Nothing a baby-chino couldn’t fix.

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · 22d

When a mum and son day out turns into a face plant on the playground, a bad blood nose and you walking around like you’ve stepped out of a blood bath…

Happy to say both child and shirt are all okay!

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Franklin Women @franklinwomen.bsky.social · 22d

We often hear about the ‘leaky pipeline’ in STEMM – but what if women aren’t leaving, they’re pivoting? 💡

In our August Newsletter we caught up with Cassie Leonard, Founder of ELMM Coaching, to get a sneak peek into the new release Beyond the Pipeline 👀

Read more 👉 shorturl.at/oPV3l

A digital promotional graphic of the turquoise book “Beyond the Pipeline” on a green background with floral illustrations. A round pink-to-orange gradient sticker reads: “Women don’t quit. We pivot.”

An open cardboard box filled with multiple copies of the turquoise book “Beyond the Pipeline.” The books are neatly stacked with some brown packing paper tucked inside the box.

Two smiling women stand close together, wearing orange lanyards. One of them holds a turquoise book titled “Beyond the Pipeline.” They appear to be at an event or conference, with people and patterned curtains in the background.

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Fantastic 1st session at #IMPAHC2025 highlights incl
✨Uncle Frank: Welcome to the Country & sharing stories about country
✨Steph Archer: developing a CanRisk user interface
✨Laura Forest: implementing personalised #Breastcancer risk in primary care
✨Paul James: w/early & exciting data from the PRiMo

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Oh no Andrew! Hope you’re okay. Magpies can be ruthless!

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 17

It made me gasp, followed by a LOL too! 😂

Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 16

Haha I saw Laura recording the talk and wasn’t sure what that was about. Makes complete sense now!

Amy did a great job, such a fantastic study!

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

How far have we now come to now have our research recognised at awards such as the Tall Poppy!

I am deeply passionate about my work as a genetic counsellor and my research, and believe there is real value in what we do. As @amcinerney.bsky.social says, our goal is to democratise genomic testing.

Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

The award coincided with the Life After PhD event, where senior GCs shared their career stories to a room full of aspiring research GCs. It was striking to hear the adversities they faced & need to validate the value of our profession. One person being told ‘GC with a PhD was a waste of a post-doc’

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m honoured to have been awarded a Young Tall Poppy Science Award for 2025, among a cohort of inspiring researchers from across QLD and Australia. The Young Tall Poppy award celebrates excellence in research and a passion for sharing science with the broader community.

10 UQ researchers receive Tall Poppy Science Awards

Ten UQ researchers have been awarded Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, celebrating their research impact and passion for inspiring young people to pursue STEM careers.

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

How far have we now come to now have our research recognised at awards such as the Tall Poppy!

I am deeply passionate about my work as a genetic counsellor and my research, and believe there is real value in what we do. As @amcinerney.bsky.social says, our goal is to democratise genomic testing.

Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

The award coincided with the Life After PhD event, where senior GCs shared their career stories to a room full of aspiring research GCs. It was striking to hear the adversities they faced & need to validate the value of our profession. One person being told ‘GC with a PhD was a waste of a post-doc’

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m honoured to have been awarded a Young Tall Poppy Science Award for 2025, among a cohort of inspiring researchers from across QLD and Australia. The Young Tall Poppy award celebrates excellence in research and a passion for sharing science with the broader community.

10 UQ researchers receive Tall Poppy Science Awards

Ten UQ researchers have been awarded Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, celebrating their research impact and passion for inspiring young people to pursue STEM careers.

news.uq.edu.au

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 14

Day one of #HGSA2025 and #asgc2025. Very excited for this jam packed program, catching up with friends, and lots of learning.

Thanks to @laurayeates1.bsky.social and the committee for organising such a great program! 🤗

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 14

Other speakers include:

✨ Dr Elvira Zilliacus, Exc account manager, Blueprint
✨ Prof Clara Gaff, exc director MGHA
✨Dr Jane Tiller, ethical, legal and social adviser, public health genomics researcher
✨Dr Gabrielle Reid, lead genomics co-ordinator MsGC UoM
✨Gillian Blue, head of genet research CHW

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 14

Packed room today for the @gcr-connect.bsky.social Life After PhD event. I love seeing so many GCs interested in research!!! How lucky are we to have so many brilliant GCs sharing their career stories.

First up Melody Menezes, executive director of clinical genetics services at VCGS.

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Tatiane Yanes @tatyanes.bsky.social · Aug 13

On the Uber to the airport for #HGSA2025, I realised I’d left my sunglasses at home. Arranged for a friend to bring them, messaged my husband to leave them outside… His reply?

“Do you want your wallet too?!” 🤦🏻‍♀️😳

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