Using twin and family studies to make genomics relevant to population health [ 2018 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof John Hopper (Principal investigator)

Brief description This Fellowship will make major impacts on health by building on decades of research creating large studies of families, and in particular twins. One aim is to produce a simple web-based tool for women to accurately know their risk of breast cancer based on family history, mammography and genetic markers. This could transform breast and genetic screening across the world. Another is to develop new ways of analysing twin data which resolve which risk factors are causal and relevant to prevention.

Funding Amount $876,005.00

Funding Scheme Research Fellowships

Notes Research Fellowship