Genetics and Rare Diseases @ Telethon Kids

We are the Genetics and Rare Disease team led by Dr Timo Lassmann at the Telethon Kids Institute. Interests:#genetics #rarediseases #childhealth #bioinformatics

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

Very exciting to be officially opening our brand new Discovery Centre today! We’ve created this fantastic space for kids visiting Perth Children’s Hospital to learn about health sciences and the research we do here - and it’s all thanks to the generous support of @lotterywest.

[Rare Voices Australia @RareVoices]

The Genomics in the Community project is a collaboration between Australian Genomics and Patient Advocacy Groups. The project aim to make sure Australians have access to... https://t.co/I7ZxKlGyTu

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

Great news! A Telethon Kids Institute spin-off company has received $20 million in funding from the Medical Research Commercialisation Fund to develop a promising new therapy for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis.

[National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) @RareDiseases]

Are you ready to #ShowYourStripes? One way to join the movement for #RareDiseaseDay is to wear striped clothing and/or accessories on February 28! Take a picture & post on social media using the hashtags!

[orphanwriter @orphanwriter]

10 ways to #ShowYourStripes for #RareDiseaseDay! https://t.co/UgSvjsrI2l

[Global Genes @GlobalGenes]

We're compiling a list of educational scholarships for the #raredisease community. If you know of any, please DM us, tag us in a tweet or email [email protected]. Thank you! #CareAboutRare

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Nobody could find a diagnosis for these patients. So they turned to their last, best hope, a little known government program called the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. https://t.co/MMhPK0KGGC

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

“We hope this research will lead to novel ways for us to maintain cancer in a dormant state and, effectively, cure people.” New research from Telethon Kids & @TheDohertyInst @unimelb has identified how the immune system puts cancer to sleep. Read more: https://t.co/bb32Qu2KVy

[Andrew Severin @isugif]

Hey #sicb2019, We are gathering bioinformatics pipelines and turning them into tutorials. If you have any that you would like to share DM me @isugif. if you would like learn a bioinformatics analysis check it out here: https://t.co/rxXORej1Zu #rnaseq #genomeassembly #unix etc

[National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) @RareDiseases]

We just had to share this cute zebra cartoon! Hoping you all have a great first weekend of 2019! 🦓

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

We had a special guest this morning! It was a pleasure to have Mirka Federer visit us for a tour of the labs with Dr Tom Snelling from @WCVID.

[Genetics and Rare Diseases @ Telethon Kids @LassmannLab]

Congratulations to all the amazing researchers @telethonkids who received NHMRC funding this year!

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

Telethon Kids researchers have received significant funding from the @nhmrc to address health issues around respiratory disease, brain cancer, vaccination and Aboriginal health. Congratulations to all grant, fellowship and scholarship recipients! https://t.co/4RAdUYn44y

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

What's it like being a student at Telethon Kids? Anthony Buzzai, a PhD student at the Telethon Kids Cancer Centre, shares his experience working with leading cancer researchers in our world-class labs. See more student testimonials here: https://t.co/trcFDILFd7

[Monica Kehoe @monica_kehoe]

@LassmannLab Dr Timo Lassman from @telethonkids shows us how hidden markov models can be used on sequence data and what you can do with it - really interesting stuff! @Bioinfosummer @DiscoverAMSI #BioInfoSummer

[Monica Dudley-Weldon @mlweldon5]

New gene discovered causing Sensory Processing Disorder and Autism #SPD #autism #epilepsy #syngap1 https://t.co/D59xwNv0pw

[Genetics and Rare Diseases @ Telethon Kids @LassmannLab]

@mlweldon5 Amazing work!

[Antonio Regalado @antonioregalado]

BREAKING: CRISPR inventor Feng Zhang calls for global moratorium on gene edit babies. https://t.co/1NkGOR3o4j

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

Vale Stan Perron AM, a great Western Australian and a valued & respected supporter of Telethon Kids. We will remember Stan with much gratitude and affection, and our thoughts are with Jean and the family. https://t.co/zpZYbWbGLd

[The Kids Research Institute Australia @TheKids_AU]

“The ideas funded through this program have the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new & improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies.”
Read more about the Blue Sky Awards, generously funded by @bhp: https://t.co/29H9t7qa0N

[Genetics Society of America @GeneticsGSA]

For some genes, one parent can have a disproportionate effect on the offspring’s phenotype. Mont et al. examined parent of origin effects for 199 phenotypes in rats. https://t.co/cRjVfAOVa9 #G3journal