Core National Team

  • Prof John Christodoulou (MCRI)

    AM MB BS PhD FRACP FFSc(RCPA) FRCPA FAHMS

    CHIEF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Elle Martin (MCRI)

    BSc.BioMed(Hons) MGenCoun FHGSA

    NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGER

    (Parental leave)

  • Madeleine Harris (MCRI)

    BSc. MGenomHealth

    NATIONAL PROJECT MANAGER

    (Acting)

  • Sarah Jelenich (MCRI)

    NATIONAL PROJECT ASSISTANT

  • Tegan Stait (MCRI)

    BSc. (Hons)

    BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COORDINATOR

  • Dr Daniz Kooshavar (MCRI)

    BSc. MSc. (Human Genetics) PhD Neurogenetics

    VARIANT CURATOR

    (Parental leave)

  • Julia Broadbent (MCRI)

    BBiomed. Genetics

    VARIANT CURATOR

Recruitment Site Leads

  • Victoria

    Prof John Christodoulou

    Clinical Geneticist (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute/Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

    Prof Tiong Tan

    Clinical Geneticist (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

    Prof Sue White

    Clinical Geneticist (Victorian Clinical Genetics Services)

    Prof Mathew Hunter

    Clinical Geneticist (Monash Health)

    Prof Simon Bodek

    Clinical Geneticist (Austin Health)

  • New South Wales

    Dr Emma Palmer

    Clinical Geneticist (Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick)

    Dr Janine Smith

    Clinical Geneticist (The Children’s Hospital at Westmead)

    Prof Mike Field

    Clinical Geneticist (Hunter Genetics and the Genetics of Learning Disability Service)

  • South Australia

    Dr Suzanne Sallevelt

    Clinical Geneticist (Women’s and Children’s Health Network)

    Dr Shannon LeBlanc

    Clinical Geneticist (Women’s and Children’s Health Network)

  • Queensland

    Prof Julie McGaughran

    Clinical Geneticist (Genetic Health Queensland)

  • Northern Teritory

    Dr Nadarajah Kangaharan

    Co-Director Medical/Cardiologist (Royal Darwin Hospital)

    Dr Chloe Stutterd

    Clinical Geneticist (Royal Darwin Hospital Genetics Outreach Clinic)

  • Western Australia

    Prof Gareth Baynam

    Clinical Geneticist (Genetics Services of WA)

  • Tasmania

    Dr Mathew Wallis

    Clinical Geneticist (Tasmanian Health Service)

Study Genetic Counsellors

  • Victoria

    Elly Lynch

    Victorian Clinical Genetics Service

    Ella Wilkins

    Victorian Clinical Genetics Service

  • New South Wales

    Ryan Pysar

    Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick and Westmead

    Hannah Thompson

    Hunter Genetics Service

  • Northern Teritory

    Elly Lynch

    Victorian Clinical Genetics Service

    Ella Wilkins

    Victorian Clinical Genetics Service

  • South Australia

    Louise Cilento

    Women’s and Children’s Health Network

  • Queensland

    Rachel Austin

    Genetic Health Queensland

  • Western Australia

    Lauren Dryer

    (Genetics Nurse) Genetics Services of WA

  • Tasmania

    Denisse Garza

    Tasmanian Health Service