Australian National Phenome Centre
The Australian National Phenome Centre is situated in the Harry Perkins South building in Perth, Western Australia. This is co-located with the South Metropolitan Health Service COVID-19 Research Response (CRR) team, Western Australian DNA Bank, and close to PathWest Laboratories and major clinical facilities.
Collectively, these entities are uniquely placed to deliver hard science about the COVID-19 infections as they occur in the general population and set the benchmark for international research into the virus.
The outcome will be a genuinely unique WA driven translational response to the viral threat and a critical part of the clinical trials conducted at the Fiona Stanley Hospital site.
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The Health Futures Institute at Murdoch also houses one of the most advanced genotyping facilities in Australia, led by Associate Professor Mark Watson, and has already developed a COVID-19 test capability.
The ANPC will work closely with this group and PathWest laboratories to create new diagnostic and prognostics markers of COVID-19 for WA, the nation and the world.
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Professor Jeremy Nicholson
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences
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Professor Elaine Holmes
Premier's Fellow in Phenomics