Projects

Current and potential projects at NCIG.

Long Read genome assembly

Current
Assertions against the human reference genome, which has a strong African and European bias.

Population Variation

Current
This project investigates how much genomic variation there is Indigenous communities, how it compares with populations in other parts of the world and communities in other parts of Australia, and how much is variation likely to affect health.

Research governance and community engagement

Current
NCIG is an experiential research project, developing new models of leadership, governance and practice in Indigenous genomic research.