Tiwi land council visit

Research projects

Partnering with Gurriny Yealamucka, the LINEAGE Study explores Indigenous views on genomic data storage and security, fostering two-way learning to build trust and guide best practices.

Theme

  • Indigenous consent, control, knowledge and capacity-building

Exploring Indigenous perspectives on genomics in NT and Yarrabah with community partners to guide respectful, community-informed research and data sharing through the CONNECT program.

Theme

  • Indigenous consent, control, knowledge and capacity-building

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

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.

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