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Visitors share knowledge and experience

September 2, 2019

International visitors to Melbourne Genomics have highlighted the power and potential of cross-border collaboration to advance genomics.

Strong presence at international conferences

September 2, 2019

Melbourne Genomics continues to expand our global influence and leadership, with multiple presentations at national and international conferences in recent weeks.

Time for a chat

September 2, 2019

Dr David Ireland is a research scientist at CSIRO’s Australian E-Health Research Centre, specialising in software development for mobile and server applications, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, signal processing, and human-computer interaction – to name a few.

Dr Ireland has been engaged by Melbourne Genomics to develop a chatbot that could interact with patients seeking testing for additional genomic findings.

We asked him a few questions about chatbots and the development of ‘Edna’.

Milestone: all patient reports issued

June 26, 2019

Melbourne Genomics is marking yet another significant milestone, with all clinical projects having finalised patient reports.

Short course prepares medical professionals for genomics

June 26, 2019

More medical professionals will know how to choose the right genomic test for patients, and order and interpret the test reports, after a new Melbourne Genomics’ short course gets underway in coming weeks.