The Advanced Genomics Collaboration
The Advanced Genomics Collaboration

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Locating cancer's source
News
Mar 18, 2024
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Locating cancer's source
Developing a rapid multi-omic liquid biopsy blood test utilising whole genome sequencing to resolve the difficult diagnosis of cancer of unknown primary origin.
Enabling new therapies to stop blindness
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Mar 18, 2024
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Enabling new therapies to stop blindness
Establishing a comprehensive patient dataset of inherited retinal diseases, providing information to drive new treatments and therapies for the most common cause of blindness in working-aged Australians.
A better way to diagnose and treat prostate cancer
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Mar 18, 2024
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A better way to diagnose and treat prostate cancer
A trial using genomic testing and predictive disease modelling to guide therapy and reduce the burden of prostate cancer diagnosis, which evidence suggests is over-diagnosed and over-treated in early disease.
The future of cancer is very personal
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Dec 12, 2023
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The future of cancer is very personal
Precision medicine allows us to develop treatments for a specific disease in one person. But we must ensure all Australians can access these benefits
TAGC sponsors 2023 MDHS Honours Conference
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Oct 27, 2023
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TAGC sponsors 2023 MDHS Honours Conference
TAGC was proud to sponsor the University of Melbourne’s annual MDHS Honours Conference this year, in line with the partnership’s commitment to supporting scholarship and learning opportunities to equip the next generation of researchers with the skills to lead the genomic workforce of the future.
Making advanced genomic testing more accessible for cancer patients
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Sep 20, 2023
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Making advanced genomic testing more accessible for cancer patients
The TAGC team recently received full diagnostic accreditation through the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) to perform ‘ctDNA profiling’ analysing tumour DNA collected via liquid biopsy. It’s a crucial step towards making advanced genomics testing more affordable and accessible.

Increasing genomics innovation and its translation and adoption into the healthcare system to improve patient outcomes.