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About

The Centre for Precision Health is a leading biomedical ECU Strategic Research Centre focused on applying a precision health model to our health priorities. Our researchers have knowledge and expertise across Genomics, Glycomics and Proteomics, as well as health translation in the clinic and community.

Research program

The Centre's research program aims to develop precision health solutions to predict an individual's risk for disease, as well as progression rate and response to treatment in vulnerable community members living with:

  • Neurological conditions (Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Huntington's disease and other neurological conditions)
  • Cancer (Melanoma, lung cancer and other cancers)
  • Chronic and metabolic conditions (Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease, Crohn's disease and other conditions)

Precision Health model

Instead of a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach, we focus on an individual's unique biology and environment to inform personalised treatment strategies and health interventions.

Imagine a future where you visit the doctor, and they present a personalised plan to keep you healthy for as long as possible or prescribe the most optimal treatment strategy that is tailored specifically to you.

Benefits of our approach

Precision Health allows clinicians and researchers to:

  • determine the optimal treatment and ongoing care for each individual
  • identify disease-specific genetic changes to recognise or predict undiagnosed conditions
  • guide lifestyle and environmental recommendations based on an individual's unique genetic risk factors
  • prevent potentially life-threatening side effects from medications and other systemic treatments
  • provide better population health improvements through evidence-based risk profiling
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