Chris leads the OurDNA team at the Centre for Population Genomics (CPG). With a research background and a PhD in Drosophila genetics from Monash University, Chris has over a decade of experience managing large-scale research programs across industry, academic, and not-for-profit settings.
As the lead of the OurDNA program, Chris oversees the community engagement, participant recruitment, and sample management sub-teams, ensuring the successful delivery of OurDNA's mission to drive genomic discovery and equitable genomic medicine in Australia.
The Centre for Population Genomics is a joint national initiative of Garvan Institute of Medical Research and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. The Institutes are national leaders in genomic research, with complementary strengths spanning large-scale genomics, data science, population health, and clinical impact.
The Centre for Population Genomics values diversity in our team and our work. We believe that including all human diversity in genomic research will empower medical care that benefits everyone.
We pay our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to their Elders past and present. We gratefully accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart “to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future”.
