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GUEST SPEAKERS:
A/Prof David Godler
Associate Professor within the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, group leader of the Diagnosis and Development Laboratory at the Murdoch Children’s Research institute (MCRI)
Topics: Australian First Chromosome 15 Imprinting disorders Biobank: Aiming to Enhance Prader Willi Research and Clinical Practice
Meg Iminitoff
PhD candidate - Professor Marnie Blewitt’s Laboratory at Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)
Topics: Investigating the epigenetic regulator SMCHD1 as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome
Dr Lauren Rice
Research Fellow at the Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital Westmead Clinical School
Topic: Oxytocin, GABA and Mindfulness Projects Update
Cara Schofield
PhD candidate with Professor Nora Shields - School of Physiotherapy at La Trobe University
Topic: Investigating the barriers and facilitators to exercise for people with Prader-Willi syndrome throughout the lifespan.
Dr Charlene Waryah
Research Fellow, Cancer Epigenetics - Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Topic: Epigenome editing to re-activate silenced PWS genes