The Australian Centre of Excellence in Twin Research will build on the Australian Twin Registry, which for 30 years has played an integral part in health & medical research. The new Centre aims to expand a state-of-the-art resource for conducting research, bring together leading national and international researchers from across disciplines, and build capacity in people, techniques, and expertise to continue to enable twin research to address major health and medical issues.
From science to policy: quantifying and managing the risk of mosquito borne disease in the context of climate change. It is important to assess and manage the health risks of climate change. This research will create fundamental knowledge and practical skills on the interdisciplinary assessment and management of health risks of climate change, and explore policy ramifications of research outcomes in this study.
Trajectories and turning points for women's reproductive health. This project will take a whole life perspective to investigate women’s reproductive health. It uses data from more than 150,000 women in 10 cohort studies across six nations. Findings will advance our understanding of reproductive health and will support a more tailored approach to women’s health policy and strategies for healthy ageing.