Genomics resources
VIDEOS
What is Genomic Medicine?
Watch this short animated video that explains what genomic medicine is.
Genomics helping children with genetic disorders
Dr Tony Roscioli, Leader of Garvan's Rare Disease Genomics team.
Genomics in Kidney Disease
Dr Amali Mallawaarachchi, Research Officer in Garvan's Neuronal Stem Cells lab.
Genomics in Cancer Research
Prof David Thomas, Head of Garvan's Cancer Division and Director of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre.
How Genomics Affects Genetic Pathology
Prof Leslie Burnett, Chief Medical Officer at Genome.One.
Beyond the Genome
Prof Susan Clark, Head of Garvan's Genomics and Epigenetics Division.
Genomics and the Immune System
Prof Chris Goodnow, Garvan's Deputy Director and Head of our Immunogenomics lab.
Garvan Institute Genomics
Prof John Mattick, Garvan's Executive Director and Head of our RNA Biology and Plasticity lab, and Prof Chris Goodnow, Garvan's Deputy Director and Head of our Immunogenomics lab.
Genome Gazing: Ever wondered what your genome looks like?
A 360° animation for Google Cardboard by Dr Kate Patterson, Garvan's Scientific Illustrator Project Leader.
Clinical Genomics: What Are The Opportunities?
A/Prof Marcel Dinger, Head of the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics and Head of Garvan's Genome Informatics lab.
Genomics BC
Animated introductions to genomics, and recordings of talks from leading scientists.
National Human Genome Research Institute
Lectures, documentaries and recordings of scientific meetings covering the research, issues and clinical applications of genomic research.
The resources below have been chosen for their insight and explorations of the science and associated issues of genetics and genomics. They have been created by organisations other than the Garvan Institute and reflect a range of views and media. The views and opinions of people not at Garvan and that appear on this list or website do not necessarily reflect our views. Links to these sites are provided for your convenience, but the Institute is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Garvan does not endorse or recommend commercial products, processes or services and no such conclusions should be drawn from content provided in or linked from this website or information sheet.
Personal Genetics Education Project
Educational resources, videos, games, and blog posts by a team of scientists, sociologists, educators, and artists housed in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School.
Genomics Education Programme
A wide range of education and training resources from the National Health Service’s (NHS) Health Education England.
Genomics England
A website for the 100,000 Genomes Project being conducted by Genomics England. Contains information and FAQs about the project.
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus & Genomics England – Socialising the genome
An introduction to a project to find out how to make genomics a more social concept, a joint partnership by the Wellcome Genome Campus, Wellcome Trust and Genomics England.
GeneTube
A series of videos developed as part of the “Socialising the Genome” project where members of the public can take part in the research to understand their attitudes, beliefs and understanding about genomics.
Biointeractive
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute – includes video lectures, animations, and virtual laboratory simulations.
Science by Doing: Evolution and Heredity
Materials for high school students and teachers covering the Australian science curriculum.
Learn.Genetics
This site, from the Genetic Science Learning Center in Utah, USA, contain genetics-related animations, interactive games, text and images covering topics from cloning and natural selection to epigenetics.
Teach.Genetics
This site, from the Genetic Science Learning Center in Utah, USA, contain genetics-related animations, interactive games, text and images covering topics from cloning and natural selection to epigenetics.
DNA Interactive: Discovering DNA’s structure and beyond (2003)
DNAi comprises six major topic areas: Timeline, Code, Manipulation, Genome, Applications, and Chronicle. The topics were serially released over a five-month period in 2003. The site is a collection of animations, interactive games, video and high-resolution animations of DNA processes.
Our molecular selves
A video, including 3D animations, produced as one of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s online education resources.
The Virtual Genetics Education Centre
FAQs, videos and experiments from the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester (UK).
Genome: Unlocking Life's Code
An exhibition and online resource resulting from a collaboration between the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) collaboration in the USA.
YourGenome.org
A site with background information on genes and genomes, specific topic primers (eg. pharmacogenomics) and a set of animations, interactives and activities for teachers on topics including cancer, proteins, DNA and pathogens.
TECHNOLOGY 'EXPLAINERS'
New technologies: Sequencing at Speed
This animation created by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute explains the processes used by one of the leading ‘next-generation’ sequencers that have dramatically decreased the cost and time required to sequence a genome.
Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC): Biology animation Library
These animations tend to focus on explaining technologies and biological processes in short, self-contained and downloadable animations. If you play the animations online, you are also referred to a set of related content from DNALC sites.
GENES, GENOMES AND DISEASE
Your Genes, Your Health
A multimedia primer to 15 genetic disorders, created by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Dolan DNA Learning Center. Animations focus on inheritance patterns and diagnosis and treatment; videos explore individual stories, families and experiences of the disorders.
Inside Cancer
A multimedia exploration of the molecular basis of cancer, created by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Dolan DNA Learning Center. The ‘Diagnosis & Treatment’ section includes explanations of pharmacogenetics and targeted therapies. In this site, animations are integrated with videos of leading researchers.
HISTORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENETICS AND GENOMICS
Wellcome Trust: Codebreakers
Online research resource covering the history of genetics. Includes books and archives from the Wellcome Trust library and its partner institutions.
DNA from the beginning
Animated summaries of 75 key experiments in the history of genetics, and video interviews with experts.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Oral History collection
A collection of oral histories providing perspectives on the development of molecular biology from leading scientists in the field.
AUSTRALIAN INFORMATION LEAFLETS AND FAQ SHEETS
Centre for Genetics Education (NSW Health)
This state-wide education service has generated an extensive set of up-to-date Fact Sheets about genetic technologies.
Genetics and human health
National Health and Medical Research Council (includes a 'Sequencing your genome' and a 'Personalised Medicine and Genetics' section)
Medical genetic testing: information for health professionals
National Health and Medical Research Council.
BLOGS
Genes to Genomes
A blog from the Genetics Society of America featuring news, highlights from genetics journals and posts from a range of guest contributors.
The Conversation
A collection of articles on genomics from The Conversation, an independent Australian news provider.
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics blog
Contains posts about various projects being undertaken by the centre, often written by the researchers involved.
