Senior Research Fellow & Assoc. Genetic Counsellor | Mid-Career VCA research fellowship | @PeterMacCC @unimelb | On Wurundjeri land | She/Her
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined July 2009
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A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
What are the key motivations & barriers to consumers when partnering with #CancerResearch teams? 🤔
This topic is explored in a new study by JL Waterland, C Beer, @Rowan_ForbShep, @LEForrest from @PeterMacCC & @unimelb.
Access the full paper here 👇
link.springer.com/article/10…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Super proud of Tessa Gatt-Rutter who completed this brilliant piece of work reviewing consumer attitudes and preferences toward psychiatric genetic counselling and educational resources during her MGH @UniMelb internship at the Genomic Medicine @TheRMH
pdf.sciencedirectassets.com/…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
@purton_louise is speaking at our Lea Awards today where we reward and acknowledge our female researchers. She has given us an incredibly deep insight into her own journey as a woman, a woman with disability, and a female researcher in our society. Please follow her on X.
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
What an awe-inspiring day we've had at the Peter Mac Women in Science Symposium.
A stellar lineup of speakers who are paving the way for #women and leading in their fields. Big thanks to all our speakers for their impactful, inspiring words.
📽️ full symposium vid coming soon
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Join us for a HUGE celebration of women in science - next Friday, March 1 form 9:30am.
Register here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Absolutely delighted to share this ⬇️
Who is joining us on Feb 8th?
To register, email [email protected]
@prisma_group_ @dmorenodeluca @GCAustralasia @HGSAAustralasia
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Incredibly grateful to be awarded a clinical services grant from @UniMelb MGC program to improve local practice in psychiatric genetic counselling along with the very wonderful @JoshSchultz16 for his work in implicit bias. Watch this space in 2024 as we create more opportunities.
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
I will be travelling to Canada to attain knowledge and experience in psychiatric genetics to improve patient care and quality of service at @TheRMH
I could not have done this without the significant support of @TheRMH J L Frew Travelling Fellowship.
We are making a difference!
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
New in #npjBCancer, @jocelippey and colleagues report on an Australian online breast cancer screening decision aid (define) that impacts understanding, acceptance, and decision making @LEForrest @PeterMacCC @PeterMacHSR @LouiseKeoghMDHS go.nature.com/458rBo1
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
New research alert: Garvan research genetic counsellor @LucasAMitchell published a scoping review outlining opportunities to increase the visibility of LGBTQIA+ people in healthcare: Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.1…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Science’s true gender gap: this study demonstrates who publishes, gets credit, moves around, receives funding, collaborates and receives citations - demonstrating deeply ingrained bias against women.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Season 3, Episode 1 of Demystifying Genetics is live. My guest is Dr Laura Forrest @LEForrest. Thanks to TrakGene Pty Ltd for sponsoring the show.
#GCChat #IAmAGeneticCounselor #ANZGeneticCounsellors #DemystifyingGenetics
buzzsprout.com/179119/episod…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Case studies and role-playing scenarios may be the most useful tools to increase knowledge and understanding of #PolygenicRiskScores #MedEd @WallingfordC46 @TatYanes4 @Amcinerneyleo @MaryAnn76336276 @laurenMcKn1ght @bronwynterrill @LEforrest bit.ly/43hzaYb
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
It is well known that #BRCA1 & #BRCA2 genes increase the risk of ovarian and breast #cancer but there are many more inherited genes responsible for cancer. @LEForrest and A/Prof Paul James from @PeterMacCC discuss the impact and how research is helping address this. listen below
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
It's excellent to see continued media coverage of the Australian Government's funding commitment for whole-body MRI for #LiFraumeniSyndrome, featuring our Head of Cohorts @ballingermandy. Watch the full story via @10NewsFirst and learn more here: omico.com.au/news/new-hope-s…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
A/Prof Paul James and Dr @LEForrest from Peter Mac and @TheRMH's Parkville Familial Cancer Centre joined @RadioNational's Health Report with @normanswan for this moving feature looking at what genetic info can mean for families with a history of cancer. soundcloud.com/peter_mac_new…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
I wrote a thing for @Nature outlining 3 common workplace gender equality mistakes:
1 Focusing on quantity rather than the quality of women’s experiences
2 Initiatives that try to fix women rather than change systems
3 An overestimation of progress nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
A/Prof Laura Forrest PhD retweeted
Fantastic #WISS22 conference today. #BreakTheBias @PeterMacCC congrats 🎉 @JunyunLai @michyong2 many thanks to @shellkryan @ShelleyDolan2 @maxVmor @Smith_Lorey @LEForrest @JaalaPulford @UniMelb @GIWLANU
