Learn about GenV: your opportunity to create a healthier futureGenV is a research project for expecting parents and newborn babies, happening from 2020 to 2022 in Victoria. If you join, you will contribute to healthier children, parents, and families in the future.
Improving care and development through world-class researchGenV will work in partnership with Victoria’s health organisations to collect data that will enhance researchers' capacity to understand patient outcomes.
Comprehensive research for precision policy and service deliveryGenV aims to transform how we conduct research into health and wellbeing, establishing the foundations for new approaches to data-led policy and strategy development, and the strengthening of service delivery.
Our achievements, partners and key peopleLearn more about GenV’s collaborative partnerships with leading universities, institutes, and service providers, and meet the people who help to bring our exciting vision to life.
Home\About GenV\Our team Back Our team Our team Professor Melissa Wake Director As Director of GenV, Melissa uses her experience as a paediatrician and as one of Australia’s foremost community child health researchers to lead its development and implementation. You can find out more on Melissa here. Professor Richard Saffery Deputy Director, Bio Sciences As Deputy Director of Bio Sciences, Richard provides expert guidance on the creation, and strategic implementation of Australia’s largest biological sample repository. You can find out more on Richard here. Professor Sharon Goldfeld Deputy Director, Equity and Knowledge Translation As Deputy Director of Equity and Knowledge Translation, Sharon provides strategic direction on the translation of research to inform policy service delivery and professional practice. You can find out more on Sharon here. Dino Asproloupos Program Manager As Program Manager, Dino leads the operations of GenV out of the MCRI, including governance, finance and general management to support the GenV team. Joan Leong Bio Discovery Manager As Bio Discovery Manager, Joan is responsible for coordinating the creation and implementation of Australia’s largest biorepository. This includes the management of high-utility samples from service providers and participating research projects. William Siero Cohort 2020s Manager As Cohort 2020s Manager, Will is responsible for the recruitment of the GenV child and parent cohort, developing the processes and working with the maternity hospitals supporting the cohort. Michael Stringer Data Innovation Manager As Data Innovation Manager, Michael is responsible for designing and implementing the IT systems required to build the GenV Data Repository. This includes integrating datasets from state-wide health, education and social services into a coherent whole. Dr Jessika Hu Solutions Hub Co-Lead (Epidemiology) As Solutions Hub Co-Lead (Epidemiology), Jessika is a clinical and public health doctor, responsible for designing the research output of GenV to better understand the distribution and causes of health problems. Naomi Schwarz Solutions Hub Co-Lead (Knowledge Translation and Engagement) As our Solutions Hub Co-Lead (Knowledge Translation and Engagement), Naomi is responsible for ensuring research generated from GenV can effectively inform policy, service delivery and professional practice.