Learn about GenV: your opportunity to create a healthier future GenV is a research project built by Victorian families for all families. If you join, you will contribute to healthier children, parents, and families in the future.
Improving care and development through world-class research GenV 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 delivery GenV 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 people Learn 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.
Meet GenV parent Tricia and daughters Charlie and Summer! GenV Parents We love hearing from our GenV families! It takes a whole community of families to make GenV possible. Every family’s… Read more
GenV Helps Make Vaccines Safer for Babies Media centre RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus is a common virus that spreads easily. It can cause serious illness in babies and… Read more
GenV Study Protocol Publication: Building Trust, Enabling Discovery What’s happening at GenV? The Generation Victoria (GenV) study protocol is now available in BMC Public Health (January 2025), providing a transparent, peer-reviewed foundation… Read more
GenV States the Case for Linking Victoria’s MCH Data What’s happening at GenV? A recent Medical Journal of Australia article (April 2025) highlights the untapped potential of Victoria’s Maternal and Child Health (MCH)… Read more
Spotlight on Shakiba Akbari Spotlight on GenV Shakiba Akbari highlights some of her work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse families. What is your role at GenV and… Read more
Meet GenV parent Saada and daughter Mya! GenV Parents We love hearing from our GenV families! It takes a whole community of families to make GenV possible. Every family’s… Read more
Meet GenV parent Jess and son Koah! GenV Parents We love hearing from our GenV families! It takes a whole community of families to make GenV possible. Every family’s… Read more
Hearing from GenV Families – Our first focus survey on foods for children Spotlight on GenV In June 2025, we launched our first focus survey – on foods for young children! Most of GenV happens in… Read more
Celebrating World Microbiome Day (27 June) Spotlight on GenV June 27 is World Microbiome Day – and we’re celebrating nearly 10,000 child stool samples! You might wonder why we’re… Read more
International Women’s Day 2025 & Women’s History Month What’s happening at GenV? On International Women’s Day (8 March) and throughout Women’s History Month, we celebrate the incredible women who drive GenV’s research… Read more
Bold vision to transform the health and wellbeing of children in Australia Media centre 03 March 2025 Originally shared on mcri.edu.au Two of the largest studies of their kind in Australia have a bold… Read more
Spotlight on Daisy Shepherd Spotlight on GenV Dr Daisy Shepherd has been named one of Australia’s Superstars of STEM for her work developing analytical methods to improve… Read more