Garvan Institute of Medical Research
A/Prof Sarah Kummerfeld is the Scientific Head of the Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics. She uses genomics to understand human disease and translate findings into clinical diagnostics and treatments. Sarah completed her PhD in Computational Biology at the University of Cambridge, working on protein structure and function prediction. Her postdoctoral research at Stanford University studied the molecular basis of human ageing.
Sarah has worked both in academia and industry, including 10 years as a Scientist at Genentech, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. At Genentech, she used large-scale genomics approaches to understand why only some patients respond to treatment and to identify diagnostic biomarkers that predict response to particular drugs. Sarah is dedicated to bringing applying advances in genomics research to benefit
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Garvan Institute of Medical Research
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The Garvan Institute of Medical Research has made significant breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of disease. We are leaders in genomic and personalised medicine, use cutting-edge technology to study, prevent and treat major diseases like cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, immonological, skeletal and neurological disease.