GenIMPACT

GenIMPACT

Mission Statement

The Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine (GenIMPACT) provides internationally leading research on the potential of genomics and similarly path-breaking new innovations to improve human health and thereby have significant impacts on the economy and society. The impacts would typically occur across multiple Federal and State government portfolios addressing health, economic, and social policy.

Centre Director

Macquarie University Distinguished Professor Deborah Schofield

Macquarie University Distinguished Professor Deborah Schofield is the inaugural Director of GenIMPACT: Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine, at the Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University.

Research Team

Name Research Interests
 

Distinguished Professor Deborah Schofield
Director, Centre for Economic Impacts of Genomic Medicine (GenIMPACT)

P: +61 2 9850 4808
E: deborah.schofield@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University map 

  • Econogenomics
  • Health Economics
  • Labour and Productivity
  • Microsimulation
 

Associate Professor Rupendra Shrestha
Senior Research Fellow, Health Economics
Centre Deputy

P: +61 2 9850 9178
E: rupendra.shrestha@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University map 

  • Economic Evaluation of Genetic Sequencing
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
  • Productivity Lost Due to Chronic Conditions
  • Costs of Illness
  • Microsimulation Models
 

Dr Evelyn Lee
Research Fellow

P: +61 2 9850 4017
E: evelyn.lee@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University map

  • Economic evaluation of healthcare interventions
  • Markov modelling
KatherineLimPhoto Katherine Lim
Research Fellow

E: katherine.lim@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
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  • Health economics
  • Microsimulation
  • Public health
   
joshua_kraindler Joshua Kraindler
Research Fellow
 
P: +61 2 9850 4764
E: josh.kraindler@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
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  • Health Economics
  • Heathcare Funding
  • Applied Econometrics
AdrianaCT Adriana Castelo Taboada
Research Fellow
 
P: +61 2 9840 8510
E:  adriana.castelotaboada@mq.edu.au
A:  Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
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  • Biostatistics
  • Health Economics
  • Microsimulation

Research Assistants

Jayamala_P Jayamala Parmar
Research Assistant - Clinical Genomics

P: +61 2 9850 8452
E: jayamala.parmar@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
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ReanuGopal

Reanu Gopal
Research Assistant - Clinical Genomics

P: +61 2 9850 8420
E:  reanu.gopal@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Rd, Macquarie University NSW 2109  
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NatalieHartGenimpact Natalie Hart
Research Assistant

P: +61 2 9850 4828
E: natalie.hart@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University
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Professional Staff

RosemaryButcherRosemary Butcher
Research Grants Manager

P:  +61 2 9850 4380
E:  rosemary.butcher@mq.edu.au
A:  Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University map
 

Philippa Smith
Administrative Assistant to Director GenIMPACT

P: +61 2 9850 4882
E: philippa.smith@mq.edu.au
A: Level 4, 4 Eastern Road, Macquarie University map

Affiliated Members

John Mattick

Professor John Mattick
School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BABS)
UNSW Faculty of Science

E: j.mattick@unsw.edu.au

 

Professor Simon Kelly
Director, KELLYResearch

P: +61 7 5576 7006
E: simon@kellyresearch.com.au

RobTanton 

Professor Robert Tanton
Director,  Communities in Numbers

P:  +61 430 319 450
E:  rob@cin.net.au

OwenTan_head Dr Owen Tan

E:  owen.tan@mq.edu.au

Research Students

KatherineLimPhotoKatherine Lim
PhD Student

E: katherine.lim@mq.edu.au

Postpartum depression and employment among Migrant Women and non-migrant women in Australia

joshua_kraindler Josh Kraindler
PhD Student

E: josh.kraindler@mq.edu.au
The financial burden of rare genetic diseases on patients and households in Australia.

Associate Members

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