Haloom Rafehi
@HaloomRafehi
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Genomics postdoc at @WEHI_research, studying ataxia, dementia and Parkinson's disease genetics. Cat person and gardener.
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined November 2014
🚨 Call for Abstracts: GeneMappers 2026 🚨 🧬 Event: GeneMappers 2026 📍 Location: Q Station, Manly 📅 Dates: 9-11 March 2026 📢 Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 7 November 2025 🔗 Submit your abstract: https://t.co/7uIIPQUebT
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New research in @Nature_NPJ: blood immune cell discovery has put researchers one step closer to identifying a blood biomarker that would allow doctors to personalise treatments for #ParkinsonsDisease. @MelanieBahlo @LongfeiWang4 Read more: https://t.co/mf41rkH8i1
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Could routine eye scans become a new way to detect diseases early, just like mammograms do for breast cancer? We think so! One of the largest eye studies reveals new insights thanks to brilliant science by @_vickijackson @MelanieBahlo and team. https://t.co/75jd8A5mXW
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New bioinformatics post doc position available! https://t.co/lyZjCJPEkf
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📢 @NatHutchins announces WEHI’s ‘gene hunter' @MelanieBahlo has been inducted onto the 2024 Victorian Honour Roll of Women for her contributions to genetics research, including helping to discover 22 genes linked to brain and eye disorders. More👇
wehi.edu.au
Renowned WEHI bioinformatician Professor Melanie Bahlo AM has been inducted onto the 2024 Victorian Honour Roll of Women as a ‘Change Agent’ in recognition of her significant contributions to the...
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Congrats to MCRI's Dr Miya St John & Dr @kayli_davies121 who have won Harold Mitchell Foundation travelling fellowships for their contributions to #speech and #ataxia research. The funding will help them showcase their research internationally & strengthen global collaborations.
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Congrats to #MCRI's Dr Kiymet Bozaoglu who has received a New Investigator Award to examine the impacts of #NF1 on brain function. NF1 causes various benign tumours and is linked to #ADHD & #autism. | @Kiymet_b @DeptofDefense ➡️ https://t.co/49ANptACnB
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New #AustralianGenomics study led by Dr Mathew Wallis and centred on Tasmania sheds light on the diagnostic pathways for rare diseases in regional Australia and recommends actions to overcome some of the barriers. 👉 https://t.co/FdJpPN9rus 👈 #genomics #research #RareDisease
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Congrats to #MCRI's A/Prof Sebastian Lunke who has received a Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund grant to develop a faster technique to screen for rare #genetic disorders. | #MCRIresearch #Grants #RareDisease #Genetics ➡️ https://t.co/Npp5I1YRh2
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Meet Dr Haloom Rafehi! Her work in the genetics of #ataxia, which affects balance, coordination and speech, earned her the 2024 Lorne Genome Mid-Career Award. Her efforts have improved genetic diagnostics in Australia. 👏👏 Learn more: https://t.co/FVSl3dsO2t
wehi.edu.au
Bioinformatician Dr Haloom Rafehi received the 2024 Lorne Genome Mid-Career Award for her work unravelling the genetics of ataxia, a neurological disorder that impairs balance, coordination and...
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Excited to share many years of work trying to understand how to promote CD8+ T cell memory cells to improve vaccine protection
Transient inhibition of type I interferon enhances CD8+ T cell stemness and vaccine protection https://t.co/GBk7IfzEEd
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Research into lung cancer, malaria, lupus and more is being supported by new CASS Foundation Medicine/Science Grants totalling $506,000. Cheers to grant recipients @goknurginer, @JinNg_1, @maria_tanzer, @JohannesWic, @DrGabbyWatson, @DrAlexDav, Li Jin Chan and Lewis Williams! 👏
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At the 2023 AAC, Bill Nye the Science Guy made a special guest appearance! In 2024, he will be returning to AAC! Joining the fight against Ataxia is personal for Bill. His family is affected by SCA27B, a newly identified type of Ataxia. Watch here: https://t.co/ezMBdAalDq (1/2)
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Starting now in A6/7 #eshg2024 Nonsense mediated mRNA decay: variant interpretation challenges with @GeczSquadGoals and @GenomeSeb
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🔔 Reminder!! ⏰ Abstracts for GeneMappers 2024 are due by 23:59 AEST tonight (Monday 20th May). 🖱️ https://t.co/7uIIPQUebT
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Massive congratulations to all the recipients of @NHMRC Investigator Grants, including our 17 remarkable researchers who are leading innovative projects covering malaria, blood cancer, the ubiquitin system, Parkinson's disease, brain cancer and beyond. 🧵1/4
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Follow @sarah_ann_best , Lab Head at @WEHI_research as she takes us on a lab tour! She's researching the mechanisms underpinning cancer cells. In labs like these, our researchers are working on 13 research projects & clinical trials all funded by The Brain Cancer Centre.
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Fantastic to have WEHI's Professor @srpasricha speak to @AUHealthJournal about the WEHI-led study that has helped transform @WHO guidelines for #anaemia diagnosis. Watch the full clip 👇 #WEHIResearch #GlobalHealth
LANDMARK STUDY LED BY WEHI RESEARCHERS REVISE THRESHOLDS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT ANAEMIA Anaemia affects over 1.5 billion people around the world, including about 1 in 20 Australians. It occurs when a person lacks oxygen-carrying red blood cells (haemoglobin) and iron. The blood
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Thrilled to announce Professor @MelanieBahlo has been awarded the @GeneticsAus MJD White Medal in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of genetics research 👏👏 #genetics #science #medicalresearch #research 🧵1/3
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The first paper from the Phipson lab has been published today in Genome Biology! Very proud to share this work, led by the talented @givanna90. SuperCellCyto: efficient analysis of cytometry data. A quick summary follows. https://t.co/I9ddhf0AQL
genomebiology.biomedcentral.com
Advancements in cytometry technologies have enabled quantification of up to 50 proteins across millions of cells at single cell resolution. Analysis of cytometry data routinely involves tasks such as...
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