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Senior Manager, Advancement and EngagementInstitute for Molecular BioscienceResearcher profile is public:0Supervisor:Body:Wendy brings over 30 years of experience in the non-profit and higher education sectors to IMB, including work with both Canadian and Australian universities. Her passion for supporting the work of biomedical researchers grew from first-hand experiences of how limited treatment options are in healthcare. Every day she is inspired by the hope that research offers for individuals and families impacted by disease, as well as the role that discovery science plays in tackling climate change and food security threats.
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People have known for thousands of years that parents pass traits to their children, but it is only relatively recently that our technology has caught up to our curiosity, enabling us to delve into the mystery of how this inheritance occurs, and the implications for predicting, preventing and treating disease.
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