Filipino Ballers nakibahagi sa OurDNA Program

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From left: Niel Tequin, founder of the Filipino Ballers Club, Mila Cichello, Community Co-Lead, Bayanihan Genomics Project, and Dr. Chris Richards – Program Lead, OurDNA. During the community outreach with Filipino basketball players, around 70 Filipino Ballers Club members and friends took part in the OurDNA Project. Credit: SBS Filipino

Matapos ang may higit isang taon nagsimula sa Victoria, nakibahagi ang mga basketball players sa Victoria sa pagpapalawig ng DNA database ng mga underrepresented na komunidad sa Australia. Layunin ng programa ang mas pinabuting diagnosis, pag-gamot sa mga rare diseases.


Key Points
  • Tinatayang maabot na ang 1,000 bilang ng mga Pilipino sa Victoria nakibahagi sa programa bago matapos ang taon.
  • Nakibahagi ang Filipino Ballers sa Melbourne sa programa.
  • Ang OurDNA Program ay isang national initiative sa ilalim ng Centre for Population Genomics. Ang komunidad Pilipino ay nakikipagtulungan sa pamumuno ng Bayanihan Genomics Project.


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