Jeans for Genes Australia

Our Stem Cell Medicine Group at Children's Medical Research Institute is a founding partner of an expert network aimed at reducing the use of animals in medical research, as announced by Medical Research Minister David Harris MP this week. This is a very exciting initiative and we’re grateful to the NSW Government for their support of this work.

Read more here: https://www.cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/cmri-joins-key-government-network

NSW Health University of Sydney UNSW UTS: University of Technology Sydney Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) The University of Newcastle, Australia UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia

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It was a joyful day hosting a group of inquisitive and engaged students from Harvest Christian College! 🎒✨

The researchers at Children's Medical Research Institute shared with them our innovative cancer research, showcased the world of stem cells and more!

On the way out, the students grabbed our new merch and are now planning a fundraiser for Jeans for Genes Day. Success! 👖

🎂🥳 Today we wish Harrison a very special fourth birthday. This time last year his family weren’t sure what the future held, as he recovered from a cancer diagnosis, and today he is happy and healthy. That’s the power of research and we are so grateful to have you as a face of Jeans for Genes this year mate.

Two Children's Medical Research Institute researchers were involved in this exciting study that found diet had a life-changing impact on children with Kabuki Syndrome. Dr Mark Graham and Dr Nader Aryamanesh used sequencing technologies to understand how diet changed gene expression.

Read more here: https://www.cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/world-first-study-changes-life-to-kids-with-rare-condition

ScienceDirect University of Sydney The Children's Hospital at Westmead The Westmead Institute for Medical Research

⏲️Time is running out to make your tax-deductible gift before this EOFY on 30 June!

By donating today, your generous gift will help our researchers find better treatments with less side effects for kids with cancer, right here, in our own backyard.

You’ll be helping kids like Abbey so she can keep playing in her own backyard. 🏡👧

Donate now: bit.ly/abbey24

It was wonderful to see one of our former faces of Jeans for Genes Teddy, catching up with A/Prof Leszek Lisowski and Dr Andrea Perez-Iturralde at the recent 2nd International CTNNB1 Foundation Syndrome Conference in Slovenia. There were 81 families from around the world in attendance – the largest gathering of kids with this condition – and everyone was dedicated to finding a treatment for this genetic condition.

Congratulations to Hani Kim for her publication out today in Nature (Springer Nature) which uses machine learning to study how the body responds to heart, lung, liver and kidney transplants. This will provide vital insight to helps kids like a former face of Jeans for Genes Charlize, who require life-saving transplants, as their only form of treatment for genetic disease.

Read the full article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03030-6

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡! 👶💙 And they are selling like hot cakes! We've got a new unisex baby blue hoodie, t-shirt and
navy zip-front jersey. Head over to our shop now as stock is limited: https://shop.cmri.org.au/

What an incredible success! 🌟 Hats off to our amazing CMRI Strathfield Committee for pulling off an incredibly successful Autumn Luncheon this week!

A special thanks to guest speaker Sarah Cisca who is mum to one of our faces of Jeans for Genes, Joseph. We appreciate you sharing your personal story of living with cystic fibrosis and what research can do for future generations.

🎊 SHE DID IT! Jenna Jones is off to Paris! 🥳🇦🇺 Congratulations Jenna on all your hard work paying off and you making your dreams come true. You are such a source of inspiration for our Jeans for Genes community. We are so proud of you!

Introducing the official Australian Paralympic Swim Team for Paris 2024!

‘If our swimming team does well, Australia does well.’

Exciting newcomers and seasoned pros are among the 30 athletes named in the Australian Swimming Team to compete at the Paris Paralympic Games.

They will be out to write a new chapter in Australia’s decorated history on Para-sport’s biggest stage.

Read the full story: https://bit.ly/4b5aLbZ

Swimming Australia | Australian Dolphins Swim Team | Paralympic Games | Paris 2024 | Qantas | |

A member of our Jeans for Genes family, Jenna Jones is swimming for her spot in the Paris Paralympics tonight and tomorrow! 🏊🇦🇺

Jenna hasn’t let vision loss stop her from achieving her dreams and we know you’ll all be cheering her on in the 100m freestyle tonight and the 100m backstroke tomorrow.

Please send her your good luck messages so she knows we are all behind her!

We're looking for support on the day! 💙👖

Join us on 2nd of August and volunteer your hours to help sell merch, collect donations and raise important awareness. Many of our volunteers come back year after year because there's nothing quite like the energy and excitement of Jeans for Genes Day!

Get ready to...
- Meet like-minded volunteers on the day
- Add to your community engagement hours, school or university requirements or corporate volunteer days
- Link your friends together and form a team!

Dust off that denim and help make a difference: https://www.cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/get-involved/jeans-for-genes/volunteer

We were thrilled to induct new Life Members and a Life Governor at our recent Annual Meeting of Committees and Annual General Meeting of Children's Medical Research Institute. Congratulations to Life Governor Albert Wong AM and Life Members John Dunlop AM and Graeme Stewart AM who have been so dedicated to our cause.

A huge thank you also to our loyal fundraising Committee members who travelled far and wide to share with us the highlights of their year – we are grateful for every piece of advocacy and fundraising you do for us.

Quirindi - CMRI Committee CMRI Canberra Committee CMRI Mudgee CMRI Christmas Fair Wagga Wagga CMRI Goulburn & Surrounds Committee CMRI Strathfield Committee Gerringong Children's Medical Research Institute The Hills Committee of Children's Medical Research Institute Kangaroo Valley Children's Medical Research Institute Committee

We are grateful to Parramatta Chamber of Commerce and our friends at KPMG Australia for allowing us to host the June Business After 5 to remind our local community about the incredible research being done in their backyard.

Special mention to our researcher Dr Noa Lamm for sharing her cancer research and to mum Naomi for generously sharing son Harrison's story with childhood cancer. Look out for his heartfelt story on our social pages in coming weeks.

During National Reconciliation Week, we wanted to share this profound story we learned as part of our efforts to better connect with country and understand more about this area where Children's Medical Research Institute research takes place.

We are dedicated to protecting the health of children, dedicated to finding treatments and cures, and the She-Oak is a perfect symbol for how we see ourselves as part of the world around us.

We acknowledge the Burramattagal People of the Darug Nation, the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways in Westmead (Sydney) where CMRI stands today. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and custodians of these lands and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Friendship goals right here 💞💪

Amelia and her friend Abigail proved that nothing can stop them, not even vision impairment, at the school cross country. 🏃‍♀️ Abigail guided our Jeans for Genes ambassador through the race, and her mum shared how much she loved supporting her friend.

We are very proud to have Professor Robyn Jamieson playing an important role in a new project that will change the way inherited retinal diseases are diagnosed and treated. It has been recently announced by the National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC.

Read more here: https://www.cmrijeansforgenes.org.au/news/inherited-retinal-disease-study-to-allow-better-access-to-diagnosis-and-treatment