Over the next five years our BRC plans to undertake translational research on key health problems across thirteen themes, including cancer, infection, diabetes, obesity, dementia, cardiovascular, immune and neurological disease and mental health.
Our extensive cohorts (groups) of patients, data and samples and cross-theme expertise, particularly in genomics and data science, will be strengthened by new resources to securely collect and analyse health data from individuals and populations to study how our genetic make-up influences the development of various illnesses. This will enable our themes to explore the earliest origins of disease and build on this knowledge to develop diagnostics, treatments and preventative strategies to improve health outcomes.