Distinguished Prof. Lyn Griffiths is a molecular geneticist with more
than 30 years’ research experience. She undertakes research focused on
identifying genes involved in common traits and disorders including migraine,
cardiovascular disease, memory, dementia and concussion. She is Director of the
Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, developing targeted treatments based on genetic
information, and training the next generation of genomics scientists. She is a
passionate advocate of the translation of medical research through
commercialisation and is the Director of the MTP Connect and industry-led
Bridge and BridgeTech programs, undertaking commercialisation training for the
pharmaceutical and medical device technology fields across Australia. Her own genetics research at the Genomics Research Centre has led
to diagnostic breakthroughs for several neurogenetic disorders, including
familial migraine, ataxia, epilepsy and hereditary stroke and has also led to the establishment of a new Defence Innovation Hub which is using next-generation
DNA technology to identify the remains of missing servicemen. The Hub is
utilising aDNA techniques, whole-genome sequencing and genetic profiling of
family reference samples to aid in this identification of remains. Her research has appeared in >430
peer-reviewed international publications and she has obtained significant
competitive and industry research funds to support her research team.
A/Prof. Francesca Fernandez works at the School of Health and
Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic
University in Nudgee, Australia. A/Prof. Fernandez is the Guest Editor of the Special
Issue “The Protective Effects of Natural Products on Chronic Neuroinflammation
and Cognitive Aging” in MDPI. A/Prof. Fernandez’s research interests mainly focus
on cognition, Alzheimer’s disease, mental health, human genetics,
and nutrigenomics. Dr. Fernandez’s scientific output includes 64 publications in
various journals with an h-index of 22 (Scopus, January 2024).
