Rowan Forbes Shepherd PhD

@TatYanes4 @smh Good read. Nice work Tat!

Recently I spoke with @smh about genetic testing and what we can learn from our DNA, in particular from polygenic risk. Very informative article, link 👇 smh.com.au/national/it-s-…

For young people, navigating intensive, whole-body cancer surveillance for inherited cancer syndromes brings with it many challenges, shows new @PeterMacRes research www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2021/augu… @Rowan_ForbShep @LEForrest

For Australian football fans, here is a beautiful story of the Fremont Dockers paying tribute to fan Milli Lucas, a LFS patient who died from tumor complications. Milli’s siblings designed the team’s jumpers and they had a tribute to her during the game. au.sports.yahoo.com/afl-crowds-bea…

@nienkezomerdijk @M_Jefford Be sure to flick over to page 538 😉

@Rowan_ForbShep @M_Jefford Sure is! I’m currently in Qld and my dad (GP) has a subscription. I just might sneak it back to Melbourne 🤭

That’s my lunch time reading sorted, thanks @M_Jefford!

Wondering what exciting psychosocial research is afoot for Li-Fraumeni syndrome? Check out this excellent scoping review by our colleagues @sloan_kettering onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cg… Our group @PeterMacRes also has plenty more on the way, so watch this space 🙌

@M_Jefford @LFSAssociation @awernerlinPhD @LouiseKeoghMDHS @LEForrest Great thread @M_Jefford! Particularly proud of this piece outlining the complexity of engaging in #cancerscreening for rare, inherited cancer syndromes like Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Especially as an adolescent or young adult @LFSAssociation @LivingLFS What a fantastic issue @AJofGP

@LFSAssociation Can't wait! So excited to be involved in this new event and get to meet the amazing AYAs that make up the LFS Youth Program #LFSAwarenessMonth

In this first meeting, we will hear from Rowan Forbes-Shepherd, a postdoctoral researcher at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Australia, and the remainder of the meeting will be dedicated to an interactive social time - there are virtual games planned! @Rowan_ForbShep

We are thrilled to announce a new event for our Youth & Young Adult Program: LFSA Youth Connect! This is a quarterly virtual event for our LFS youth/young adult participants to learn from and engage with a medical expert in the LFS field and make new friends with other LFS youth.

Huge month in may for families affected by Li-Fraumeni Syndrome as it marks the inaugural LFS awareness month! #LFSAwareness To learn more, check out the stack of amazing resources at lfsassociation.org

@LEForrest @VicGovDH @PeterMacHSR @PeterMacRes Heartfelt congrats @LEForrest for being awarded a #VictoriaCancerAgency fellowship! Huge win for genetic counselling research in Australia! Sporting a mention in the Premier's media release I might add ;) premier.vic.gov.au/more-research-…

Honored and absolutely stoked to share:: I’ve been awarded a mid-career research fellowship #VictorianCancerAgency @VicGovDH 🎉 4 years funding for #geneticcounseling #CancerResearch (hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial) @PeterMacHSR @PeterMacRes #gcchat

Join #LiFraumeni patients and families from around the globe at the #LFSA Symposium on October 3-4 and 10-11! Register at attendify.co/30dSIiE.

@SharonSavageMD @PeterMacRes @NCIEpiTraining Ha! I guess brevity will be part of my professional development on arrival @NCIEpiTraining 🤣 Can't wait to get over there!

@Rowan_ForbShep @PeterMacRes Awesome! but, only 109 808 words ?! Looking forward to welcoming you at #NCI_ClinicalGenetics for your #postdoc @NCIEpiTraining

109 808 words, 428 pages, 3 publications, and 2 awards. I have finally submitted my flippin' PhD! #phdchat #phdlife @PeterMacRes

@Camunicates Likewise! And thank you! Pumped to meet the full team :) Heard a lot about you all from Allison

Thanks @EmmaPetley. I pledge to oppose racism and hate through active ally-ship, continuous unlearning, learning and listening, and call out racism when I see it. #BlackLivesMattters. Join me by nominating others @BenVonthethoff @LEForrest @erin_turbitt @TatYanes4

@danbendrups @PeterMacRes 100%! Go for it!

@Rowan_ForbShep @PeterMacRes Congrats Rowan - we've not met, but I saw yr post and it is EXACTLY how I encourage our PhDs to celebrate. I'm wondering, could I use your foto as an exemplar for discussions with our candidates here at La Trobe?

Ok, so.. absolutely thrilled to take home the ELPAG Young Investigator award at this year's #ESHG2020! OUT OF NOWHERE, thank you all so much! So glad the conference went ahead virtually, an exceptional effort on such a short turn-around for the organisers.

@edward_a_hill Yasssss boiii! 👏

Today is a good day #phdlife #phdchat #AcademicChatter

Youth-friendly genetic counselling is on the horizon! Some my fav colleagues have assembled a critical piece establishing a framework for this kind of specialised practice. A sorely needed and timely publication, like and cite liberally! #gcchat link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Interesting session here talking about race as a social construct and how this impacts genetic counseling practice at #NSGC19. Risk is also a sociocultural construct... how do GCs approach this? Risk is a cornerstone of genetics and rarely thought of outside of numerical meaning