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Dr Kishore Kumar

Ep. 87

My guest this week is Dr Kishore Kumar from the Garvan Institute, who is working on the Monogenic Parkinson’s Disease Australia Initiative, connected to the Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study . This initiative offers free whole genome sequencing and genetic counselling to Australians with Parkinson’s who have a family history and/or young-onset Parkinson’s. 


To learn more and be a part of this study, contact Dr Kumar at kishoreraj.kumar@health.nsw.gov.au


Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. And they need your help! To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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