{"id":4184,"date":"2021-03-09T13:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T02:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/?p=4184"},"modified":"2021-03-17T10:53:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T23:53:45","slug":"genv-project-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/2021\/03\/09\/genv-project-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"GenV project launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MCRI&#8217;s innovative\u202fGeneration Victoria (GenV) birth and parent cohort research project was officially launched in December by The Hon.\u00a0Jaala\u00a0Pulford MP, Victorian Government Minister for Medical Research.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4186\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/files\/2021\/03\/chd-march-genv.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4186 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/files\/2021\/03\/chd-march-genv-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/files\/2021\/03\/chd-march-genv-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.rch.org.au\/ccch\/files\/2021\/03\/chd-march-genv.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MCRI and GenV Directors with one of the first GenV participant families at the GenV launch event in December 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The first Victorian families are now being asked to take part in in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0at Joan\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kirner<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Women\u2019s &amp; Children\u2019s at Sunshine Hospital, with the initial months of participant recruitment demonstrating strong community interest in and support of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The project will scale up to partner with all Victorian birthing hospitals throughout 2021. Then, over two full years, every baby born in Victoria and their parents will be invited to take part \u2013 no matter where in Victoria they live.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is\u202fone of\u202fthe world&#8217;s largest birth and parent cohort studies\u202fand aims to\u202freduce the burden of childhood problems like asthma, food allergies, obesity and mental illness. Learn more about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/protect-au.mimecast.com\/s\/GYcpC71R1Qsm8gAgF8zpwa?domain=imsva91-ctp.trendmicro.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">GenV<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/protect-au.mimecast.com\/s\/7rIkC81V1Rsj2G6Gs1S_q5?domain=facebook.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Facebook <\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/protect-au.mimecast.com\/s\/SdIKC91W1Vsml0k0F3jOwz?domain=twitter.com\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MCRI&#8217;s innovative Generation Victoria (GenV) project \u2014 one of\u202fthe world&#8217;s largest birth and parent cohort studies\u202f\u2014 was officially launched in December. 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