Overview
Background
I am a clinician-researcher based at the Integrating Genomics into Medicine group and at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. My research is informed by my clinical experience as a genetic counsellor, where I support families undergoing genetic testing, provide genetic risk assessment, and assist families cope and adapt to their genetic diagnosis. My research has been recognised through multiple awards including Rising Star Award in 2021 by both the University of QLD Faculty of Medicine and Frazer Insitute.
My research focuses on the implementation of genomic technologies in healthcare, with expertise in polygenic risk (PGS). My current projects include:
- developing educational modules on PGS for healthcare providers,
- evaluating the impact of providing PGS on health behaviour and patient reported outcomes,
- establishing pathways for laboratory accreditation of PGS in Australia,
- developing a framework to increase participation of diverse communities in genomics research and,
- mainstreaming genomic testing for peadiatric healthcare, with a focus on inborn errors of immunity
Availability
- Dr Tatiane Yanes is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor, Australian National University
- Masters (Coursework), Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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Developing a toolkit to support implementation of polygenic risk scores
Our project aims to support the implementation of polygenic risk (PGS) by developing i) online education for genetic and non-genetic healthcare providers ii) materials for patient education and risk communication iii) evaluating the ethical, legal and social implications of PGS
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Mainstreaming genomic testing in paediatric setting
Our project aims to support the mainstreaming of genomic testing for children with intellectual impairment or an inborn error of immunity. We develop and evaluate training for non-genetics providers and apply a mixed-method approach to evaluate the experiences of parents who accessed genomic testing for their children.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Using polygenic risk modification to improve breast cancer prevention: study protocol for the PRiMo multicentre randomised controlled trial
McInerny, Simone, Mascarenhas, Lyon, Yanes, Tatiane, Petelin, Lara, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Southey, Melissa C., Young, Mary-Anne and James, Paul A. (2024). Using polygenic risk modification to improve breast cancer prevention: study protocol for the PRiMo multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 14 (8), e087874. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087874
2024
Conference Publication
Perceptions of South Asian Australians Towards Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease
Nathan, V., Gilroy, D., Naresh, R., Akbar, H., Shah, S. and Yanes, T. (2024). Perceptions of South Asian Australians Towards Genetic Testing for Cardiovascular Disease. 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, WA Australia, 1-4 August 2024. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.04.199
2024
Journal Article
Narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counseling: a scoping review
Dane, Aimee, Berkman, Jennifer, DeBortoli, Emily, Wallingford, Courtney K., Yanes, Tatiane and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2024). Narrative therapy and family therapy in genetic counseling: a scoping review. Journal of Genetic Counseling. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1938
2024
Journal Article
Future implications of polygenic risk scores for life insurance underwriting
Yanes, Tatiane, Tiller, Jane, Haining, Casey M., Wallingford, Courtney, Otlowski, Margaret, Keogh, Louise, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Lacaze, Paul (2024). Future implications of polygenic risk scores for life insurance underwriting. npj Genomic Medicine, 9 (1) 25. doi: 10.1038/s41525-024-00407-x
2024
Journal Article
Australian researcher's perspectives on the Australian industry‐led moratorium on genetic tests in life insurance
Yanes, Tatiane, Blencoe, Marisa, Howard, Antonia, Tiller, Jane, Wallingford, Courtney, Otlowski, Margaret, Keogh, Louise, Lacaze, Paul and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2024). Australian researcher's perspectives on the Australian industry‐led moratorium on genetic tests in life insurance. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 194 (6) e63565, e63565. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63565
2024
Conference Publication
Evaluating a protocol for communicating melanoma personalised risk scores: a pilot study
Wallingford, Courtney, Law, Matthew, Mothershaw, Adam, Acevedo, Astrid Rodriguez, Soyer, Hans Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Yanes, Tatiane (2024). Evaluating a protocol for communicating melanoma personalised risk scores: a pilot study. 56th Annual Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG), Glasgow, Scotland, 10-13 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
2023
Journal Article
Australasian genetic counselors' attitudes toward disability and prenatal testing: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey
Yanes, Tatiane, Nathan, Vaishnavi, Wallingford, Courtney, Faragher, Rhonda, Nankervis, Karen, Jacobs, Chris, Vassos, Maria, Boyle, Fran, Carroll, Annemaree, Smith, Simon and McInerney‐Leo, Aideen (2023). Australasian genetic counselors' attitudes toward disability and prenatal testing: Findings from a cross‐sectional survey. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 33 (4), 1-12. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1788
2023
Journal Article
Financial advisers’ and key informants’ perspectives on the Australian industry-led Moratorium on Genetic Tests in Life Insurance
Haining, Casey Michelle, Tiller, Jane, Otlowski, Margaret, Gleeson, Penny, Murawski, Carsten, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Lacaze, Paul, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Keogh, Louise Anne (2023). Financial advisers’ and key informants’ perspectives on the Australian industry-led Moratorium on Genetic Tests in Life Insurance. Public Health Genomics, 26 (1), 123-134. doi: 10.1159/000533532
2023
Journal Article
Development and evaluation of a novel educational program for providers on the use of polygenic risk scores
Yanes, Tatiane, Wallingford, Courtney, Young, Mary-Anne, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Willis, Amanda M., McKnight, Lauren, Terrill, Bronwyn, McInerny, Simone, Forrest, Laura E., Cicciarelli, Linda, Williams, Rachel, Keane, Holly and James, Paul A. (2023). Development and evaluation of a novel educational program for providers on the use of polygenic risk scores. Genetics in Medicine, 25 (8) 100876, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2023.100876
2023
Journal Article
The MC1R r allele does not increase melanoma risk in MITF E318K carriers
Wallingford, Courtney K., Demeshko, Anastassia, Krishnakripa, Asha Krishnankutty, Smit, Darren J., Duffy, David L., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Pflugfelder, Annette, Jagirdar, Kasturee, Holland, Elizabeth, Mann, Graham J., Primiero, Clare A., Yanes, Tatiane, Malvehy, Josep, Badenas, Cèlia, Carrera, Cristina, Aguilera, Paula, Olsen, Catherine M., Ward, Sarah V., Haass, Nikolas K., Sturm, Richard A., Puig, Susanna, Whiteman, David C., Law, Matthew H., Cust, Anne E., Potrony, Miriam, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2023). The MC1R r allele does not increase melanoma risk in MITF E318K carriers. British Journal of Dermatology, 188 (6), 770-776. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad041
2023
Conference Publication
Mainstreaming genomic testing for children with undiagnosed inborn errors of immunity
Yanes, Tatiane, Sullivan, Anna, Barbaro, Pasquale, Brion, Kristian, Peake, Jane and McNaughton, Peter (2023). Mainstreaming genomic testing for children with undiagnosed inborn errors of immunity. 55th European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG) Conference, Vienna Austria, Jun 11-14, 2022. LONDON: SPRINGERNATURE.
2023
Conference Publication
Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated behavioural and psychological outcomes: a systematic review
Wallingford, Courtney, Kovilpillai, Hannah, Jacobs, Chris, Turbitt, Erin, Primiero, Clare, Brockman, Deanna, Soyer, Hans Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen and Yanes, Tatiane (2023). Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated behavioural and psychological outcomes: a systematic review. 55th European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Conference, Vienna, Austria, 11-14 June 2022. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
2023
Journal Article
Human Genetics Society of Australasia position statement: use of polygenic scores in clinical practice and population health
Young, Mary-Anne, Yanes, Tatiane, Cust, Anne E., Dunlop, Kate, Limb, Sharne, Newson, Ainsley J., Purvis, Rebecca, Thiyagarajan, Lavvina, Scott, Rodney J., Verma, Kunal, James, Paul A. and Steinberg, Julia (2023). Human Genetics Society of Australasia position statement: use of polygenic scores in clinical practice and population health. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 26 (1) PII S1832427423000105, 1-9. doi: 10.1017/thg.2023.10
2023
Journal Article
Evaluation and pilot testing of a multidisciplinary model of care to mainstream genomic testing for paediatric inborn errors of immunity
Yanes, Tatiane, Sullivan, Anna, Barbaro, Pasquale, Brion, Kristian, Hollway, Georgina, Peake, Jane and McNaughton, Peter (2023). Evaluation and pilot testing of a multidisciplinary model of care to mainstream genomic testing for paediatric inborn errors of immunity. European Journal of Human Genetics, 31 (10), 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01321-z
2023
Journal Article
Parental Uncertainty About a Child’s Health Scale (PUCHS): development and validation of a novel measure
Umstead, Kendall L., Woolford, Samuel, Macnamara, Ellen F., Yanes, Tatiane, Brothers, Kyle B., Han, Paul K. J., Sapp, Julie C., Crenshaw, Molly, Price, Cristofer S. and Biesecker, Barbara B. (2023). Parental Uncertainty About a Child’s Health Scale (PUCHS): development and validation of a novel measure. Georgetown Medical Review, 6 (1), 1-16. doi: 10.52504/001c.68103
2023
Journal Article
Clinical genetic counseling and translation considerations for polygenic scores in personalized risk assessments: a practice resource from the National Society of Genetic Counselors
Wand, Hannah, Kalia, Sarah S., Helm, Benjamin M., Suckiel, Sabrina A., Brockman, Deanna, Vriesen, Natalie, Goudar, Ranjit K., Austin, Jehannine and Yanes, Tatiane (2023). Clinical genetic counseling and translation considerations for polygenic scores in personalized risk assessments: a practice resource from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 32 (3), 558-575. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1668
2022
Journal Article
Protocol to evaluate a pilot program to upskill clinicians in providing genetic testing for familial melanoma
Primiero, Clare A., Finnane, Anna, Yanes, Tatiane, Peach, Betsy, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2022). Protocol to evaluate a pilot program to upskill clinicians in providing genetic testing for familial melanoma. PLoS One, 17 (12) e0275926, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275926
2022
Journal Article
Attitudes of Australian dermatologists on the use of genetic testing: A cross-sectional survey with a focus on melanoma
Primiero, Clare A., Baker, Amy M., Wallingford, Courtney K., Maas, Ellie J., Yanes, Tatiane, Fowles, Lindsay, Janda, Monika, Young, Mary-Anne, Nisselle, Amy, Terrill, Bronwyn, Lodge, Jason M., Tiller, Jane M., Lacaze, Paul, Andersen, Hayley, McErlean, Gemma, Turbitt, Erin, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2022). Attitudes of Australian dermatologists on the use of genetic testing: A cross-sectional survey with a focus on melanoma. Frontiers in Genetics, 13 919134, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.919134
2022
Journal Article
The future of precision prevention for advanced melanoma
Lee, Katie J., Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Stark, Mitchell S., Janda, Monika, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Caffery, Liam J., Gillespie, Nicole, Yanes, Tatiane and Soyer, H. Peter (2022). The future of precision prevention for advanced melanoma. Frontiers in Medicine, 8 818096, 818096. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.818096
2022
Journal Article
Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated psychosocial and behavioral effects on recipients: a systematic review
Wallingford, Courtney K., Kovilpillai, Hannah, Jacobs, Chris, Turbitt, Erin, Primiero, Clare A., Young, Mary-Anne, Brockman, Deanna G., Soyer, H. Peter, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. and Yanes, Tatiane (2022). Models of communication for polygenic scores and associated psychosocial and behavioral effects on recipients: a systematic review. Genetics in Medicine, 25 (1), 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.09.008
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Translating polygenic and personalised risk scores: Acceptability and impact of providing polygenic and personalised risk information for melanoma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Soyer, Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Doctor Philosophy
Development and evaluation of model of care for implementation of genomic testing for paediatric healthcare
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Doctor Philosophy
Mainstreaming polygenic risk testing for common cancers into clinical practice
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Aideen McInerney-Leo
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Master Philosophy
Multiple Primary Melanoma: Defining phenotypic, behavioural, and genetic risk profile for invasive versus in situ lesions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Soyer, Dr Brigid Betz-Stablein
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