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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2021
Journal Article
Knowledge, views and expectations for cancer polygenic risk testing in clinical practice: a cross‐sectional survey of health professionals
Smit, Amelia K., Sharman, Ashleigh R., Espinoza, David, Wallingford, Courtney, Young, Mary‐Anne, Dunlop, Kate, Tiller, Jane, Newson, Ainsley J., Meiser, Bettina, Cust, Anne E. and Yanes, Tatiane (2021). Knowledge, views and expectations for cancer polygenic risk testing in clinical practice: a cross‐sectional survey of health professionals. Clinical Genetics, 100 (4) cge.14025, 430-439. doi: 10.1111/cge.14025
2021
Journal Article
Breast cancer polygenic risk scores: a 12-month prospective study of patient reported outcomes and risk management behavior
Yanes, Tatiane, Meiser, Bettina, Kaur, Rajneesh, Young, Mary-Anne, Mitchell, Philip B., Scheepers-Joynt, Maatje, McInerny, Simone, Taylor, Shelby, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Antill, Yoland, Salmon, Lucinda, Smyth, Courtney, Betz-Stablein, Brigid and James, Paul A. (2021). Breast cancer polygenic risk scores: a 12-month prospective study of patient reported outcomes and risk management behavior. Genetics in Medicine, 23 (12), 2316-2323. doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01288-6
2021
Journal Article
Polygenic risk in familial breast cancer: changing the dynamics of communicating genetic risk
Gregory, Gillian, Das Gupta, Kuheli, Meiser, Bettina, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Geelan-Small, Peter, Kaur, Rajneesh, Scheepers-Joynt, Maatje, McInerny, Simone, Taylor, Shelby, Antill, Yoland, Salmon, Lucinda, Smyth, Courtney, Young, Mary-Anne, James, Paul A and Yanes, Tatiane (2021). Polygenic risk in familial breast cancer: changing the dynamics of communicating genetic risk. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 31 (1) jgc4.1458, 120-129. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1458
2021
Journal Article
Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: 'Another piece of the pie'
Willis, Amanda M, Smith, Sian K, Meiser, Bettina, James, Paul A, Ballinger, Mandy L, Thomas, David M, Yanes, Tatiane and Young, Mary-Anne (2021). Influence of lived experience on risk perception among women who received a breast cancer polygenic risk score: 'Another piece of the pie'. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 30 (3), 849-860. doi: 10.1002/jgc4.1384
2021
Journal Article
Genomic risk score for melanoma in a prospective study of older individuals
Bakshi, Andrew, Yan, Mabel, Riaz, Moeen, Polekhina, Galina, Orchard, Suzanne G., Tiller, Jane, Wolfe, Rory, Joshi, Amit, Cao, Yin, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Yanes, Tatiane, Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter, Cust, Anne E., Law, Matthew H., Gibbs, Peter, McLean, Catriona, Chan, Andrew T., McNeil, John J., Mar, Victoria J. and Lacaze, Paul (2021). Genomic risk score for melanoma in a prospective study of older individuals. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 113 (10) ARTN djab076, 1379-1385. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab076
2021
Journal Article
Communicating polygenic risk scores in the familial breast cancer clinic
Das Gupta, Kuheli, Gregory, Gillian, Meiser, Bettina, Kaur, Rajneesh, Scheepers-Joynt, Maatje, McInerny, Simone, Taylor, Shelby, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Antill, Yoland, Salmon, Lucinda, Smyth, Courtney, McInerney-Leo, Aideen, Young, Mary-Anne, James, Paul A. and Yanes, Tatiane (2021). Communicating polygenic risk scores in the familial breast cancer clinic. Patient Education and Counseling, 104 (10), 2512-2521. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2021.02.046
2021
Journal Article
A systematic review on the impact of genetic testing for familial melanoma I: primary and secondary preventative behaviours
Primiero, Clare A., Yanes, Tatiane, Finnane, Anna, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2021). A systematic review on the impact of genetic testing for familial melanoma I: primary and secondary preventative behaviours. Dermatology , 237 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.1159/000513919
2021
Journal Article
A systematic review on the impact of genetic testing for familial melanoma II: psychosocial outcomes and attitudes
Primiero, Clare A., Yanes, Tatiane, Finnane, Anna, Soyer, H. Peter and McInerney-Leo, Aideen M. (2021). A systematic review on the impact of genetic testing for familial melanoma II: psychosocial outcomes and attitudes. Dermatology, 237 (5), 1-11. doi: 10.1159/000513576
2020
Journal Article
CDKN2A testing threshold in a high-risk Australian melanoma cohort: number of primaries, family history and young age of onset impact risk
McMeniman, E. K., McInerney-Leo, A. M., Peach, E., Lee, K. J., Yanes, T., Jagirdar, K., Stark, M. S., Soyer, H. P., Duffy, D. L. and Sturm, R. A. (2020). CDKN2A testing threshold in a high-risk Australian melanoma cohort: number of primaries, family history and young age of onset impact risk. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 34 (12) jdv.16627, e797-e798. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16627
2020
Journal Article
The emerging field of polygenic risk scores and perspective for use in clinical care
Yanes, Tatiane, McInerney-Leo, Aideen M., Law, Matthew and Cummings, Shelly (2020). The emerging field of polygenic risk scores and perspective for use in clinical care. Human Molecular Genetics, 29 (R2), R165-R176. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa136
2020
Journal Article
Women’s responses and understanding of polygenic breast cancer risk information
Yanes, T., Kaur, R., Meiser, B., Scheepers-Joynt, M., McInerny, S., Barlow-Stewart, K., Antill, Y., Salmon, L., Smyth, C., James, P. A. and Young, M. A. (2020). Women’s responses and understanding of polygenic breast cancer risk information. Familial Cancer, 19 (4), 297-306. doi: 10.1007/s10689-020-00185-2
2020
Journal Article
Psychosocial implications of living with familial risk of a psychiatric disorder and attitudes to psychiatric genetic testing: A systematic review of the literature
Meiser, Bettina, Guo, Xin Y., Putt, Sophie, Fullerton, Janice M., Schofield, Peter R., Mitchell, Philip B. and Yanes, Tatiane (2020). Psychosocial implications of living with familial risk of a psychiatric disorder and attitudes to psychiatric genetic testing: A systematic review of the literature. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 183 (5) ajmg.b.32786, 277-288. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32786
2020
Journal Article
Exploration of experiences with and understanding of polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder
Putt, Sophie, Yanes, Tatiane, Meiser, Bettina, Kaur, Rajneesh, Fullerton, Janice M., Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Schofield, Peter R., Toma, Claudio, Peay, Holly and Mitchell, Philip B. (2020). Exploration of experiences with and understanding of polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 265, 342-350. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.037
2020
Journal Article
Uptake of polygenic risk information among women at increased risk of breast cancer
Yanes, Tatiane, Meiser, Bettina, Kaur, Rajneesh, Scheepers‐Joynt, Maatje, McInerny, Simone, Taylor, Shelby, Barlow‐Stewart, Kristine, Antill, Yoland, Salmon, Lucinda, Smyth, Courtney, Young, Mary‐Anne and James, Paul A. (2020). Uptake of polygenic risk information among women at increased risk of breast cancer. Clinical Genetics, 97 (3) cge.13687, 492-501. doi: 10.1111/cge.13687
2020
Journal Article
Clinical applications of polygenic breast cancer risk: a critical review and perspectives of an emerging field
Yanes, Tatiane, Young, Mary-Anne, Meiser, Bettina and James, Paul A. (2020). Clinical applications of polygenic breast cancer risk: a critical review and perspectives of an emerging field. Breast Cancer Research, 22 (1) 21, 21. doi: 10.1186/s13058-020-01260-3
2019
Journal Article
Development and pilot testing of a leaflet informing women with breast cancer about genomic testing for polygenic risk
Kaur, Rajneesh, Meiser, Bettina, Yanes, Tatiane, Young, Mary-Anne, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine, Roscioli, Tony, Smith, Sian and James, Paul A. (2019). Development and pilot testing of a leaflet informing women with breast cancer about genomic testing for polygenic risk. Familial Cancer, 18 (2), 147-152. doi: 10.1007/s10689-018-0104-4
2019
Journal Article
Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of genomic testing in cancer: a systematic review
Yanes, Tatiane, Willis, Amanda M., Meiser, Bettina, Tucker, Katherine M. and Best, Megan (2019). Psychosocial and behavioral outcomes of genomic testing in cancer: a systematic review. European Journal of Human Genetics, 27 (1), 28-35. doi: 10.1038/s41431-018-0257-5
2019
Conference Publication
Uptake of polygenic risk information among women at potentially high breast cancer risk
Yanes, T., Meiser, B., Kaur, R., Scheepers-Joynt, M., Young, M., Barlow-Stewart, K., John, T., Harris, M., Antill, Y., Halliday, J., Burke, J., Roscioli, T., Mitchell, P. and James, P. (2019). Uptake of polygenic risk information among women at potentially high breast cancer risk. 51st Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG) in conjunction with the European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (EMPAG), Milan, Italy, 16-19 June 2018. London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
2019
Conference Publication
High-risk women's responses and understanding of polygenic breast cancer risk information
Yanes, T., Kaur, R., Meiser, B., Scheepers-Joynt, M., McInerny, S., Barlow-Stewart, K., Antill, Y., Salmon, L., Smyth, C., Halliday, J., James, P. and Young, M. (2019). High-risk women's responses and understanding of polygenic breast cancer risk information. 52nd Conference of the European-Society-of-Human-Genetics (ESHG), Gothenburg, Sweden, 15-18 June 2019 . London, United Kingdom: Nature Publishing Group.
2018
Journal Article
Improving women's knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome - development and acceptability of a low literacy decision aid
Smith, Sian Karen, Cai, Antonia, Wong, Michelle, Sousa, Mariana S., Peate, Michelle, Welsh, Alec, Meiser, Bettina, Kaur, Rajneesh, Halliday, Jane, Lewis, Sharon, Trevena, Lyndal, Yanes, Tatiane, Barlow-Stewart, Kristine and Barclay, Margot (2018). Improving women's knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome - development and acceptability of a low literacy decision aid. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18 (1) 499. doi: 10.1186/s12884-018-2135-0
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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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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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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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