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Purvis, Rebecca

Dr Rebecca Purvis

Genetics Counsellor; Bupa; Lecturer, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne
Dr Rebecca Purvis is a certified senior genetic counsellor (FHGSA) based in Genomics at Bupa, and a lecturer and coordinator within the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, leading genomics education in the Master of Genetic Counselling and Master of Genomics in Health programs. Previously, Rebecca was a doctoral researcher at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, completing her PhD in the clinical implementation of polygenic risk scores for precision prevention of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. She has practiced clinically in adult cancer and neurogenetics and has a passion for evidence-based genomic healthcare delivery, education, and evaluation.

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Pharmacogenomics in general practice

Dr Rebecca Purvis discusses how this pharmacogenomics testing can be useful in identifying specific variants in genes that affect responses to commonly prescribed medications.

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Pharmacogenomics in general practice

Dr Rebecca Purvis discusses how this pharmacogenomics testing can be useful in identifying specific variants in genes that affect responses to commonly prescribed medications.

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