Blog Archives

Dr Kushani Jayasinghe awarded the 2022 Richard King Award in Genetics in Medicine Source:monashhealth.org Monash Health’s Dr Kushani Jayasinghe has been awarded the 2022 Richard King Trainee Award, established by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine. This award recognises a trainee’s contribution to high-quality research in ACMG’s official journal, Genetics In Medicine. Dr Jayasinghe received the award for her article ‘Clinical impact of genomic testing in patients with suspected monogenic kidney disease’, published in Genetics In Medicine in February 2021. Dr Jayasinghe said, “I am delighted to receive the Richard King Award. Genomic testing in kidney disease is still not routinely implemented into clinical practice. This study shows that genomic testing is clinically useful in terms of providing a diagnosis and has significant management implications for patients.” “I am very grateful for the many researchers and clinicians who contributed to this ...