GENETICS LINKED TO ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
(GLAD)

Perth, Australia

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Getting a Better Fit For Your Genes

Using pharmacogenomics (PG) (the study of how a person’s genetic make-up influences how they metabolise medication), the trial will analyse whether PG-guided treatment is more effective than today’s widely adopted ‘trial and error’ approach.

Episode 1 - GLAD To Be a World First

In this opening episode, after a spin through the funding landscape, PI Sean reveals the groundbreaking impetus behind the GLAD project - PLEX POWERED RESEARCH…
Episode 2 - Repurposing The Past

Genetic “profiling" to optimise medication choice (Pharmacogenomics) has historically been priced out of the mainstream. Sean explains why this SYNERGIES programme could radically alter that situation...
Episode 3 - Pimp My Dose

In a world where everyone starts off as "the norm”, when it comes to prescribing drugs, and then experiences the inevitable "suck it and see” effect, pharmacogenetics can identify more readily and accurately which direction to go in when looking for a more “effective” regime.
Episode 4 - Keep Taking The Meds

Asked if psychogenetic profiling could alleviate the “rollercoaster” effect frequently associated with current medication regimes, Sean points out one of the universal truths hindering treatment using prescribed drugs - you gotta go the distance...

Research partners - GLAD project

Prof. Sean Hood

Head of Psychiatry - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital / UWA

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Sue

Person with Live Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Jodie

Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Fiona

Person with Lived Experience (PLEX - RP)

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Carl Holm

Senior Psychiatry Registrar - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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Nikki Gasqueres

SYNERGIES Coordinator

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