WEHI is a member of BioGrid Australia, an online platform enabling medical researchers to access and share de-identified genetic and clinical data.

Professor Peter Gibbs, a clinician researcher and head of WEHI’s Personalised Oncology division, is also head of clinical research at BioGrid.

Associate Professor Clare Scott, a clinician researcher and joint head of WEHI's Clinical Translation division, heads up CART-WHEEL, the consumer driven rare cancers database managed by BioGrid.

Sharing knowledge among researchers

BioGrid’s data sharing platform links real-time datasets from its member organisations whilst protecting patient privacy.

With access to de-identified integrated information, authorised researchers can generate larger datasets, dynamically query and analyse other databases utilising BioGrid’s patient matching capability, and advance the process towards positive clinical outcomes.