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Susan Treloar is a part-time Research Fellow on the Genetic Discrimination Project, and also has a part-time appointment in the Genetic Epidemiology unit at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR). She is also an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, with collaborative research links with the Office of Public Policy and Ethics. Dr Treloar has a long track record in public health research and genetic epidemiology, with extensive publications in these areas, and also invitations to speak at national and international meetings. As part of her continuing research at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research on genetic causes of endometriosis in women, she has led the largest affected sib pair study world-wide for any complex heritable disease. This study has been one of two major projects of the Cooperative Research Centre for Discovery of Genes for Common Human Diseases (Gene CRC, see http://www.genecrc.org). She has been a member of the Gene CRC’s Education Working Party since 1998. Since 1988 Dr. Treloar has conducted many large-scale twin studies investigating genetic causes of variation in health problems, and has worked closely with the Australian Twin Registry and also with clinicians and scientists both nationally and internationally. She has a PhD in genetic epidemiology (in the field of psychiatry) and Masters qualifications in both social work and health policy. Dr Treloar has also been involved in clinical genetics research and has worked in a research and advocacy capacity with people with disabilities. She has had a longstanding interest in ethics issues and has participated as an expert panel member in an NHMRC workshop on the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research involving Humans. Dr. Treloar was appointed in June 2002 to work part-time in Brisbane on the consumer study of genetic discrimination with Dr. Sandy Taylor.
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