By participating in ORIGINS, you are contributing to one of the largest and most comprehensive birth cohort studies ever.
ORIGINS aims to uncover when and why non-communicable diseases develop through the study of early environments, maternal and paternal physical health, and genetics. With your help, we can start to understand the factors involved, and with early intervention, give children the healthiest start to life.
Recruitment of ORIGINS active participants is now closed, but you can still be a valued part of the project as a Routine Data Participant.
Find out what is involved in becoming a Routine Data participant of ORIGINS
For Collaborators and Researchers
ORIGINS is a community resource that invites collaborative sub-projects and initiatives. Collaboration with ORIGINS provides numerous advantages and benefits for researchers.
Find out more about collaborating with ORIGINS
Researchers interested in joining ORIGINS, accessing samples from our data and biobank for their studies, or finding out more about sub-projects can contact our Research and Translation team at origins.research@telethonkids.org.au.
See current ORIGINS Project research
Community Reference Group
ORIGINS community reference group consists of members of the Wanneroo and Joondalup community who meet regularly with researchers from the Project.
The role of the community reference group is to provide a community perspective on all aspects of ORIGINS. We would love to hear your feedback, ideas and input.
Participant reference group
An ORIGINS participant reference group was established in November 2017. All families were sent an email inviting them to be part of an on-going reference group for the project. The aim of this reference group is to provide feedback and guidance on the project. The first meeting for the group was held in November 2017 at Joondalup Health Campus. The purpose of the meeting was to obtain feedback on the current practices of the project, including the recruitment process and the web-based questionnaires.
