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Home\For parents\Participant Newsletter – GenV News Back Participant Newsletter – GenV News Participant Newsletter – GenV News Every 3-6 months, GenV sends participants a newsletter called “GenV News”. We share GenV stories, findings and impacts. Previous editions GenV News #13 July 2025 Every child grows in their own way. GenV is growing too. As we both get ready for children starting school, every step of GenV you take part in matters. In this issue: GenV is building a powerful resource for discovery and action – which takes time. Celebrating your 100,000 GenV and Me surveys and over 10,000 child stool samples completed. GenV and Me: What you told us Baby and child food survey Learning from Hearing data Meet Shakiba, GenV Project Officer (CALD) Our Participant Advisory Panel available in 6 additional languages. Siblings surveys go live! This is also available in 7 languages – English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. Read more GenV News #12 December 2024 In this issue: Season’s greetings from GenV! Thanks to our 123,000 participants including nearly 50,000 children. Our next newsletter will come out in June. The GenV office will be closed from 20 December 2024 to 6 January 2025. This is also available in 7 languages – English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. Read more GenV News #11 September 2024 In this issue: GenV will soon connect to birth records from hospitals across Victoria. Thanks to over 7,200 GenV families, we have the largest sample collection of infant poo in Australia. GenV and Me: What you told us Hear why other GenV families joined. Introducing EpiGNs Newborn Screening program Meet Jatender, the Data Lead for GenV This is also available in 7 languages – English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. Read more GenV News #10 April 2024 In this issue: ‘GenV in Review’- Updates on surveys, samples, research impact and more! Hear from one of our GenV families why they joined. This is also available in 7 languages – English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Vietnamese. Read more GenV News #9 December 2023 In this issue: Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year from the GenV team Looking forward to 2024 GenV office closures from 22 Dec 2023 to 8 Jan 2024 Read more GenV News #8 October 2023 In this issue: A message from our Scientific Director – End of face-to-face recruitment in birth hospitals but the door’s always open! What’s next for you and your family? Latest news on the Participant Advisory Panel Celebrating birthdays across Victoria Why are registries important for research? Read more