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AUS researchers seeking 3,500+ volunteers for world’s largest eating disorders genetics investigation  

The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) is the world's largest genetic investigation into eating disorders ever performed. The local arm of EDGI aims to identify hundreds of genes that influence a person’s risk of developing anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa & binge-eating disorder in order to improve treatments, &, ultimately save lives.

About
EDGI

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Professor Cynthia Bulik
Professor Nicholas Martin
Dr Sarah Maguire
Millie Thomas
Stephanie, 30
Professor Martin Kennedy
Dr Jennifer Jordan
Megan, 23
Megan’s mum, Trudi

Help us meet our target of more than 3,500 Australian participants by volunteering for our study today

Current tally
out of

7,000

Australian study participants

Count as of midday, Thursday, 18th January 2024

To learn more about EDGI and the most frequently asked questions regarding the study, watch our video of EDGI’s Principal Investigator, Professor Cynthia Bulik

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