Parvathy Venugopal

Dr. Parvathy Venugopal is a research fellow at the Centre for Cancer Biology in Adelaide, specialising in the genetics of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes and leukemia predisposition. With a strong foundation in regenerative medicine, she brings expertise in stem cell biology and disease modelling. Her work has significantly advanced the understanding of germline and somatic mutations driving inherited hematological disorders. She has been instrumental in the development of in vitro and in vivo models that are advancing knowledge of disease mechanisms in bone marrow failure and hematologic malignancies. Her research is driven by a strong interest in identifying the underlying genetic lesions that cause disease and in understanding the clonal dynamics of spontaneous somatic genetic rescue in inherited disease, offering potential clues to guide the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

A recipient of the prestigious Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Fellowship (2020–23), Dr. Venugopal also plays key roles in the scientific community as a steering committee member for the National Symposium on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and as a biocurator for ClinGen’s Myeloid Malignancy Variant Curation Expert Panel since 2021.