Jane Tiller
For her leadership in ethical genomic medicine and work to ban genetic discrimination in the life insurance industry.
About this finalist
- Year: 2025
- Level: Finalist
- Award category: Law Award
About the 2025 nomination
Dr Jane Tiller is a lawyer, genetic counsellor and public health researcher. She is recognised internationally for her leadership in addressing ethical, legal and social issues arising from genomic medicine. Her work was instrumental in the recently announced Government bill to ban genetic discrimination in the life insurance industry.
She is an advisor in genomics at Monash University and co-founder of the Australian Genetic Non-Discrimination Working Group. Jane is co-lead of DNA Screen, a world-first study piloting preventive DNA screening.
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