NZFBOC Chair Simone Petrich's Report for 2025-26

Report highlights achievements and challenges

In her Chair's Report for this year's NZFBOC Annual General Meeting, Dr Simone Petrich highlights:

  • the merger of NZFBOC and The Gift of Knowledge
  • our new website
  • the release of our first videos - two families shared their lived experiences of familial cancer
  • continued advocacy and our work with Against Genomic Discrimination Aotearoa (AGenDA)
  • the upcoming Changing Landscapes Conference
  • funding challenges in a time of reduced grants and donations.


You can read the full report here.

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