Building Australia's capacity to study preventable causes of common diseases through epidemiological research

该工作方案将建设澳大利亚研究常见疾病可预防原因的能力。研究人员将接受培训，在大样本人群中调查遗传、环境和生活方式因素对疾病的影响。这些疾病将包括糖尿病、心血管疾病、骨骼和关节疾病、一些常见的癌症如皮肤癌和前列腺癌，以及影响神经系统的疾病如多发性硬化症。

This program of work will build Australia's capacity to study the preventable causes of common disease. Researchers will be trained to investigate the impact of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors on disease in large samples of people. The diseases will include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, bone and joint conditions, some common cancers such as skin and prostate cancer, and diseases affecting the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis.