About the Join Us register
The Join Us register is an easy way for millions of Australians to participate in life-saving health and medical research. It is a secure register that matches participants with research studies addressing Australia’s biggest health challenges.
The register was established in 2020 by The George Institute, a leading independent global medical research institute, along with UNSW Sydney. There are now 49 organisations partnering with Join Us working to strengthen Australia’s research capability and improve health and wellbeing for the whole community.
Join Us is proudly supported by the Australian Stroke and Heart Research Accelerator (ASHRA), a centre working to catalyse advancements in cardiovascular research in Australia. This support will facilitate targeted enrollment of people with cardiovascular and cardio metabolic conditions with an overall aim of enhancing Australia’s competitiveness in cardiovascular research.
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Why do we need the Join Us register?
Research is critical to the health of Australians, but one of the most difficult things about conducting research is finding the right participants. This makes it harder to answer important research questions.
The Join Us register will help to solve this problem by connecting researchers to a database of Australian community members who are interested in taking part in medical research opportunities that are relevant to them.
How does it work?
The Join Us register recruits large numbers of people to address our nation’s health needs, including chronic and infectious diseases, prevention, health care access and treatment
Participants consent to allowing the register to securely link their personal information to other health information such as that collected from hospital visits or when medications are prescribed. This enables the register to match participants to studies they are eligible for.
What are the benefits?
Registering with Join Us will help our world class researchers find answers to medical challenges facing us all – preventing disease, and finding cures and treatments that can benefit ourselves, our families, neighbours and even those we don’t know.
By getting involved in health and medical research studies, you can contribute to new findings to improve health and well being of all Australians.
Join Us supports recruitment to studies across all areas of health and medicine so there is no limit to the different types of research you can support.
Meet the Operations Team
Prof Bruce Neal
Academic Lead
Helen Monoghan
Operations Lead
Jessica Smith
Project Manager
Steve Stamatellis
Digtal Operations Manager
Mehrisa Ram
Project Officer
The George Institute for Global Health
The George Institute is a leading independent global medical research institute established and headquartered in Sydney, with additional major centres in China, India and the UK. We have over 700 people globally and affiliations with leading universities such as UNSW Sydney.
UNSW Sydney
UNSW Sydney, located in Sydney, was established in 1949 with a unique focus on the scientific, technological and professional disciplines. UNSW is committed to making a difference by focusing on areas critical to the future.
How is personal data secured?
The privacy of participants’ data is an absolute priority for us. Their personal health information is not stored in the Join Us register and their contact details are not provided to anyone.
