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Yarlalu Thomas is an Aboriginal Australian from the Nyangumarta Pitjikarli group. He is from Warralong community, in the Pilbara desert region of Northwest Australia. The first in his community to complete a high-school certificate, he enrolled in a Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) currently in his final year at the University of Western Australia.
Between his bachelor's degree and MD, Yarlalu was awarded the inaugural Roy Hill Community Foundation Fellowship. His fellowship has enabled him opportunities to experience working at WA Register of Developmental Anomalies, Genetic Services WA and Cliniface, to transform genetic health care services for remote Indigenous people.
Yarlalu has launched the UNESCO-endorsed Lyfe Languages project to translate medical terminology into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, and Indigenous languages internationally. He combines the newest scientific and medical knowledge with old and ancient wisdom.
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- Cliniface: Indigenous liaison officer working in Pilbara communities to create Australia’s first database of Indigenous 3D faces. Project has enabled an equitable and more accessible for of diagnosis for Indigenous peoples living in rural and remote regions.
- AI in 4 peer reviewed publications.
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- Lyfe Languages – Indigenous Youth driven Universal Indigenous Medical Translator
- Cliniface – unlocking facial clues for diagnosis, care, treatment and clinical trial monitoring.
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Bachelor of Science (Medical Science)
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- 2020 Young Australian of the Year
- 2018-Current Roy Hill Community Foundation Fellowship