Can lab-grown eye tissue test gene therapies for blindness? Could models of muscle help us understand heart problems? Hear what the experts shared at a public event with Q&A the Australian National Maritime Museum. Australian researchers...

Researchers working with stem cells to find treatments for osteoarthritis and stomach cancer are the two winners of the 2023 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. Can...

Melbourne researcher Associate Professor Geraldine Mitchell is growing skin flaps from stem cells to create a new, safer, and less painful way to repair dangerous skin wounds. The Foundation is supporting her research through its Matched...

What kinds of cancer can be treated with stem cell transplants? And will this change? How is umbilical cord blood used to treat some types of cancer? How is stem cell science changing our understanding of...

The science behind the headlines.“Breakthrough!” “A major scientific first!” “The world’s first human synthetic embryos!” These are some of the breathless headlines that have appeared in the media since researchers announced they had developed embryo models...

Thank you to our donors! You're helping emerging science leaders attract more funding from other sources. With your support, we have awarded 18 promising researchers with Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research.Each year, we award two $60,000 prizes...

Extremely premature babies’ own stem cells could hold the key to a new treatment for brain injury associated with preterm birth. Monash University researcher Associate Professor Atul Malhotra, backed by the Foundation, is leading a clinical trial...