CCRM Australia's International Workshop Placement and Industry Mentoring Network in STEM
October 15, 2018
CCRM Australia offers unique training programmes to PhDs and ECRs that provide an international perspective on commercialising science, as well as the experiences of mentors who have worked in Regenerative Medicine on the global stage. This...
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Stem cell treatment for premature babies found to be safe
September 25, 2018
A world-first therapy, developed at Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, using cells from the human placenta to repair the damaged lungs of premature babies, is giving hope to families of the most fragile...
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Melissa Little wins Elizabeth Blackburn Fellowship
July 31, 2018
Professor Melissa Little, the stem-cell expert who developed ‘mini-kidneys’ at Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, has received one of Australia’s top awards for a woman in medical research.Professor Melissa Little, the stem-cell expert who developed ‘mini-kidneys’...
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2 x $50,000 prizes for rising stars in stem cell research
July 31, 2018
The 2018 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research are now open. We're inviting mid-career stem cell scientists to apply. Two prizes, worth $50,000 each, will be awarded to one male and one female mid-career researcher.Applications for...
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Meet a board member: cancer survivor and scientist Ngaire Elwood
July 31, 2018
The National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia is delighted to announce that cord blood expert Dr Ngaire Elwood has joined our Board of Directors. Here is a story from one of our past newsletters about Ngaire and her...
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Why stem cells decline as we age: Metcalf Prize winner on ABC's The Science Show
July 27, 2018
You, me and ABC's The Science Show host Robyn Williams - we all started life as a single stem cell. Our 2017 Metcalf Prize winner Jessica Mar was a guest on ABC RN's The Science Show, sharing her career journey from...
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Mini-kidneys for chronic kidney disease research
June 26, 2018
A team of Australian and Dutch researchers have successfully built a mini-kidney from stem cells and transplanted it into a mouse where it has matured into tissue with blood vessels, which is capable of filtering blood....
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