Australian stem cell researcher Megan Munsie wins international public service award
June 20, 2018
Congratulations to Associate Professor Megan Munsie, who has been announced as the winner of the 2018 Public Service Award from the International Society for Stem Cell Research. The award recognises her work promoting public understanding of stem...
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A life in science: student Q&A with 2017 Australian of the Year Alan Mackay-Sim
June 01, 2018
Science legend meets the toughest audience—kids and teenagers—at the World Science Festival Brisbane Professor Alan Mackay-Sim Award winning stem cell scientist Alan Mackay-Sim has had a life filled with curiosity, science, a variety of hobbies, and occasional...
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Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced
November 14, 2017
Professor Mark Dawson of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Associate Professor Jessica Mar of the University of Queensland have both received $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia in recognition of...
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Regulation to reign in rogue stem cell practices - Foundation responds
November 06, 2017
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has announced that 2018 will see long-awaited reforms to the regulation of stem cell therapies in the hope of curtailing unsafe or unproven treatments, and the unethical marketing of them to vulnerable...
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Cord blood: to bank or donate?
October 30, 2017
Should you collect your cord blood and donate it to the community? Or should you bank it privately on the off-chance your child will need it in the future? Expectant parents are confused about their options,...
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Overseas opportunities for PhD, early career researchers and entrepreneurs from CCRM Australia
May 03, 2017
Are you a student or up-and-coming stem cell researcher? Are you interested in the business development of regenerative medicine biotech? And do you want to head to North America to build your networks and learn more?...
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New Reference Guide on the Use of Unproven Cellular Therapies released by ISCT
May 02, 2017
The International Society for Cellular Therapies has published a reference guide on the use of unproven cellular therapies. To access it use the link here.An introduction to this paper was recently published in the journal Cytotherapy: "Currently, there...
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