WEBINAR Thurs 26 August: Future Medicine: Healing the Heart
August 02, 2022
Hear from a cardiologist and stem cell researchers, and ask your own questions. Heart disease is Australia’s leading cause of death, killing more than 18,500 people a year, one every 28 minutes. The National Stem Cell...
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Do you know a rising star in stem cell research?
June 28, 2022
Applications for $55,000 prizes for stem cell research now open. Two up-and-coming leaders in stem cell science will receive $55,000 each to boost their career to the next level. If you know a promising stem cell...
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New guide: What do people need to know about stem cell treatments?
May 30, 2022
New Foundation handbook guides patients and their families as they weigh up healthcare options. What proven stem cell therapies are available, what’s at risk from trying an unproven, experimental treatment, and what do patients and their families...
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Giving cystic fibrosis patients longer, better lives
March 11, 2022
Dr Gerard Kaiko has developed a new molecule that could help cystic fibrosis patients live longer and with a better quality of life. With the generous support of donors, the Foundation wants to help fund Gerard’s research...
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Engineered heart tissue and other treatments the target of a new half-billion-dollar international research effort
February 28, 2022
Australian scientists lead new international research centre. An international collaboration of three research institutes will develop new drugs and therapies using human stem cells to treat heart, respiratory and kidney disease, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions. The...
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Foundation directors in the news
January 24, 2022
Independent oversight from experts. From left to right: Governor of Victoria the Honourable Linda Dessau AC and Professor James Angus AO; Professor Caroline Gargett; Zali Steggall OAM, MP and Professor Megan Munsie. The Foundation’s work is...
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Better bone marrow transplants and building a virtual human cell
November 15, 2021
Research to improve bone marrow transplantation and to use computer science to understand how stem cells work has won two Australian researchers $55,000 each in the annual Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the...
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