Can stem cells make drugs to stop osteoarthritis? Stomach stem cells behaving badly
October 31, 2023
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...
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Building human skin and blood vessels for wound repair
October 13, 2023
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...
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Watch: Future Medicine - Stem Cells and Cancer
August 29, 2023
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...
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What is really news and what do we know about model embryos?
July 05, 2023
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...
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How Foundation donors are helping scientists attract more funding
May 26, 2023
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...
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Teaspoons of treatment for the tiniest of patients
February 08, 2023
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...
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Vale Alan Mackay-Sim
January 05, 2023
Nasal stem cell research legend and 2017 Australian of the Year Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim AM died on 4 January 2023. “Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim’s work in understanding the human brain and stem cells was game-changing and...
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