The Foundation is delighted to announce the four recipients of our 2020 Matched Funding Program. Dr Tom Edwards from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) and The University of Melbourne is working on gene therapy...

An important message from the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, University of Melbourne, shared with permission: We join the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT) in...

Cardiologist and researcher Associate Professor James Chong has already used human stem cells to repair the damaged hearts of other large primates — a world first.  The achievement and his subsequent work won him a 2016...

Metcalf Prize winner puts students and young researchers through their paces at bioinformatics bootcamp About 70 students, dozens of datasets, seven coaches, four judges and one award-winning scientist came together this year for a stem cell...

The unlikely combination of stem cells and seaweed are providing a novel approach for treating type 1 diabetes.  Type 1 diabetes is currently incurable, can be life-threatening, and, unlike type 2, can't be prevented through better...

The stubborn endurance of heart cells and remarkable plasticity of breasts have won two Queensland researchers $50,000 each in the annual Metcalf Prizes, awarded by the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia. Dr Felicity Davis of...

Can stem cells treat cancer or autoimmune conditions? What can they tell us about Alzheimer’s disease? How will big data and genetic engineering change medicine? What will regenerative medicine deliver in the next few years? And...