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Meet the Metcalf Prizes Jury

Professor Caroline Gargett (Chair)

Endometrial stem/progenitor cells, endometriosis, pelvic organ prolapse, regenerative medicine, mesenchymal stem/stromal cells, tissue engineering, women's health


Associate Professor Ngaire Elwood

Cord blood stem cells, cancer, cellular therapy


Associate Professor Tracy Heng

Immune function, blood stem cell transplantation, stromal cells, mesenchymal stem cells, cell therapy, immunomodulation


Professor Geoff Lindeman

Breast stem cells, breast cancer cells of origin, molecular genetics, epigenetics, hormonal signalling, stem cell regulation, clinical translation


Professor Ryan Lister

Epigenetics, genomics, gene expression, biochemistry and cell biology, medical biotechnology, plant cell and molecular biology


Professor Megan Munsie

Developmental and reproductive biology, policy implications of regenerative medicine, ethical and societal implications of stem cell science, public understanding of science


Professor Susie Nilsson

HSC biology, transplantation and microenvironment, murine & human xenograft models, ESC derived HSC, HSC mobilisation


Professor Alice Pebay

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), patient specific iPSCs, stem cell technology, disease modelling with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases of the eye and brain


Professor Patrick Tam

Stem cell biology, embryological development, cellular and molecular mechanisms of lineage differentiation and tissue patterning


Professor Jane Visvader

Breast stem cells, breast cancer cells of origin, molecular genetics, epigenetics, hormonal signalling, stem cell regulation