Stem Cells Australia and The University of Melbourne have welcomed $150 million Federal Government funding towards research into new ways to treat congenital heart disease, blindness, stroke, dementia and kidney disease. The Australian Stem Cell […]
14 November 2018 Associate Professor Enzo Porrello of the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Dr Heather Lee of the University of Newcastle have both received $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell […]
30 April 2018 Patient derived stem cells grown into mini-kidneys, to correct the mutated gene in the dish. New research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), has combined gene editing technology with stem […]
Travel Awards to the ISSCR Meeting, 20-23 June, 2018, Melbourne, Australia have been generously provided by the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR), and the National Stem Cell Foundation […]
Professor Caroline Gargett has dedicated her life to women’s health; investigating endometrial stem cells—part of the lining of the uterus—to try to understand at the cellular level what causes endometriosis. See her feature here.
Associate Professor Megan Munsie was awarded the 2018 ISSCR Public Service Award, which is given in recognition of outstanding contributions of public service to the fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. A/ Prof Megan Munsie […]
Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), University of Melbourne and Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) in The Netherlands have made an important step towards making human kidneys from stem cells that they one […]
Congratulations to A/Prof Helen Abud (ASSCR Conference and Awards Chair) Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) group leader, Associate Professor Helen Abud is lead investigator on a grant funded by Cancer Australia to test how ‘organoids’ grown in […]
Please welcome new Executive Committee members: A/Prof Alice Pebay – Secretary A/Prof Clare Parish – Treasurer Dr Kathryn Futrega – Communications Chair A big thank you to outgoing Executive Committee Members: Dr Michael O’Connor – […]
Call to Act on NSW Coroner’s Findings 15th July 2016 The Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR) is saddened by the events surrounding the death of Mrs Sheila Drysdale, and wishes to express sincere […]
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