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Monash University researchers, including Professor Jose Polo, have investigated the role individual cell types in the brain contribute to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia in older people and one of the leading contributors to the global disease burden.

Professor Melissa Little and her Kidney Regeneration group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute are combining stem cells and gene editing to understand kidney diseases and their treatments.

Associate Professor Enzo Porrello is a stem cell scientist at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne. He is investigating using bioengineered heart tissue, derived from stem cells, as a potential therapy to correct heart defects in children.