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A Melbourne research team, including members of Stem Cells Australia, has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune cell production in the laboratory and are now set to advance our understanding of childhood diseases like leukemia and autoimmune conditions.

Associate Professor James Chong and his lab are using protein therapy to help repair scar tissue, particularly for people who don't know they've suffered a heart attack.

Associate Professor James heads the Cardiac Regeneration laboratory at Sydney’s Westmead Institute for Medical Research, and is an interventional cardiologist at Westmead Hospital. He is using stem cells to treat damaged hearts.