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In a recent paper Transcriptional profiling of stem cells – moving from descriptive to predictive paradigms, Dr Jarny Choi and Professor Christine Wells from the University of Melbourne reviewed the different approaches to mine and combine data into cell classification and cell prediction tools, as well as highlighted common pitfalls.

Drs Andrew Laslett from CSIRO and Harald Janovjak from the Australian Regenerative Medical Institute were recently awarded funding from CSIRO’s Space Technology Future Science Platform to study the effects of microgravity on human cells.

Professor Richard Harvey is one of 20 senior scientists and clinician-scientists whose research is being supported by the first round of NSW government grants into cardiovascular disease research.