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Dr Ben Cao is part of a CSIRO research team exploring why some leukaemia patients respond to chemotherapy while others do not. By understanding what molecules are involved in regulating stem cell function in the bone marrow, Ben aims to develop more effective treatment regimens to overcome drug-resistance and cancer relapse. Ben recently received that Best Postdoctoral presentation at the 2017 Stem Cells Australia Retreat.

Nona Farbehi is exploring whether certain cells in the heart can heal the heart after damage from myocardial infarction. Her work was recently awarded a prize for the Best Student Poster at the 2017 Stem Cells Australia Retreat.

Cristiana Mattei is a PhD student based in the Centre for Neural Engineering at the University of Melbourne where she is using brain organoids to study how the brain develops and what happens in degenerative disease, brain injury and in neuro-cognitive disorders. Cristiana was recently awarded a prize for the Best Student Presentation at the 2017 Stem Cells Australia Retreat.