News & Events

Latest News

• Researchers from across the globe gather in Melbourne for premier stem cell meeting

  18 June 2018

  More than 2,700 stem cell scientists from 50 countries are in Melbourne this week for the massive International Society for Stem Cell Research 2018 Annual Meeting.
• 'Stem Cell Research - Now and in the Future' Public Forum: Our Speakers

  12 June 2018

  'Stem Cell Research - Now and in the Future' Public Forum is a free event in Melbourne, where leading Australian researchers discuss how stem cells could change the future of medicine. Read about our six speakers.
• NSW Government backs biomedical research to tackle heart disease

  04 June 2018

  The NSW Government announced it will commit $150 million over the next 10 years to help researchers tackle cardiovascular disease – the leading cause of death and disability in Australia.

Events

• Australian Biology of Aging Conference 2018

  25 June 2018

  We are pleased to announce the 3rd Australian Biology of Ageing conference, with a particular focus on Stem Cells, Ageing & Rejuvenation. The conference will cover the latest findings across many topics in ageing relevant basic biomedical researches. Many talks will be selected from the openly submitted abstracts on the basis of scientific merit and relevance. Social events throughout the conference provide ample opportunity for informal interactions.
• Oz Single Cells 2018

  16 July 2018

  The second meeting of the Australian Cellular Panomics Consortium bringing together single cell scientists across Australia spanning computational, technical, and biological research.
• Organoids: Modelling Organ Development and Disease in 3D Culture

  10 September 2018

  This meeting will bring together researchers from different fields to enhance our understanding of how organoids can be formed and maintained, how they can be used to study disease and how we might eventually use them to regenerate and replace human organ tissue.
• 2018 Australasian Genomic Technologies Conference

  04 November 2018

  AGTA18 will cover all aspects of genomic science, technologies and their applications. Research sessions include Cancer Genomics, Neurogenetics, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Plant and Animal Genomics, Microbial and Metagenomics, Ancient DNA as well as highlights of emerging genomic technologies.