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Tomorrow's Medicine: “Who will help me?”`
15 March 2019

People suffering from serious illnesses are turning to unproven and risky stem cell therapies in growing numbers. Researchers are trying to understand why—and how to provide better information and support.
Tomorrow's Medicine: Clearing corneas and restoring vision
15 March 2019

The eye’s cornea depends on stem cells to help maintain transparency. If disease or trauma depletes stem cell reservoirs, a rapid and painful loss of vision soon follows.
Tomorrow's Medicine: Big data points the way to custom stem cells
15 March 2019

Genomic biologist Professor Christine Wells and biostatistician Dr Kim-Anh Le Cao are analysing big data to discover what makes stem cells tick. Already the pair have found new ways to classify stem cells, and they’re working to predict the cells’ behaviour and even create custom immune cells.
Tomorrow's medicine: Fixing hearts by finding out what makes them tick
15 March 2019

You can learn a lot about hearts by trying to build one from scratch. A pair of scientists have grown ‘beating’ human heart muscle tissue from stem cells and are exploring cardiac regeneration.
Stem Cells Australia - Tomorrow's medicine starts today
15 March 2019

Since its creation in 2011, the Stem Cells Australia initiative has increased our understanding of how to control and use stem cells in research. Our members have placed Australia at the forefront of stem cell medicine, and now we are developing new diagnostic, therapeutic and biological applications that will transform healthcare in the years and decades ahead.
A/Prof Rebecca Lim ranked top applicant for strong industry collaborations
15 March 2019

Associate Professor Rebecca Lim was ranked the highest applicant in the industry category for the 2018 National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Fellowship Scheme.
Funding to advance research into stem-cell based therapies
13 March 2019

Stem Cells Australia and The University of Melbourne have welcomed the announcement of $150 million from the Federal Government to support an Australian Stem Cell Therapies Mission, to explore new ways to treat conditions such as congenital heart disease, blindness, stroke, dementia and kidney disease.
At the Frontier of Tomorrow’s Medicine: Understanding stem cell division in the gut to limit the growth of tumours
08 March 2019

Associate Professor Helen Abud, one of Australia’s foremost stem cell researchers, conducts pioneering research on the stem cells located in the inner lining of the bowel.
At the Frontier of Tomorrow’s Medicine: Mapping the heart’s genetic landscape to explore how to make it more regenerative.
08 March 2019

Dr Mirana Ramialison's research focuses on using bioinformatics to decipher the origin of congenital heart disease, which is crucial for its early diagnosis, and for the care of patients suffering from it.
At the Frontier of Tomorrow’s Medicine: Improving how blood stem cells are collected to understand and treat blood disorders
08 March 2019

Professor Susie Nilsson is heavily focused on understanding hemopoietic, or blood, stem cells and their microenvironment. She wants to use these findings to improve human health.

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