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New electrophysiology facility in Wollongong to significantly improve the rate of drug discovery
15 November 2018

Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO, opened the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute (IHMRI)’s new electrophysiology laboratory last week, which will aim to significantly improve the rate of drug discovery.
2018 Metcalf Prize winners are using stem cells to understand cancer resistance and how to heal hearts
14 November 2018

Associate Professor Enzo Porrello of the University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Dr Heather Lee of the University of Newcastle have both received $50,000 Metcalf Prizes from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia in recognition of their leadership in stem cell research.
Critical thinking and responsive engagement key to responsible progress in synthetic biology
13 November 2018

The Designed to Order Interdisciplinary workshop, hosted by University of Melbourne’s Centre for Stem Cell Systems and the Melbourne Law School, was held at the end of October and sought to begin a conversation around mammalian cell synthetic biology.
Professor John Rasko explores how gene therapy will change what it means to be human
07 November 2018

The power of gene therapy to cure disease, prolong life and change the course of human evolution was explored by Professor John Rasko in the landmark 60th year of the ABC’s Boyer Lecture series.
Regenerative medicine sector to create opportunities for Australia
05 November 2018

A new report on opportunities for Australia’s growing regenerative medicine sector reveals it has all the elements needed to be a global leader and drive the creation of thousands of new, high paying jobs.
Richard Harvey awarded prestigious NSW Premier’s Prize
02 November 2018

Professor Richard Harvey, from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and University of New South Wales, won the New South Wales Premier’s Prize for Excellence in Medical Biological Sciences.
Professor Trevor Kilpatrick appointed Clinical Director at the Florey Institute
30 October 2018

Professor Trevor Kilpatrick has been appointed the role of Clinical Director at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health.
Young researcher’s success recognised at international conferences
15 October 2018

Dr Thierry Jarde, Monash University, was awarded significant prizes at the EMBO-EMBL Symposium in Germany as well as at the Cambridge International Stem Cell Symposium.
"Same sex mice have pups": simple headline masks complexity of science
12 October 2018

"Simple headlines about being able to create pups from same sex mice fail to fully capture the complexity and challenges ahead" says A/Prof Megan Munsie in light of new study where scientists created pups from same-sex mice.
Reading the story of the developing human heart
05 October 2018

Australian researchers have used human stem cells and single-cell sequencing to uncover the complex choreography of heart development

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