Brisbane scientist targets knowledge gap in women’s health Photos and video of Felicity Davis and her work Mammary biologist Dr Felicity Davis is investigating how breasts change through life: how they develop during puberty, alter during pregnancy and change back after breastfeeding is complete. A scientist at the University of Queensland’s Mater Research Institute, she…
Brisbane scientist awarded for research tackling Australia’s biggest killer Photos and video of James Hudson and his work Bioengineer Associate Professor James Hudson has developed a new way to mass-produce human heart tissue from stem cells. The achievement will help researchers study diseases, screen new drugs, and investigate heart development and repair.
Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced. Why do some cancer cells get away? – Heather Lee, Newcastle Newborn babies offer clues for healing hearts – Enzo Porrello, Melbourne Scientists available for interviews Read Heather Lee’s full profile Read Enzo Porrello’s full profile Photos of the winners
For a few short days after birth, the heart can regenerate damaged tissue. Enzo Porrello wants to understand why this ability turns off, so that he and colleagues can switch it back on to heal broken hearts. Understanding regeneration could lead to new treatments for different types of heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, from…
Heather Lee is analysing individual cancer cells to understand how some survive therapy. Her research ultimately aims to prevent relapse and lift survival rates for leukaemia. Heather invented a way to study the genetics of individual cells more closely that will help her find out why some cancer cells are treatable, and others go rogue….
Building a blood cancer treatment from the ground up – Mark Dawson, Melbourne How we and our stem cells get old – Jessica Mar, Brisbane Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced Scientists available for interviews Read Mark Dawson’s full profile Read Jessica Mar’s full profile photos of the winners
Jessica Mar is analysing stem cells to discover the changes that influence ageing. We all started life as a stem cell. Throughout our lives, stem cells repair and replace our tissues, but as we age they stop working as well. Understanding how this decline occurs is fundamental to understanding—and influencing—how we age.
Mark Dawson has helped to build a new drug to fight an aggressive form of blood cancer, discovering the basic science of gene expression in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), developing the drug to block that action, and leading an international clinical trial to test it. Mark first explored how genes function in leukaemia, then identified…
Stem cells healing broken hearts – James Chong, Sydney Making cancer treatment less aggressive, more effective –Tracy Heng, Melbourne Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced Scientists available for interviews Read James Chong’s profile Read Tracy Heng’s profile photos of the winners and overlay footage for TV
The National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia supports stem cell science and educates the community about the potential and dangers of stem cell therapies. The winners of the 2016 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research are: James Chong: Stem cells healing broken hearts Tracy Heng: Making cancer treatment less aggressive and more effective Read the media release. The winners…