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…
National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia
The National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia supports stem cell science and educates the community about the potential and dangers of stem cell therapies. Visit the website: stemcellfoundation.net.au
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Making cancer treatment less aggressive and more effective
Tracy Heng wants to make cancer treatment gentler and more effective for elderly patients with blood cancer and other blood disorders. “Bone marrow transplants have transformed survival rates for blood cancers. They replace a diseased blood system with healthy blood-forming cells, but first, doctors have to wipe out a patient’s immune system, which takes a…
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Stem cells healing broken hearts
James Chong has two starters in the race to develop stem cell therapies for heart failure as viable alternatives to heart transplants. His research is exploring both the potential for transplanted stem cells to regenerate new heart tissue and how to repair a patient’s heart by rejuvenating their own heart stem cells. “In Australia, 54,000…
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2015 Metcalf Prizes go to Brisbane and Perth researchers
Teaching stem cells to forget the past – Ryan Lister, Perth Stem cell encyclopedia leads to new discoveries – Christine Wells, Brisbane Winners of the National Stem Cell Foundation’s Metcalf Prizes announced today Wednesday 13 May 2015 Photos of the winners available here Read Christine Well’s profile Read Ryan Lister’s profile Scientists available for photos…
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Photos of the winners – 2015 Metcalf Prizes
Read the media release Read Christine Well’s profile Read Ryan Lister’s Profile
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Teaching stem cells to forget the past
Read the media release Photos available here Ryan Lister has discovered how adult stem cells retain a memory of what they once were. He believes he can make them forget their past lives, as for example skin cells, so their history doesn’t limit their new potential to become brain, heart, liver, blood and other cells….
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Stem cell encyclopedia leads to new stem cells
Read the media release Photos available here An online encyclopedia created by Christine Wells has led to the discovery of a new kind of stem cell. And that’s just the beginning. Christine’s small Brisbane team has created a resource that the global stem cell research community is using to rapidly share knowledge and fast track…
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Stem cells: the potential, the reality and the dangers
AusSMC briefing 11 am Melbourne Convention Centre and online at: www.aussmc.org.au Free public forums and media interviews in Sydney (25 August), Brisbane (26 August), Adelaide (28 August), and Melbourne (1 September).
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The first Metcalf prizes; who’s who of Australian stem cell science; peer-review in action
National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia June newsletter Welcome to the Foundation’s bulletin on stem cell science, news and our work in supporting stem cell research in Australia. Australia is home to some remarkable stem cell researchers. Two of them were recognised today by our inaugural Metcalf Prizes. Kaylene Young believes she can persuade certain…
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New national stem cell prizes for Tasmanian and Melbourne researchers
Could we wake up our brain’s stem cells to repair injury and disease – Kaylene Young, Hobart How adult cells change identity as they’re turned into stem cells – Jose Polo, Melbourne Kaylene’s full profile and photos Jose’s full profile and photos Scientists available at 10am for photo call and interviews in their labs Dr…
