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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Stay connected with the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia: Newsletter 👉 www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/subscribe_to... LinkedIn 👉 www.linkedin.com/company/nati... Facebook 👉 www.facebook.com/stemcellfoun... YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/user/StemCel...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Scientists at @NUSMedicine have identified a protein that may help restore the brain's ability to produce new cells as it ages. Research published in @ScienceAdvances and more info here 👇 medicine.nus.edu.sg/news/nus-med...

Assistant Professor Ong Sek Tong Derrick (left) and Dr Liang Yajing (right), both from the Department of Physiology at NUS Medicine, examining protein expression of candidate DMTF1 target genes in the laboratory.

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Cell therapies are reemerging after a near collapse in the early 2000s caused by medical scandals and ethical concerns. Hopes are that they could provide meaningful relief for more diseases, esp those where there is no cure. ($) www.theaustralian.com.au/health/medic... (image Annie Cavanagh)

Undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells growing in culture with fibroblasts. Credit Annie Cavanagh, Wellcome Media Library

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

New in @science.org Muscle stem cells build resilience but lose regenerative power with age, according to UCLA researchers. In mice, stem cells in aged muscle accumulate the NDRG1 protein that slows their ability to repair tissue but helps the cells survive longer: newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/cel...

Muscle tissue from aged mice seven days after injury. Left: Aged mice with normal NDRG1 levels show slower regeneration with smaller muscle fibers. Right: Aged mice in which NDRG1 was recently blocked show faster regeneration with larger fibers. Image credit: Jengmin Kang, Rando Lab

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

What are the big international stem cell research events for 2026? @isscr.org has a handy roundup of events, including: MAR: Access & Affordability in Cell/Gene Therapies summit in LA JUL: #ISSCR2026 in Montréal OCT: celebrating 20 Years of iPSC in Kyoto mailchi.mp/02f83aff9ee7...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

We will be back on social media from Monday 12 January 2026. Wishing you all a safe festive season, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year - from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia.

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Congratulations to Professor Jose Polo, our inaugural Metcalf Prize winner (2021), for securing funding under the Australian Research Council 2026 Discovery Project scheme @embl.org 👉 emblaustralia.org/grant-succes... Here's why we supported him: stemcellfoundation.net.au/jose_polo_sh...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

‘The Year in Cell Biology: 2025’ – Journal of Cell Biology wraps up the year with 13 of the ‘most impactful papers’, including how sphingolipid metabolism regulates stem cell function: rupress.org/jcb/collecti...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Our #MetcalfPrize winner Maria Di Biase @unimelb.bsky.social is full of surprises. On ABC Melbourne Mornings with Raf Epstein 🎙️Raf: “What did you want to be when you were a kid?” 🎸Maria: “I wanted to be a rock star!” Why she's a stem cell rock star: www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/maria_di_bia...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Hear from our 2025 #MetcalfPrizes winners – Dr Maria Di Biase and Dr Lachlan Harris – on ABC Radio Gold Coast Drive with Bern Young. Listen from 43.51 on yesterday’s show: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... @qimrb.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social @asscr.bsky.social

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Meet the winners of our 2025 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research: stemcellfoundation.net.au/2025_metcalf... 🧠 Dr Maria Di Biase @unimelb.bsky.social 🧠 Dr Lachlan Harris @qimrb.bsky.social They're already making headlines ahead of the award ceremony on the Gold Coast today. @asscr.bsky.social

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Congratulations to Declan Turner from the Rhiannon Werder Lab reNEW Melbourne for winning #ARTxSCIENCE2025 with ‘A Deep Breath’: renew.science/artxscience/... Rhiannon is one of our 2024 Metcalf Prize winners: www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/rhiannon_wer... We're announcing 2025 winners next month.

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The Foundation and Cerebral Palsy Alliance are backing Associate Professor Atul Malhotra on his mission to develop cellular therapy aimed at repairing brain injury associated with preterm births. Read about his clinical trial using umbilical cord blood: stemcellfoundation.net.au/atul_malhotr...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Applications for two $60,000 #MetcalfPrizes for Stem Cell Research Are now open. Do you know a rising star of Australian stem cell science? Encourage them to apply. Please share widely. #MetcalfPrizes stemcellfoundation.net.au/metcalf_prizes

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

‘Developing an Innovative Model to Study Sense of Smell’ – US researchers at Tufts University discover stem cells thought to be dormant may offer clues to why sense of smell is lost or declines: solutions.tufts.edu/expertise/re...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

What’s the potential for stem cells to repair the brain and reverse Parkinson’s disease? Ask The Florey's Prof Clare Parish if human stem cell transplantation can achieve this at our 5 June webinar (7:00pm AEST) hosted by @tanyaha.bsky.social Register now 🧠👉 events.humanitix.com/stem-cells-a...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Could multiple sclerosis become a “disease without disability”? Hear about this and more… and put your own burning questions to neuroscientist Prof Kaylene Young @utas.edu.au at our 5 June webinar (7:00pm AEST) hosted by @tanyaha.bsky.social Register 🧠👉 events.humanitix.com/stem-cells-a...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

How do our brains deteriorate as we age, and what can we do about it? Ask Prof Carolyn Sue AM, renowned for her pioneering research on Parkinson's disease and mitochondrial disorders at our 5 June webinar (7:00pm AEST) hosted by @tanyaha.bsky.social Register 🧠👉 events.humanitix.com/stem-cells-a...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

'Gut stem cells get stressed out' – latest issue of Science Signalling includes an article on how ‘chronic stress impairs intestinal stem cell function through the parasympathetic nervous system’: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @aaas.org @science.org

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

‘New trial: IVF alternative uses stem cells to grow eggs externally’ – exclusive Herald Sun report on a study run by IVF Australia ‘using stem cells that mimic healthy female ovaries’: www.heraldsun.com.au/health/famil...

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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia @ausstemcell.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

‘Miniature Hearts: Cardiac Organoids With an Immune System’ – Researchers in Germany develop a complex cardiac organoid model, with its own immune system, to study potential cardiotoxicity of new medications: www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/res... @fraunhofer.bsky.social

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