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23 Feb,2026

Professor awarded fellowship to map the biomarkers of ageing 

The world’s first multi-tissue, cell-type specific atlas of ageing biomarkers will be developed by ​​Professor Nir Eynon, head of the ageing biology research laboratory at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, following his receipt of a Rebecca L Cooper Fellowship.  ​​​The $1.5 million competitive fellowship, announced today by the ​​Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation, will advance how age-related decline in humans […]

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09 Feb,2026

Professor Edwina McGlinn appointed Deputy Director, Research Strategy & Impact 

Developmental and regenerative biologist Professor Edwina McGlinn has been appointed Deputy Director, Research Strategy & Impact, at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI).  Professor McGlinn joined the institute in 2011 as the first research group leader to be appointed under a joint initiative between Australia and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL Australia). For the past four years, she has led ARMI’s Research Excellence and Mentorship executive portfolio, driving strategies […]

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04 Feb,2026

New analytical tool decodes undreamt of genomic complexity 

A new computational tool developed at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute has enhanced our ability to decode the complexity of our genomes. The tool, called SNITCH, was developed by Dr Robin Grolaux and published today in the journal Genome Biology. Its analytical power targets DNA methylation, a process that regulates how genes are switched on and off over time.   “Our […]

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24 Dec,2025

Honouring a legacy of grace and innovation: a tribute to Professor Katie Allen

The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) mourns the passing of Professor Katie Allen, a cherished member of our Leadership Advisory Board and a giant of Australian health and medical research. Since joining the ARMI Board in 2022, Katie was an invaluable presence, offering her profound wisdom, intellect and vision to our community. We have lost […]

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09 Dec,2025

Wiring pain to repair: Dr Yen-Zhen (Angel) Lu’s DECRA backed quest to help tissues heal

Some wounds never heal. For people living with diabetes or vascular disease, chronic ulcers can last for months or years. Even when there is no cure, these wounds still need to be cleaned, dressed and monitored to prevent infection and amputation. It is painful, time consuming and expensive, and there are still very few options […]

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01 Dec,2025

ARMI researcher joins interdisciplinary team reimagining the future of fair mobility at PITCH 2025.

Featuring insights from ARMI PhD candidate, Thamodi Wapola In October 2025, Monash University’s PITCH – PhD Interdisciplinary Team Challenge brought together 130 PhD students at the Monash Indonesia campus for an immersive five-day program focused on solving real societal challenges across the Indo-Pacific. Students were selected through a competitive application process, with ARMI represented this […]

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19 Nov,2025

Discovery reveals the skeleton’s hidden repair system

How the fetal skeleton bounces back when growth goes off track When things go wrong during growth, the body sometimes finds its own way to make things right again. A new study, just published in Nature Communications, led by Dr Xinli (Cindy) Qu and Dr Ehsan Razmara in the Roselló-Díez Laboratory at the Australian Regenerative […]

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19 Nov,2025

Celebrating Leadership, Partnership and Discovery: Highlights from the 2025 ARMI Ambassadors’ Dinner

On Wednesday 5 November, the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) hosted its annual Ambassadors’ Dinner at Melbourne’s historic Lyceum Club, celebrating research excellence, community, and the partnerships that power discovery. Set in one of Melbourne’s oldest women’s member clubs, the event brought together more than 40 special guests, including ARMI Ambassadors, government representatives, industry leaders […]

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07 Nov,2025

Defining how pluripotency is controlled in real time

A/Prof Jenny Zenker and team awarded ARC Discovery Project to reveal how RNA dynamics steer the earliest cell fates Why the earliest decisions matter When an embryo is only a handful of cells, each cell must quickly decide its future: become part of the embryo proper (pluripotent and able to make any cell type), or […]

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13 Oct,2025

ARMI Annual Report 2024

ARMI’s 2024 Annual Report captures a year of renewal and momentum for the Institute. Building on the foundations of excellence and collaboration, ARMI researchers continued to push the boundaries of regenerative biology, from fundamental discovery through to translational impact.  With research spanning developmental biology, stem cell innovation, and tissue regeneration, ARMI remains focused on translating […]

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