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Regen Med Researcher Recognised by Victorian Premier’s Awards
Dr Xiaodong (Ethan) Liu, a regenerative medicine researcher, based at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) and Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), was announced a winner at the Victorian Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research in a ceremony on 4 April 2022 at Deakin Edge. Xiaodong was also named the winner of the Basic […]
Dr. Meroula Richardson: From childhood on a farm to a leading cardiologist to ARMILAB
As a cardiologist, regenerative medicine holds enormous appeal for Dr. Meroula Richardson. “Transplantation and heart failure therapies are great – but they are treatment, not a cure,” said Meroula. “The potential for molecular and cell-based therapy to provide a cure is both real and exciting.” That is part of why Meroula has joined ARMI’s Leadership […]
End of Year Address from the Director, Professor Peter Currie
Despite another year disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of tremendous achievement at ARMI. From excellent scientific output to the continued camaraderie amongst ARMI staff and students, ARMI Director of Research Professor Peter Currie reflects on the past year and looks to the future with great optimism. Q: What were your highlights […]
ARMI Alumni in Australia: Dr Hozana Castillo
It’s been a “round the world” trip for ARMI alumni Dr Hozana Castillo, who first arrived in Australia in 2016 as part of her postdoctoral studies with the Kaslin Group at ARMI. After returning to her native Brazil in 2018, Hozana is once again back in Melbourne and now working in industry to support drug […]
ARMI Alumni Abroad: Dr Ivan Gladwyn-Ng
When Dr Ivan Gladwyn-Ng chose to undertake his PhD at ARMI, under the supervision of Dr Julian Heng, he had a clear vision for his future. He knew he didn’t want to stay in academia and become a lab head. He knew he loved cytoskeletal proteins and the amazing videos scientists produced. And he knew […]
Making Strides Towards Counteracting Neurodegenerative Diseases at ARMI
The year 2020 was challenging for many Australian biomedical researchers. COVID-19, lockdowns and capacity limits disrupted lab workflow, but with a few changes implemented at ARMI to keep our staff and students safe, our scientists adapted. Indeed, some of our scientists thrived throughout the year, one of whom was group leader Dr Nadinath Nillegoda. Not […]
ARMI From Home: Q&A with Pete Currie – Part II
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an unprecedented and coordinated response from every corner of the community, and this includes ARMI. To do our bit to help ‘flatten the curve,’ ARMI implemented its working from home plan in late March. For scientists who are often in the lab doing experiments, trying to troubleshoot by talking to […]
ARMI From Home: Q&A with Pete Currie – Part I
The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated an unprecedented and coordinated response from every corner of the community, and this includes ARMI. To do our bit to help ‘flatten the curve,’ ARMI implemented its working from home plan in late March. For scientists who are often in the lab doing experiments, trying to troubleshoot by talking to […]
Our Bold Vision: ARMI’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025
ARMI is delighted to unveil our 2020-2025 Strategic Plan; designed to realise ARMI’s vision of improved quality of life by unlocking the body’s innate regenerative potential. The five-year plan is a roadmap to support the Institute’s mission to discover new regenerative therapies through conducting cutting edge research and forming collaborative networks with the best scientists […]
Win-win mentoring for women in science
The future of regenerative medicine is in good hands with a new generation of women in science. That’s the conclusion of Sara Mary Hall, CEO OcQuila Therapeutics, after mentoring ARMI PhD student, Dhanushika (Danni) Ratnayake last year as part of the IMNIS Regenerative Medicine International Mentoring Program. A 7-month program, the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM (IMNIS) […]