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07 Aug,2019

ARMI Opens the Vault

It may have been cold and dreary outside, but inside 15 Innovation Walk, it was bright, busy and bursting at the seams with brilliance- this was the buzzing atmosphere inside ARMI as it ‘opened the vault’. On Tuesday night, ARMI opened its lab doors for the second time, in partnership with Convergence Science Network. We welcomed […]

01 Aug,2019

Regenerate Newsletter – July 2019

The July 2019 of the ARMI newsletter, Regenerate, is now available to view in the ‘Resources’ section. Here are some of the highlights for ARMI in July: ARMI is Opening the Vault Mentoring success for a lifelong learner Leading the Way for ARMI The 2nd CUHK-Monash Joint Symposium on Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering What is Regenerative […]

24 Jul,2019

Leading the Way for ARMI

As a result of a recent strategic review, Institute Director, Professor Peter Currie is pleased announces three new members of an expanded executive team: Professor James Bourne, Professor Graham Lieschke and Associate Professor Edwina McGlinn. These three Institute Research Group leaders will join the Director as well as Professor Claude Bernard (Emeritus Professor), Penelope Rowlett (Institute Manager) and Silvio Tiziani (Director, External Strategy and Planning) in meeting […]

27 Jun,2019

Regenerate Newsletter – June 2019

The June 2019 of the ARMI newsletter, Regenerate, is now available to view in the ‘Resources’ section. Here are some of the highlights for ARMI in June: Understanding How We Grow: How ARMI Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Bones Maddie’s Vision Furthers Research on Bone Marrow Failure Decoding DDX5: Understanding Male Fertility Finding the Founder Cells: […]

25 Jun,2019

Maddie’s Vision Furthers Research on Bone Marrow Failure

Thanks to a recent grant from Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (BMFS) charity Maddie’s Vision, ARMI’s Professor Lieschke is continuing in his efforts to improve outcomes for patients with haematological diseases. Despite being established only four years ago, Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision has already raised over $7million to fund Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome (BMFS) research. One of the recent […]

20 Jun,2019

Finding the Founder Cells: Determining the Origin of Pluripotency In Vitro

In the lab, stem cells begin their life in a cell culture dish by first assembling into organised colonies. This particular colony architecture is re-established every time the cells are subdivided and expanded. However, why and how this occurs has been a mystery, until now.  Recently published research involving ARMI scientists has found a distinct […]

20 Jun,2019

Foetal growth restriction: How scientists are unlocking the secrets of bones

In a bid to help prevent disorders such as foetal growth restriction, researchers at the Monash University-based Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) are examining the body’s response to developmental defects. Severe foetal growth restriction (also known as intrauterine growth restriction) accounts for about one in 20 stillborn births in Australia. The term refers to when […]

18 Jun,2019

Decoding DDX5: Understanding Male Fertility

The maintenance of sperm production is tightly controlled and coordinated, with a number of molecular mediators involved in the process. New research from ARMI has found that DDX5 is vital for male fertility, outlining the multifaceted role this protein has. Adult mouse seminiferous tubule cross-section showing nuclear expression of DDX5 in all VASA-positive germ cells. […]

01 Jun,2019

Regenerate Newsletter – May 2019

The May 2019 of the ARMI newsletter, Regenerate, is now available to view in the ‘Resources’ section. Here are some of the highlights for ARMI in May: ARMI Turns 10 ARMI at 10: A Q&A with Institute Director Peter Currie Multiple Sclerosis: How ARMI’s Research Efforts are Paving the Way for New Treatments Discover what other highlights […]

29 May,2019

ARMI at 10: A Q&A with Institute Director Peter Currie – Part I: The Plan

This year, the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) celebrates its 10th anniversary. To mark this milestone, current Director of Research Professor Peter Currie reminisces on the struggles and achievements of ARMI over the past decade, his personal mission as Director to grow the research community in the institute and in Australia, and the future of regenerative medicine […]