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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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08 Oct,2025

How to Build a Better Blood Stem Cell and Why It Matters

Imagine a cell so powerful that it can regenerate your entire blood system. Now imagine growing that cell in a lab dish, tailoring it for transplantation, and using it to treat patients with leukaemia, bone marrow failure, or rare immunodeficiencies, all without needing a donor match. That’s the promise driving a new wave of regenerative […]

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08 Sep,2025

Tiny Fish, Big Ideas: BioEYES Expands to Regional Victoria Thanks to Community Support

A pioneering school science program using zebrafish to spark curiosity and critical thinking is expanding to regional and remote schools across Victoria, thanks to generous support from Melbourne Rotary Club and the Finkel Foundation. BioEYES, delivered by the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) and Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI), is a week-long, in-school program that […]

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03 Sep,2025

The Infernal Seminar: Practising Communication in the Most Unexpected Way

By Brenda Briones Miranda, PhD Candidate and ARMI Social Media Ambassador At the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), we take science seriously, but that doesn’t mean the process of learning it always has to be. The Infernal Seminar is a student-led initiative designed to challenge the way we think about science communication. What happens when […]

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01 Aug,2025

From discovery to translation: ARMI spinout Myostellar targets muscle regeneration with support from Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund

A major regenerative medicine discovery from Monash University’s Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) has progressed into early-stage commercialisation, with the Monash spinout Myostellar among the inaugural cohort of spinouts to receive support from the newly launched Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund. Founded by Professors Peter Currie and Mikaël Martino, two internationally recognised leaders in tissue regeneration, […]

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31 Jul,2025

ARMI welcomes new Deputy Director, Strategy and Planning

The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) is excited to announce the appointment of Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM as Deputy Director, Strategy and Planning. A scientist, executive leader and advocate with more than 25 years of experience across research, strategy and national collaboration, Dr Evans-Galea brings exceptional insight and vision to this newly created role. She […]

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30 Jul,2025

Farewell and thank you, Jenny Donelly

As Jenny Donelly sets off on her next adventure, this time beyond the world of strategic planning and stakeholder engagement, we take a moment to acknowledge her important contribution to ARMI. Over the past two years, Jenny has been at the helm of ARMI’s strategic operations, bringing clarity, structure, and forward momentum to our work […]

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