Associate Prof Raymond C.B. Wong
Principal Investigator
Qualification:
B.BiomedSci, B.Sci (Hons), PhD
Phone:
+61 (3) 99298480
Email:
Address:
Centre for Eye Research Australia,
Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital,
Level 7 Smorgan Family Wing,
32 Gisborne St, East Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia
Biography
Associate Professor Raymond Wong is a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA), the University of Melbourne and a Guest Professor at Shenzhen Eye Hospital (China).
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He is a stem cell biologist with 19 years of research experience, specialising in cellular reprogramming, pluripotent stem cells, CRISPR/Cas and neural/retinal differentiation.
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He completed his PhD in stem cell biology at Monash University and was awarded a California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Fellowship to pursue overseas postdoctoral training at the University of California Irvine (USA), and a Visiting Fellow Award to train at the National Institutes of Health (USA).
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In 2013, Assoc Prof Wong joined CERA with the support of a Cranborne Foundation Fellowship and subsequently established the Cellular Reprogramming Unit with the support of a MAWA Fellowship and a NHMRC New Investigator Project Grant.
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Currently, Assoc Prof Wong’s research focuses on understanding the genetic signals that define retinal cells, and using cell reprogramming and stem cell technologies to study and treat retinal diseases.
Education and Work Experience
2022 - current
2022 - current
2017 - 2022
2016 - current
2013 - 2015
2012 - 2013
2011 - 2012
2007 - 2011
2004 - 2007
2003 - 2004
2000 - 2003
Founder
Mirugen Pty Ltd
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Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia
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Guest Professor
Shenzhen Eye Hospital, China
Principal Investigator, Unit Head
Centre for Eye Research Australia,
Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Fellow
Centre for Eye Research Australia,
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Scientist
Elixirgen LLC, USA
Visiting Fellow
National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, USA
Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California Irvine, USA
PhD
Monash University, Australia
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Monash University, Australia
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
University of Melbourne, Australia
AWARDS
2021
2019
2019
2016
2015
2013
2011
2008
2002-2006
Bonn International Fellowship, University of Bonn, Germany
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Human Cell Atlas Meeting Travel Award
Frontiers of Cellular Neuroscience Travel Award
MAWA fellowship, Australia
ACES-SVHM Bionics Award of Excellence in iPSC Modelling, Australia
Cranbourne Fellowship, Australia
NIH Visiting Fellow Award, USA
California Institute of Regenerative Medicine Post-doctoral Training Fellowship, USA
Student awards:
5x Scholarships: 2006 Australian Stem Cell Centre Postgraduate Research Scholarship; 2004 Faculty Postgraduate Excellence Award, Monash University; 2004 Australian Postgraduate Award, Australia government; 2002 Vacation scholarship, Monash Institute of Medical Research; 2002 Student scholarship, Department of Medicine, Monash University
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4x Presentation awards: 2004 Poster Award, 2nd Australian Stem Cell Centre Conference; 2004 & 2006 Oral Presentation Awards (2x), 2005 Team Player Award, Monash Institute of Medical Research
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4x Travel Awards: 2004 & 2006 Australian Stem Cell Centre Travel Award (3x), 2006 Monash Postgraduate Travel Award