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News & Updates
Catch up on the latest news and research from the Cellular Reprogramming Unit.
Last updated 09-Jul-2025


New book: Advances in using stem cells to treat neural diseases
A/Prof Raymond Wong has co-edited the book 'Advances in using stem cells to treat neural diseases' published by Springer Nature (in...
Jul 9


New publication: Cell therapy to treat blindness caused by corneal damages
In collaboration with scientists at the Singapore Eye Research Institute (Singapore), the team has improved the workflow for production...
Jun 27


Research impact highlighted by Retina Australia: Gene therapy using cell reprogramming to treat blindness
A/Prof Wong's research impact on gene therapy using cell reprogramming to regenerate the retina was highlighted by the Retina Australia...
Jun 16


Research featured on radio: Retinal gene therapy to treat blindness
A/Prof Wong discussed his work on developing a gene therapy to stimulate retinal regeneration in a radio interview on Radio 1RPH. Read...
May 2


Expert opinion on news
A/Prof Raymond Wong provided expert opinion for a Cosmos news article on retinal gene therapy research to restore vision. Researchers...
Apr 8


New publication: Novel gene therapy approach using stem cells and exosomes to treat glioblastoma
In collaboration with scientists at the China Medical University (Taiwan), the team has demonstrated the use of stem cells and exosomes...
Feb 18


Research featured on news and major funding boost to advance gene therapy to stimulate retinal regeneration
A/Prof Raymond Wong and Mirugen Pty Ltd were awarded $1.92 million funding support from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) CUREator+...
Jan 10


Research featured on TV: Gene therapy to regenerate the retina and treat blindness
A/Prof Wong's research on gene therapy to regenerate the retina was featured on Channel 7 news. Researchers working on new injection that...
Dec 23, 2024


Research featured on newspaper: Gene therapy to regenerate the retina and treat blindness
A/Prof Wong's research on gene therapy to regenerate the retina was featured in a Herald Sun news article. Vic researchers ramp up...
Dec 23, 2024


New publication: Gene therapy to reprogram hair cells in the cochlea
In collaboration with scientists at the Bionics Institute (Australia), the team has tested the use of genetic and epigenetic...
Dec 20, 2024


New publication: Using induced pluripotent stem cells to generate vascular cells
In collaboration with scientists at the St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (Australia), the team has used human induced...
Nov 14, 2024


Award for gene therapy research to stimulate retinal regeneration
A/Prof Raymond Wong and Mirugen Pty Ltd have won the Best Pitch Award at the annual TRAM Air investor breakfast hosted by the Translating...
Oct 28, 2024


New publication: Role of programmed cell death in physiopathology and potential therapeutic interventions
In collaboration with scientists at the Oujiang Laboratory and Central South University (China), we reviewed the regulatory mechanism of...
Aug 16, 2024


New publication: Novel therapeutic approach targeting NMNAT2 to protect neurons from degeneration
In collaboration with scientists at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), this work demonstrated the potential of gene therapy and novel...
Jul 1, 2024


Research featured in online video
A/Prof Wong's research on gene therapy and stem cells was featured in online video 'People in focus' from the Centre for Eye Research...
Jun 28, 2024
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