News & Updates

Catch up on the latest news and research from the Cellular Reprogramming Unit.

New publication: AAV Gene therapy for Bietti crystalline dystrophy

The team has tested the use of Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) as a gene therapy for Bietti crystalline dystrophy in cell models in the...

New publication: New therapeutics target for retinal angiogenesis

In collaboration with CERA scientists, the team has reported microRNA-143 as a potential therapeutic target to attenuate retinal...

New publication: Improved method to generate neurons using CRISPRa technology and novel biomaterial

In collaboration with scientists from the Chinese Academy of Science, the team has reported an improved method to generate neurons from...

New publication: Rapid testing of COVID19 using LAMP assay

The team has tested the use of LAMP assay for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 - it's simple, cheap and highly sensitive, supporting the use...

New publication: Human platelet lysate regulates metabolism and functions of mesenchymal stem cells

In collaboration with researchers at Chinese Academy of Science, this study demonstrates the molecular mechanism of human platelet lysate...

New publication: Editorial on current advances in somatic cell gene editing for treating diseases

In collaboration with researchers at Yat-sen University (China), East China Normal University (China) and University of Porto (Portugal),...

Funding boost for regenerative research for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy

Dr Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the Mito Foundation to develop new regenerative approach to treat Leber's Hereditary...

New publication: Editorial on advances in cell and gene therapy in treating neural diseases

In collaboration with researchers at A*Star (Singapore), Kyoto University (Japan) and University of Tasmania (Australia), the team has...

Research featured on news

Dr Raymond Wong was interviewed by the AZO Life Sciences News. 'Switching on' sight using gene therapy Read the article here.

Research featured on news

Dr Raymond Wong's research is featured on Channel 7 news. The article is also covered on >60 news websites including The West Australia...

Funding boost for gene therapy research to stimulate retina regeneration

Dr Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia to develop a gene therapy to stimulate...

New preprint: Novel method to generate neurons using biomaterial and CRISPRa

TAK1 blockade as a therapy for retinal neovascularization Fan-Li Lin, Jiang-Hui Wang, Jinying Chen, Linxin Zhu, Yu-Fan Chuang, Leilei Tu,...

Research featured on news

Dr Raymond Wong's research is featured on Mirage news. Switching on sight Read the article here.

New publication: New Eye Gene Atlas to map disease genes involved in eye disorders

In collaboration with researchers at A*Star (Singapore), the team has reported a detailed Eye Gene Atlas for human, porcine and...

New Member joining the lab

We welcome Khandhan Nadarajan who's joining our lab as a Masters student at University of Melbourne. Khandhan will study cell...