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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 publication: New technologies to study AMD
New technologies to study functional genomics of age-related macular degeneration Tu Nguyen, Daniel Urrutia-Cabrera, Roxanne Hsiang-Chi...
Dec 7, 2020


Congratulations to Santiago, Sean and Aleja for finishing their Masters!
Big congratulations to Santiago, Sean and Aleja for completion of their Masters studies! We will miss you all and all the best for your...
Nov 27, 2020


Funding boost to develop regenerative therapy for retinitis pigmentosa
Dr Raymond Wong has received philanthropic support from the Estate of Elizabeth "Betty" Mary Gibson and Vision Australia to support...
Nov 1, 2020


Boost for international collaboration - Bonn International Fellowship
Dr Raymond Wong was awarded the Bonn International Fellowship to lead a collaborative stem cell research program with the University of...
Oct 1, 2020


New publication: Using CRISPR for gene editing in retina
Comparison of CRISPR/Cas Endonucleases for in vivo Retinal Gene Editing Fan Li, Kristof Wing, Jiang-Hui Wang, Chi D. Luu, James A....
Sep 10, 2020


New preprint: New CRISPRi system to study AMD gene in retinal pigmented epithelial cells
Functional study of the AMD-associated gene TMEM97 in retinal pigmented epithelium using CRISPR interference Jiang-Hui Wang, Daniel...
Jul 11, 2020


Boost for international collaboration between Taiwan and Australia
Dr Raymond Wong and his colleagues were awarded the International cooperation add-on project grant from the Ministry of Science and...
Jul 10, 2020


Boost for international collaboration betwen Sweden and Australia
Dr Raymond Wong and his colleagues were awarded the STINT initiation grant by the Sweden Foundation for International Cooperation in...
Jul 1, 2020


New publication: Neuroregeneration using cell reprogramming
Neuronal Reprogramming for Tissue Repair and Neuroregeneration Roxanne Hsiang-Chi Liou, Thomas L. Edwards, Keith R. Martin and Raymond...
Jun 16, 2020


New publication: Single cell transcriptomic to study retina
Using single cell transcriptomics to study the complexity of human retina Daniel Urrutia-Cabrera and Raymond Ching-Bong Wong Neural...
May 11, 2020


New publication: Cardiac repair by delivery of cardiac stem cell secretome
Sustained subcutaneous delivery of secretome of human cardiac stem cells promote cardiac repair following myocardial infarction Andrew R...
Apr 6, 2020


Funding boost for gene therapy to regenerate the photoreceptors
Associate Professor Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the NHMRC ideas grant from the National Health and Medical Research...
Jan 6, 2020


Funding boost for regenerative therapy for retinitis pigmentosa
Associate Professor Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from Retina Australia to develop cellular reprogramming technology to...
Jan 6, 2020
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