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  • New funding to advance gene therapies

    Researchers at the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) have been awarded $500,000 from CUREator, Australia’s national biotech incubator, to develop new technology to improve the safe and effective delivery of gene therapy.
    News Type: Media release
    Date 24 May 2023
  • ABC Health Report interviews Professor John Rasko AO

    Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has been interviewed by Dr Norman Swan on Radio National’s Health Report about gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as the status of gene therapy in the clinic generally.
    News Type: Media coverage
    Date 16 May 2023
  • Prestigious editorial board appointment for Associate Professor Andy Philp

    Associate Professor Andy Philp – Director of the Centenary Institute’s Centre for Healthy Ageing and an internationally renowned expert in skeletal muscle wasting disorders ¬ has been invited onto the editorial board of the respected Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (JCSM).
    News Type: Research News
    Date 08 May 2023
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    A new review has shown how medical professionals in cardiology can help reduce healthcare’s carbon footprint, by making small, low-cost changes in how they work. The review, published today in the prestigious Open Heart journal, explores the environmental impact of cardiovascular healthcare.
    News Type: Media release
    Date 03 May 2023
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Heartbeats for Xav // We are honoured to be the be Heartbeats for Xav // We are honoured to be the beneficiary of this amazing family led campaign that has already raised over $600k for Professor Chris Semsarian AM and his team at the Centenary Institute. 

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Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has been interviewed on the ABC's 'Health Report' about gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as the status of gene therapy in the clinic more generally.

A disabling genetic disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common inherited neuromuscular disorder among children.

The ABC interview follows recent developments in the USA where advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) narrowly recommended that the agency approve the first gene therapy for the disease. A final decision is expected to be made by the FDA by the end of May, 2023.

Professor Rasko says that over the past five years, there have been over a hundred cell/gene therapies approved globally for diseases that include haemophilia, thalassemia, spinal muscular atrophy and inherited blindness. Nine cell/gene therapies have been approved by Australia’s TGA since 2018.

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Congratulations to Associate Professor Andy Philp Congratulations to Associate Professor Andy Philp – Director of the Centenary Institute’s Centre for Healthy Ageing – who has been invited onto the editorial board of the respected Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (JCSM).

JCSM is the flagship journal of the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders (SCWD), dedicated to publishing research relevant to changes in body composition, especially cachexia and sarcopenia, as consequences of chronic illnesses or of the ageing process.

As an editorial board member, Associate Professor Philp will provide expert advice on journal policy and subject matter, help attract high-quality manuscripts as well as assist in the peer review process.

“I’m honoured to be taking on this exciting role and look forward to being actively involved in such a well-regarded and influential science journal,“ said Associate Professor Philp.

“There is a need to advance important new knowledge to better understand the processes of muscle deterioration in numerous chronic diseases of ageing. As a member of the editorial board, I hope to be able to enhance the journal’s already excellent reputation in this critical health space and further promote the visibility of SCWD.”

The Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle is highly ranked and sits in the top 5% of all geriatrics and ageing journals for impact.

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