Expertises: Stem Cells

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute and Head of the Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has led a world-first clinical trial into engineered stem cell treatment use.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute spoke recently at an Australian Academy of Science symposium.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute features on a just launched episode of the ‘Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI): The In-Between’ podcast. The recently launched podcast series pairs 16 leading thinkers from around the globe having candid conversations that tackle the big issues of ...

Focus, accuracy and persistence–these are just some of the many qualities possessed by Julie Feng, a researcher in the Centenary Institute’s Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program and also a world-leading kendo practitioner.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has featured in a Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) article on gene therapy and its growing emergence into the clinic.

You may have wondered what makes stem cells so important and why they are needed for medical research.

Professor John Rasko AO and Dr Carl Power from the Centenary Institute have published an essay in the prestigious BMJ, calling on renowned hospitals and research institutes to launch independent investigations into their support for Paolo Macchiarini, a disgraced transplant surgeon.