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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.

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.

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).

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.

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

A breakthrough discovery in understanding how white blood cells move in the body could pave the way for new treatments for chronic inflammation-related diseases including cardiovascular diseases, according to a recent study from the Centenary Institute.

Dr Dannel Yeo from the Centenary Institute and Clinical Associate Professor Kate Mahon from Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, have been awarded an inaugural Sydney Cancer Partners Translational Fellowship.

Professor John Rasko AO, Head of the Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program at the Centenary Institute has featured on the popular Radio National show Sunday Extra in the segment called ‘The Year That Made Me’.

Professor John Rasko AO and team have received the top scoring abstract award at the 16th Annual Congress of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders in Manchester.

The Centenary Institute has celebrated the publication of a new book, 'The Good Gut Anti-Inflammatory Diet’ at a special event, held at the Dymocks Bookstore, Sydney.

This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we profile Emma Singer, a PhD student and Research Assistant in the Centenary Institute’s Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics Laboratory.

The Centenary Institute has highlighted its critical research into the biology of ageing – aimed at improving the quality of life for older people – at the 2023 NSW Seniors Festival Expo, held at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney.