by Toryvb | 14,Sep,2020 | News, Print Media, Radio
In a world first, Prof. Rasko and his team have completed the first human clinical trial using engineered stem cells to treat an immune disease called graft versus host disease. The work published today in Nature Medicine examines the use of human induced pluripotent...
by Toryvb | 26,Jun,2019 | News, Print Media
At an early age, Jess became curious about science and cell biology as her grandfather was a microbiologist. This curiousity lead to Jess studying science and going on to joining Professor John Rasko’s laboratory as a PhD student. Dr Jess Tiffen Whilst a PhD Student,...
by Toryvb | 22,May,2019 | News
From 28 May to 1 June, the world greatest minds in Cell and Gene Therapy will gather at the annual conference of the International Society of Cell and Gene Therapy in Melbourne. For the first time, a contingent of 12 researchers and scientists from Professor John...
by Toryvb | 22,Apr,2019 | News
A rare genetic disorder known as ‘bubble boy’ disease, effectively cured with gene therapy. Read and share the article below. Read Article
by Toryvb | 8,Apr,2019 | News
Cure the Future © Photo by Salty Dingo 2019 Dr Gerard Chu is a PhD Student in Professor John Rasko’s laboratory. Gerard’s father was diagnosed with cancer when he was in Year 11 at school. His father’s health scare motivated Gerard to want to make a difference...
by Toryvb | 8,Apr,2019 | News
CAR T Cells are engineered to target cancer cells. Cell therapy has come of age and CAR T therapy is leading the way. “Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are produced by harvesting and reprogramming healthy T cells from a cancer patient. Genetically...
