News & Updates

Catch up on the latest news and research from the Cellular Reprogramming Unit.

Last updated 02-Jul-2024

Jun 28

Research featured in online video

A/Prof Wong's research on gene therapy and stem cells was featured in online video 'People in focus' from the Centre for Eye Research...

Jun 28

Research featured in annual report

A/Prof Wong's research on gene therapy and stem cells was featured in the Annual Review 2023 report of the Centre for Eye Research...

Jun 28

Funding boost to develop new treatment for Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy

A/Prof Raymond Wong was part of a collaborative team with scientists and clinicians at University of New South Wales, University of...

May 21

New publication: Nicotinamide treatment exert neuroprotective effect in optic nerve injury

In collaboration with scientists at the Karolinska Institute (Sweden), our team has demonstrated the neuroprotective effect of...

Feb 16

Funding boost to advance gene therapy to stimulate retinal regeneration

A/Prof Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the CASS Medincine/Science grant from the CASS Foundation to advance development of...

Feb 1

Funding boost for international collaboration between Hong Kong and Australia

A/Prof Raymond Wong was jointly awarded the Joint postdoc grant to advance a collaborative stem cell research program with researchers at...

Dec 1, 2023

Funding boost for international collaboration between Germany and Australia

A/Prof Raymond Wong was jointly awarded the Bonn & Melbourne Joint PhD program to advance a collaborative stem cell research program with...

Aug 2, 2023

New publication: New biomaterial to control immune cell response

In collaboration with scientists at the Oujiang Laboratory (China), our team has demonstrated the use of artificial extracellular matrix...

Jun 19, 2023

New Member joining the lab

We welcome Dr Roy Kong who's joining our lab as a senior postdoctoral researcher. Roy will help advance our research program on using...

May 31, 2023

Expert opinion on news

A/Prof Raymond Wong provided expert opinion for a CNET news article on a news article on vision restoration. The Bionic Eye that could...

May 5, 2023

Research featured on news: Unearthing answers to AMD's genetic code

A/Prof Wong's research on understanding the underlying causes of AMD was featured in news release. Unearthing answers to AMD's genetic...

May 1, 2023

New publication: Understanding the genes that contribute to AMD

A/Prof Raymond Wong's team has found the gene POLDIP2 play a role in regulating oxidative stress – a part of ageing in the macula. The...

May 1, 2023

New publication: Study of genes contributing to Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

In collaboration with CERA scientists, the team has performed in silico study of transcriptome datasets to study genes contributing to...

May 1, 2023

New publication: Understanding the genes that contribute to AMD

A/Prof Raymond Wong's team has developed a CRISPRi system to knockdown genes in human retinal pigmented epithelial cells. Using this...

May 1, 2023

Funding boost to advance gene therapy to stimulate retinal regeneration

Associate Professor Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Stem Cell Therapies Mission to...