New publication: Editorial on current advances in somatic cell gene editing for treating diseases
In collaboration with researchers at Yat-sen University (China), East China Normal University (China) and University of Porto (Portugal),...
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News & Updates
Catch up on the latest news and research from the Cellular Reprogramming Unit.
Last updated 02-Jul-2024
Dec 7, 2021
Funding boost for regenerative research for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Dr Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the Mito Foundation to develop new regenerative approach to treat Leber's Hereditary...
Oct 20, 2021
New publication: Editorial on advances in cell and gene therapy in treating neural diseases
In collaboration with researchers at A*Star (Singapore), Kyoto University (Japan) and University of Tasmania (Australia), the team has...
Oct 20, 2021
Research featured on news
Dr Raymond Wong was interviewed by the AZO Life Sciences News. 'Switching on' sight using gene therapy Read the article here.
Oct 10, 2021
Research featured on news
Dr Raymond Wong's research is featured on Channel 7 news. The article is also covered on >60 news websites including The West Australia...
Oct 7, 2021
Funding boost for gene therapy research to stimulate retina regeneration
Dr Raymond Wong was awarded funding support from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia to develop a gene therapy to stimulate...
Oct 7, 2021
New preprint: Novel method to generate neurons using biomaterial and CRISPRa
TAK1 blockade as a therapy for retinal neovascularization Fan-Li Lin, Jiang-Hui Wang, Jinying Chen, Linxin Zhu, Yu-Fan Chuang, Leilei Tu,...
Sep 29, 2021
Research featured on news
Dr Raymond Wong's research is featured on Mirage news. Switching on sight Read the article here.
Aug 5, 2021
New publication: New Eye Gene Atlas to map disease genes involved in eye disorders
In collaboration with researchers at A*Star (Singapore), the team has reported a detailed Eye Gene Atlas for human, porcine and...
Jul 20, 2021
New Member joining the lab
We welcome Khandhan Nadarajan who's joining our lab as a Masters student at University of Melbourne. Khandhan will study cell...
May 31, 2021
Expert opinion on news
Dr Raymond Wong provided expert opinion for a CNET news article on an optogenetic gene therapy study. Scientists partially restore blind...
Apr 7, 2021
New Member joining the lab
We welcome Zahra Keykhosravi who's joining our lab as a Masters student at University of Melbourne. Zahra will focuses on in silico...
Jan 20, 2021
Funding boost for gene therapy research for inherited retinal diseases
Dr Raymond Wong was awarded the CERA Innovation Fund to investigate the use of CRISPR technology to rescue inherited retinal diseases....
Dec 22, 2020
New preprint: Novel method to generate neurons using biomaterial and CRISPRa
Combinatorial application of binary colloidal crystals biomaterial and CRISPR activation system to direct pluripotent stem cell...
Dec 22, 2020
New preprint: Rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 using LAMP
Comparative analysis of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)-based assays for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 Daniel...
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