A Melbourne research team, including members of the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune cell production in the laboratory. They are now set to advance our understanding of childhood diseases like leukemia and autoimmune conditions.

A prestigious recognition of female neuroscientists for outstanding contributions to basic or clinical neuroscience research.

Congratulations to researchers across the School of Biomedical Sciences who have secured funding through the latest rounds of NHMRC Ideas Grants and ARC Discovery Projects.

The biosciences education forum, where teaching meets technology, comes to Melbourne for the first time.

Eight academics from the School of Biomedical Sciences have been promoted to the position of full professor in 2019.

Nadia Rajab, a PhD student at the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, was recently invited to submit images of her work for its inclusion in the “Pretty Little Things” artwork project by The Cutaway

Associate Professor Megan Munsie, Deputy Director of the University of Melbourne Centre for Stem Cell Systems recently presented at the Convergence Science Network on the promise of stem cell therapies, the danger of untested stem cell therapies and the need for advanced health policies in this area.

Alumni of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences are invited back to campus for an extensive program of festive events and networking opportunities.

Researchers from the Depts of Physiology and Anatomy and Neuroscience receive newly established grant to support their research profile development. Applications for the award close 30 November.

Entries for the student-run scientific imaging competition will be on public display until Friday 25 October.

For the inaugural day, we take a look at how far anatomical research has come.

Prof Mark Ashton, Honorary Member of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience (School of Biomedical Sciences) and highly regarded cosmetic surgeon has appeared on Channel 9’s A Current Affair report.

What you should know about the rise of non-evidence-based treatments.

Members of the community including researchers, students and the general public gained an insight into the partnerships needed to take scientific discoveries from the lab to patients in the clinic.

Postgraduate, Masters and Honours students are invited to submit scientific images for the competition, which will involve a public exhibition and the opportunity to win prizes

Hear from our panel of experts on how high schools can help students develop the digital literacy skills they need to enter – and thrive – in a future workforce, whatever the industry.

Professor John Furness, Head of the Digestive Physiology and Nutrition laboratory, Department of Anatomy, has been recognized by The Physiological Society for his outstanding contribution to digestive and autonomic nervous system research.

Four teams of early- and mid-career researchers from across the School of Biomedical Sciences will receive a share of $60,000 in funding for interdepartmental collaborative projects.

Associate Professor Megan Munsie, deputy director of the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, joins academics pushing for tighter regulation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

Dr David Gonsalvez, NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Neurotrophin and Myelin laboratory (Dept of Anatomy and Neuroscience), discusses his research in neural plasticity, the brain and myelin.

Researchers from the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience laboratory have received awards at conferences in Europe and North America.

Four PhD students from the School of Biomedical Sciences presented at the University of Melbourne’s 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) grand final on 7 August.

From the lab to the classroom. Meet our experts talking all things biomedical sciences LIVE and ONLINE with high school students as part of National Science Week – 12 to 16 August.

Join us on 18 August and step inside one of the University’s fastest growing Schools – right in the heart of the largest biomedical precinct in the southern hemisphere.

Professor Erica Fletcher, of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, is the second woman to receive the prestigious award in its 41-year history.

A sell-out audience on 25 June heard from esteemed guest speakers about the latest in biomedical research within the School, and beyond.

The School of Biomedical Sciences is pleased to announce the 2019 round of grant applications for the SBS Translational Research Awards (SBS-TRA).

Dr Junhua Xiao from the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience was interviewed on WIN News about her research on regenerating myelin to help people living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on World MS Day.

Early career researchers are encouraged to apply for a new grant aimed at helping them to continue career momentum while also having significant caring responsibilities.

Dr James Ryall (Dept. of Physiology) featured on ABC Gippsland’s Saturday Breakfast show to discuss the topic of lab grown meat, a developing field termed “cellular agriculture”, and the role of skeletal muscle stem cells.

Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka started her role today as the Head of Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences.

Thousands of biomedical sciences students are set to enjoy the new $100 million world-class facilities at Building 125, with doors opening on 25 March.

Plus, the top questions the sell-out crowd put to our panel of revered female leaders in biomedicine.

Female trailblazers in medical research bust five industry myths as they seek better balance for themselves, and future generations. By Harriet Edmund

Alexandria Driessen (Phd student, Anatomy & Neuroscience) has recently been awarded the 2018 Picchi Brothers Asthma Foundation Award. In October, she was also awarded the 2018 Mendelsohn Student Lecture Award.

Collaborative research from the University of Melbourne and University of Glasgow has comprehensively analysed the differences between the childhood and adult forms of acute myeloid leukaemia, demonstrating that the childhood form is biologically different to the adult.

Professor Andrew Allen (Physiology) has been awarded the 2018 Paxinos-Watson Award for the paper Excessive Respiratory Modulation of Blood Pressure Triggers Hypertension.

Professor Janet Keast (Anatomy & Neuroscience) has been awarded the 2018 Nina Kondelos Award.

Our Facebook Live Chat event for prospective Bachelor of Biomedicine students has achieved tremendous success. Since the live stream aired last Wednesday evening, the Biomed Chat has reached an audience of 21.9K, receiving 15K views.Bachelor of Biomedicine graduate Philip Qian and Dr Rose McCarty (Anatomy & Neuroscience; Pharmacology & Therapeutics) discussed everything students need to know about studying Biomed in 2019.

The NHMRC Project Grants have been formally announced. Our School has been awarded a total of 26 grants, making up for more than a third of the grants awarded by the NHMRC to researchers from the University.Please join us in congratulating the following School members on their successful grants. Special mentions to Professor Katherine Kedzierska for receiving two ARC Discovery Projects and Professor Matthew Watt for receiving two NHMRC Project Grants.

The Centre for Stem Cell Systems is happy to announce that its website is now live!

Our congratulations to Associate Professor Megan Munsie* on receiving this prestigious award. To date, the ISSCR has only awarded this prize to eight other researchers. [*Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience]

Neuroscience PhD students - you are invited to the Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) for the Melbourne Neuroscience PhD Program (MNPP) Student Association.

Our congratulations to Sangwon Yoo on winning this award

Our congratulations to Dr Jessica Fletcher on being awarded a 2018 MNI Fellowship

Our congratulations to Dr Marlene Hao, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, on securing a CASS grant for her project “A gut feeling about new therapies for glioma treatment”

This additional support from the ARC will extend Stem Cell Australia activities until June 2019.

Our congratulations to Professors Cam Simmons, Dale Godfrey and John Furness on being elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Our warmest congratulations to all those in our School who were successful in obtaining grants in the latest round of NHMRC Funding.

Our congratulations to Jason Ivanusic on receiving this prestigious award

Jennifer Keller, a PhD Student in the Mazzone Lab (Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience) has been selected as a finalist in this year's 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Grand Final.

Congratulations to Gavan Mitchell and Ryan Jefferies on being shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society International Images For Science 2017

An innovative approach to teaching anatomy, and showcasing appropriately adorned medical student volunteers, generates publicity for our latest advertising campaign aimed at encouraging enrolments in FMDHS

The University of Melbourne's anatomy museum includes Egyptian mummified remains and Ned Kelly's death mask in its large and significant collection.

This is a great result for these two Departments in the School and their staff are to be congratulated on this outcome

Congratulations to Heather, Lincoln and their co-authors on their paper being accepted for publication by Gastroenterology (impact factor of 18)

Congratulations to the laboratories of Leonie Quinn and Gary Hime for their publication which will appear in the next issue of this prestigious journal.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Erica Fletcher has been recognised with the internationally acclaimed American Academy of Optometry’s 2016 Glenn A. Fry Award and lecture.

Professor Christine Wells – Director of the University of Melbourne Centre for Stem Cell Systems – has received recognition for her contribution to the international research consortium FANTOM5 at the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

Beautiful scientific imagery captured by the complex microscopy techniques were showcased in a visual feast for both the wider public as well as the academic community during the Under the Coverslip exhibition night at the Kenneth Myer foyer on 6th October.

Mai wants to spread the news to other disadvantaged students who may be able to benefit from the program.

Imaging + Posters part of a team that reconstructed the face of a 2000 year old Egyptian mummy

The Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, organised by Dr Varsha Pilbrow, recently hosted the 2016 Miegunyah Lecture presented by world renowned paleoanthropologist Professor Bernard Wood.

Professor Erica Fletcher has been recognised with the prestigious 2016 Glenn Fry Award for her contribution to research.

A device the size of a matchstick, implanted next to the brain's motor cortex, could one day help paralysed people move their limbs

Location: Frederic Wood Jones Theatre, Level 3 East, Medical BuildingTime: Friday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A reminder that this display has been compiled from 'Under The Coverslip' images, a competition run by the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience

Along with colleagues Varsha Pilbrow has just published in PLOS ONE a comprehensive analysis of the species-level and evolutionary relationship of a fossil gibbon from China at a locality where gibbons are no longer present.

Dr Amanda Lee has just been awarded the prestigious Cancer Council Victoria postdoctoral fellowship to conduct a further year research in the Quinn Lab on Novel Pathways for tumour progression:EGFR/RAS and  PI3K activate FBP-dependent MYC transcription to drive glioma.

"PhD students Dustin Flanagan and Renate Schwab, Prof. Vincan and colleagues recently published in Stem Cell Reports a study that identifies Frizzled7 as a Wnt receptor in intestinal stem cells."

The Brain Bee is a competition for year 10 students that aims to maintain their interest in science. After the event was opened by Ms Ellen Sandell, MP for Melbourne, Professor Peter Doherty gave an informative talk on "The challenge of complexity" & Dr Jee Hyun Kim on Anxiety in adolescences". In addition to the quiz the students visited the anatomy museum ans some laboratories.

New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that a low-energy, nanosecond laser therapy reverses the pathological and molecular changes in age-related macular degeneration without retinal damage.