Newsletter | Issue 3 | April 2017

Welcome from the Head of School

Fantastic work continues from our researchers being recognised in the news for their published work. To name a few:

- Professor Heather Young, her lab colleagues and collaborators
- Professor Andrew Allen
- Ronelle Welton
- Shane Liddelow
- Professors Daniel Hoyer, Alastair Stewart and Dr David Williams
- Microbiome Symposium

- Meet the iGEM team of 2017
- EMCRA updates
- Dr David Williams cited in Nature News Feature

Please join me in congratulating the following recipients of prestigious awards in recognition of their hard work and talent:  
- Professor Fabienne Mackay
- Associate Professor Danny Hatters
- Dr Russell Howard
- Lachlan Cain and Catherine Gourley
- Dr Tu Nguyen-Dumont

Showcasing our School and Department shared equipment and research initiatives.  In this edition we cover the following:

- Stem Cells Australia News
- CRISPR mice
- FANTOM study doubles estimate of functional genes in our genome 
- Collaborative education research projects with the Melbourne Graduate School of Education
- Therapeutic Technologies Research Initiative Seed Funding 2017
- Ethics of organoid research under the spotlight
- EMCRA Collaborative Awards
- Imaging & Posters

Our great educators organised the following events for lecturers and students:

- QS ranks Anatomy and Physiology at Melbourne as 11^th in the world
- Smart Sparrow Workshops  (past event)

Find out about our latest seminars and symposiums:

Departmental Research Seminars

Heterogeneity and Plasticity Symposium