Expertises: Stem Cells

Focus, accuracy and persistence–these are just some of the many qualities possessed by Julie Feng, a researcher in the Centenary Institute’s Gene and Stem Cell Therapy Program and also a world-leading kendo practitioner.

You may have wondered what makes stem cells so important and why they are needed for medical research.

Professor John Rasko AO and Dr Carl Power from the Centenary Institute have published an essay in the prestigious BMJ, calling on renowned hospitals and research institutes to launch independent investigations into their support for Paolo Macchiarini, a disgraced transplant surgeon.