Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute: Restoring health, repairing damage, regenerating the ageing body monashuniversity.bsky.social #stemcell #regenmedhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mrlozz62bf24Regenerative medicine is global. ARMI has researchers from 30+ countries and partnerships across Europe, Japan and the US. Our Strategy 2030 is about making that reach count: deeper networks, global advisory roles, and an international conference on home soil. More at armi.org.au/strategy-203027 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlozz62bf24https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mrgo5tpjz324ARMI celebrates our researchers on World Embryologists Day, uncovering how life begins, cell by cell, to understand how the biological processes that create complex organisms can also drive healing and regeneration, unlocking new approaches to treating disease. armi.org.au25 Jul 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrgo5tpjz324https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mr7qbqvlrc2tOn World Brain Day we ask: How do you study this complex organ? At ARMI, the Saurat Group grows sophisticated “brains in a dish” from human stem cells, helping researchers investigate brain ageing, Alzheimer's disease and approaches to neural repair. Learn more about the group’s work: bit.ly/4b1j4bI22 Jul 2026 06:50 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7qbqvlrc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mr74qiajuj2wA deeply supportive work environment is standard at ARMI. Watching Accelerator Program recipients Dr Samuel Crossman (brain cancer targets) and Dr Yen-Zhen (Angel) Lu (neuro-immune repair in chronic wounds) shape their fields in real time is something special. Learn more https://armi.org.au/news-media/media-releases/armis-accelerator-program-fast-tracks-future-research-leaders/22 Jul 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr74qiajuj2whttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mr23s7vklg2iWorkforce is a top three barrier to growth in regen medicine. Our Strategy 2030 is targeting PhD growth, expanding the MBiotech internationally, and delivering the career pathways the sector needs. More at armi.org.au/strategy-203020 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr23s7vklg2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mqt6fjl2g22mDouble success for the Zenker Group at the ASSCR Victoria EMCR Symposium! Hongbin Jin won Best EMCR Flash Talk and Oliver Anderson won Best EMCR Lightning Talk. Adam Rogerson also delivered an outstanding Lightning Talk.17 Jul 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt6fjl2g22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mqpzy6ps5v2nBig news from ARMI! Dr Nathalie Saurat & A/Prof Fabrice Jaffré have been awarded Pipeline Accelerator 2025-2026 (Round 2) vouchers to access the Victorian Centre for Functional Genomics, accelerating Alzheimer’s and heart disease therapeutics. Full story: https://armi.org.au/news-media/media-releases/researchers-secure-national-infrastructure-grants-to-accelerate-alzheimers-and-heart-disease-therapies/16 Jul 2026 01:01 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqpzy6ps5v2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mqiijhrbb626200+ researchers from 30+ countries. ARMI’s Strategy 2030 articulates how our team will deliver ambitious but achievable outcomes: first-in-human clinical trials, two program grants and 22 Group Leaders, within five years. More at armi.org.au/strategy-203013 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqiijhrbb626https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mpxn6kexic2m🖤💛❤️ NAIDOC Week started this week. 50 years of NAIDOC. Show your support: stream First Nations music, watch a First Nations film, buy from a Blak business (check where the profits go) and follow First Nations accounts. #NAIDOC2026 #NAIDOCWeek #50YearsOfDeadly06 Jul 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpxn6kexic2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mpwvarfzlh2oAt our Strategy 2030 launch, Victoria's Lead Scientist said co-location shortens the distance from lab to patient. ARMI already has three spinout companies and one product in development. The co-location integral to ARMI's strategy will see us develop more of both: armi.org.au/strategy-203006 Jul 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpwvarfzlh2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mpi7wjhmpc2yARMI’s A/P Jenny Zenker is now an associate editor for the journal Cell Biology International. As the only Australian on the editorial team, Jenny’s progressive style and research kudos will boost the journal’s reputation in our region. Learn more about Jenny’s research: https://armi.org.au/our-groups/zenker-group/30 Jun 2026 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpi7wjhmpc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mpfbyhybcy2jToo many promising regenerative medicine discoveries stall before reaching the people who need them. At our Strategy 2030 launch Sen. Dr Ananda-Rajah called it the ‘valley of death’. Our Clinical Translation strategic pillar details our plan to cross that valley. More at armi.org.au/strategy-203029 Jun 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfbyhybcy2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mp6lfdgfvn2dYour brain ages nothing like your liver. A new ARMI study has mapped ageing across 17 human organs and found one gene that seems to be central to how cells coordinate as the body ages. Full story on our website: https://armi.org.au/news-media/media-releases/ageing-rewrites-every-organ-differently-and-one-molecular-pathway-could-be-the-key-to-slowing-it/ @nireynon.bsky.social26 Jun 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp6lfdgfvn2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3motopqyzp626ARMI’s Strategy 2030 launched in April. Six pillars focused on three goals: a therapeutic into first-in-human trials, two major programmatic grants secured, and PhD enrolment growth to help close a sector-wide workforce gap. We’ll share more in coming weeks. armi.org.au/strategy-2030/22 Jun 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3motopqyzp626https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mom5a5hwtc2nFull room at ARMI this week for A/Prof Emily Wong from @victorchang.edu.au. Topic: how ageing and exercise rewire gene regulation in the heart. We know exercise protects the ageing heart; Emily’s seminar covered what's happening at the genome level to make that true.19 Jun 2026 00:58 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mom5a5hwtc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mokfrot5ac2cModern biology generates more genetic data than anyone can manually sort. ARMI's new AI tool can sift through that data and identify which genes are driving a disease, which might flag it early, and which are relaying signals between the two. Read more bit.ly/4vOhQbE. https://bit.ly/4vOhQbE18 Jun 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokfrot5ac2chttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mohmfk72ic2jARMI’s @mveg001.bsky.social a.k.a Dr Maggie Evans-Galea and Associate Professor Jenny Zenker will speak tomorrow at SAGE’s Gender, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Symposium in Melbourne, about EDI challenges in medical research and how we can drive meaningful change. Register: bit.ly/4fL2Zdf. https://bit.ly/4fL2Zdf17 Jun 2026 05:47 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohmfk72ic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mnvx7fcnqs2pYour liver and brain cells carry identical DNA. What makes them different is which genes are ​silent​​​​​. Researchers at ARMI and BDI have found how a protein complex adjusts the level of gene silencing so cells can maintain their identity. New paper in Molecular Cell. https://armi.org.au/news-media/media-releases/scientists-find-hidden-off-switch-that-controls-cell-identity/10 Jun 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvx7fcnqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mnjelwjcqc2sARMI's 2025 Annual Report is out now. Muscle regeneration, Alzheimer's models and skeletal self-repair are all featured in our regenerative medicine research in 2025. Read more: https://armi.org.au/news-media/annual-reports/armi-annual-report-2025/05 Jun 2026 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjelwjcqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mmqczy7d2k27At Science Meets Parliament 2026, ARMI postdocs Liz Reisman and Benoit Haerlingen learnt how science can enter policy conversations. Their takeaway: evidence matters, but clarity, timing and relationships are just as important. Read the story on the ARMI website. armi.org.au/smp202626 May 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqczy7d2k27https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mmd2qt3cc224A pub, a projector, and a single cell 0.1mm across projected to fill a screen. A/Prof Jenny Zenker at @pintofscienceau.bsky.social Melbourne showed what the earliest moments of life look like and why that’s relevant to regenerative medicine. Thanks everyone for staying curious!20 May 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmd2qt3cc224https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mmbgbzmprs2cARMI's Peter Currie and Maggie Evans-Galea on Health Industry Hub podcast: Strategy 2030, bench-to-bedside realities, AI in research, and the science behind spinouts Mogrify and Myostellar. Subscription required; 14-day free trial available. Listen: bit.ly/4dy4qJn20 May 2026 07:51 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbgbzmprs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mlu73it6qs2tARMI's Jenny Zenker is @pintofscienceau Melbourne next Tuesday, talking about what the start of life actually looks like, and why it matters for medicine. Munich Brauhaus, 19 May, 7pm. Tix: bit.ly/4tUVdB715 May 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu73it6qs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mla6cuknkk2iOur deputy director strategy and planning, Maggie @mveg001.bsky.social, visited biotech company Cartherics this week to explore collaboration opportunities and discuss the challenges facing the regenerative medicine sector. It’s these conversations that are helping us advance our strategic plan.07 May 2026 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mla6cuknkk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3ml5ri6wkwk24PIEZO channels sense force. Yesterday Dr @charlesdcox.bsky.social @victorchang.edu.au showed us exactly what happens next, and it's more connected to cardiovascular disease than anyone expected. Excellent seminar!06 May 2026 03:35 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5ri6wkwk24https://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mjyg5ep3nk2vARMI Strategy 2030 is live. Six pillars, three priority outcomes, a five-year plan for regenerative medicine in Australia. armi.org.au/strategy-2030/21 Apr 2026 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyg5ep3nk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mjxf3sutac2vToday ARMI launches Strategy 2030 – five years, six pillars, a clear path from discovery to the people who will benefit. Follow us to stay across the latest!20 Apr 2026 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjxf3sutac2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mjved7ygjc2yA/Prof Jenny Zenker attended the joint CSCB-ICCB-APOCB conference in Hefei last week. She is on the APOCB Executive Committee and will organise the 2028 ICCB conference in Australia. The Asia-Pacific region is where regenerative medicine is growing fastest.20 Apr 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjved7ygjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mjnoqdijjc2gDr Christian Nefzger (Uni of QLD) presented at ARMI this week as part of our External Seminar Series. His work shows ageing is a structured process, reusing developmental mechanisms to reshape cell identity. It focuses on how transcription factor networks, including AP-1, regulate these changes.17 Apr 2026 00:38 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnoqdijjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/armilabs.bsky.social/post/3mjg4ghwi7s2uAxons from iPSC-derived motor neurons, glowing like lightning under a confocal microscope. This image models motor neuron disease, and won Dr Melinda Wang Best Optical Microscopy Image in Monash Micro Imaging’s annual competition.14 Apr 2026 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:scabbvxkkyneefb7poukfp6j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjg4ghwi7s2u