Regenerative Medicine: Mending Broken Hearts

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10 August 2009


MEDIA ALERT


Regenerative medicine: mending broken hearts





What can zebrafish do well that humans simply fail at? The answer lies in their capacity to repair or replace

their hearts. If you cut off the bottom half of a zebrafish heart, within a month the entire heart simply

regenerates and replaces itself.


So if they can do it, why can’t we?


Following on from a 16-year distinguished career in the USA, UK, and Europe, Professor Nadia Rosenthal

is now the Founding Director of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute in Victoria.


She will give an overview of her $4 million Australia Fellowship, from the National Health and Medical

Research Council, to look at how to enhance the heart’s regenerative capacity in ageing and disease. 


The next few decades will unveil the true potential of this emerging specialty and will form the basis of

treatments for some of Australia’s most prominent health conditions, such as: neurodegenerative disorders,

diabetes, arthritis, musculo-skeletal and cardiovascular diseases.




WHO: 

Professor Nadia Rosenthal


WHAT:

Parliamentary breakfast on regenerative medicine: mending broken hearts

Hosted by The Hon Mark Butler MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health, and Professor

Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, National Health and Medical Research

Council


WHEN:

Tuesday 11 August 2009, 7.30am–9am


WHERE:

Senate Alcove, Level 2, Parliament House




MEDIA PLEASE NOTE: 

Professor Rosenthal is available for interview on Tuesday morning.


Media contacts:

Lisa Sedgwick, Parliamentary Secretary’s office, 02 6277 4414




Carolyn Norrie, NHMRC, 02 6217 9190







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