About Us
NSW
Stem Cell Network
What
we do
The NSW Stem Cell Network is a professional community with an interest in both adult and embryonic stem cells. It encompasses the science, medicine, ethics, law, business and public awareness of stem cells.
Regular workshops, seminars, conferences and courses organised by the Network have allowed this community to blossom, sharing knowledge and professional skills and embarking on collaborative research and commercial projects. Since the Network was established in Nov 2002, it has grown from 120 to over 500 members.
Download the NSW Stem Cell Network information brochure.
How to join
Membership to the
network is free. You will receive regular updates e-newsletters, plus
professional networking opportunities through conferences and courses.
Become a member
Meet the Executive Committee
Dr
Bernie Tuch, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Bernie Tuch is Director of the NSW Stem Cell Network. In the 1980's, Dr Tuch was in charge of the
Australian group that first transplanted human fetal pancreatic tissue
into people with type 1 diabetes.
Dr Daniella
Goldberg, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Daniella Goldberg
embarked on her career in medical research twenyy years ago and in the
late 1990's she moved into science communications producing educational
science programs for radio and TV and publishing newspapers and magazines
such as Australian Biotechnology News. Daniella joined the Diabetes Transplant
Unit in 2002 and later that year set up the NSW Stem Cell Network with
Prof Bernie Tuch.
Dr Kelvin Hopper, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Kelvin Hopper has extensive experience as a medical researcher and in the
biotech and medtech industry. He is Chairman of the corporate advisory
company Aoris Nova Pty. Ltd. and is a founder and Director of
BioFusion Capital Pty Ltd. He has strong interest in the development and
application of cell and tissue therapies, particularly stem cells.
Ms Heather
Schoenheimer, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Heather Shoenhiemer is an experienced management business consultant who
is providing her expertise in management to the NSW Stem Cell Network. Her primary
area of focus is Human Resources and Organisational Development.
A/Prof Ian Kerridge, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Ian Kerridge is Director and Associate Professor in Bioethics at the Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine at the University of Sydney and Staff Haematologist/Bone Marrow Transplant physician at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. He is Chair of the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Ethics Committee and a member of the NSW Health Department’s Clinical Ethics Advisory Panel. In 2005 Ian was a member of the Legislation Review Committee (Lockhart Committee) which reviewed the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002.
Prof Stephen Hunyor, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Stephen Hunyor is is a cardiologist and Director of the Cardiac Technology Centre at Royal North Shore Hospital, where he leads a team of scientists investigating the use of stem cells as a way to renew damaged heart muscle.
Who supports us
Who is in the network
The NSW Stem Cell Network members come from a variety of areas, including:
- Heads of Research Institutes
- Senior Research Scientists
- Biotechnology Companies
- Embryologists
- Clinicians
- Bioethicists
- Lawyers
- Policy Advisors
- State and Federal Health
- University Academics
- PhD / Research Students
- Advocates and Lay Persons
- Nurses/Physiotherapists
- Science Communicators
- Scientific Supplies
- Pharmaceutical
Companies
Contact:
Carrie Hardie stemcellinfo@stemcellnetwork.org.au