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.
How to join
Membership to the
network is free. You will receive regular updates e-newsletters, plus
professional networking opportunities through conferences and courses.
Please contact Nola Camden on
stemcellinfo@stemcellnetwork.org.au
for a copy of the NSW Stem Cell Network brochure .
Become a member on-line
Meet the Executive Committee
Professor
Bernie Tuch, Executive Committee, NSW Stem Cell Network
Bernie Tuch is Director of the Diabetes Transplant Unit at the Prince
of Wales Hospital. He is also a Professor of Medicine at the University
of New South Wales. In the 1980's, Professor Tuch was in charge of the
Australian group that first transplanted human fetal pancreatic tissue
into people with type 1 diabetes. Over the past few years, his Unit has
been growing human embryonic stem cells obtained from Singapore, and is
now working with colleagues IVF Australia to make further human embryonic
stem cell lines in Sydney.
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 Innovation Dynamics 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.
Who supports us
NSW
Ministry for Science & Medical Research
University of New South Wales
This website
is kindly hosted by:
University
of New South Wales Faculty of Medicine
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:
Nola Camden
stemcellinfo@stemcellnetwork.org.au Last Updated
25/07/2008