About the Centre for Stem Cell Research
In September 2008 the Centre for Stem Cell Research was officially launched by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide, Professor James McWha, at the National Wine Centre of Australia.
In attendance were Member of the Legislative Council Hon. Ian Hunter MLC, National Cloning Bill Representative Ms Natasha Stott Despoja, Director of the Strategic Planning & Policy Branch of SA Health, Mr Andrew Stanley and many others from organisations such as the Leukaemia Foundation, the Heart Foundation, and The Ethics Centre of SA.
Professor McWha shared the University's vision of strengthening its reputation as Australia's most research-intensive universities, by providing support for excellent areas of research within the University. Professor McWha stated "This new Centre will undoubtedly help put South Australian researchers at the forefront of stem cell research in Australia".
The University of Adelaide's Centre for Stem Cell Research is a collaborative initiative comprising of 18 research groups located at the University of Adelaide, the Women's and Children's Hospital, the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and the Hanson Institute. The members of the Centre for Stem Cell Research undertake internationally recognised and awarded research in bone marrow, neural, periodontal, ovarian and cord blood stem cells and their potential applications in stroke repair, cardiac repair, tissue repair (dental, muscle, cartilage), cystic fibrosis, Lysosomal storage and other inherited disorders, transplantation medicine, developmental biology, immune diseases and leukaemia.
In March 2009 The Robinson Institute was launched. It encompasses four of the University of Adelaide's leading research centres:
- Centre for Stem Cell Research (CSCR)
- Research Centre for Reproductive Health (RCRH)
- Research Centre for Early Origins of Health and Disease (EOHaD)
- Australian Research Centre for Health of Women and Babies (ARCH)
