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ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 1d

What happens when PhD students turn communication on its head? 🎙️

ARMI’s Anna, Brenda & Molly joined RRR FM Einstein A Go-Go to share how the Infernal Presentations program helps researchers find confidence and clarity through creative chaos.

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/43coGvs
🧠 Read more: bit.ly/3KKMala

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know every blood cell in your body can be traced back to a single, powerful stem cell?

To mark #internationalstemcellday, Dr Jan Manent shares how his team is using 3D imaging + gene editing to build better blood stem cells — and why it matters.

📖 Read more: armi.org.au/news-media/n...

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 4d

This 5 year research-only position will support an ambitious independent research program in neural regeneration, embedded within one of the world’s largest regenerative medicine hubs.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 4d

Applications closing soon for EMBL Australia at ARMI, Group Leader Opportunity in Neural Regeneration

Applications close: 16 October 2025
Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4h4aOJO
Monash Clayton campus

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 4d

Myostellar was also selected for the inaugural Monash Ventures Pre-Seed Fund, supporting early-stage translation in partnership with Breakthrough Victoria.

🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/42u8PIt

Celebrating the 2025 Dean’s Awards for Excellence

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 4d

Their discovery on how to activate muscle stem cells while limiting fibrosis has opened new possibilities for regenerative medicine.

They co-founded Myostellar, a Monash spinout developing first-in-class biologics for muscle regeneration.

Celebrating the 2025 Dean’s Awards for Excellence

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 4d

🏆 Congratulations to ARMI’s Prof Peter Currie and Prof Mikaël Martino, recipients of the Monash Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Commercialisation.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 11d

Events like MELBR help build community, spark new ideas and showcase the next generation of biomedical researchers. We’re thrilled to be part of it.
🔗 melbr.org

We elevate the prospects and enrich the experiences of postdoctoral researchers in Victoria through events designed to cultivate networking opportunities within a supportive and inclusive...

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 11d

👏 Shoutout to our team:
🔹 Esther García-Domínguez – MELBR organiser
🔹 Quoc Duy Tran – oral presenter
🔹 Connie Fung & Marco Podobnik – attendees
🏆 Hongbin Jin & Bernadette Jones-Freeman – Best Poster Award winners!

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 11d

We’re proud to see ARMI’s early-career researchers taking the spotlight at the recent MELBR Symposium, a fantastic event connecting emerging leaders in biomedical research across Victoria.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 23d

Featured in Nature News: ARMI's Prof @nireynon.bsky.social & Dr Macsue Jacques have built an “epigenetic atlas” of ageing, mapping DNA methylation changes across 17 human tissues.

📰 Read Nature coverage: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
📃Read Preprint, not yet peer-reviewed: doi.org/10.1038/d415...

How ageing changes our genes — huge epigenetic atlas gives clearest picture yet

A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs could help researchers to discover more targets for anti-ageing therapies.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 24d

By studying shark cardiac regeneration, researchers hope to uncover processes that could one day guide innovative therapies for patients recovering from heart attacks.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 24d

Because sharks are such distant relatives in evolution, their heart cells reveal the most conserved and the most fundamental features of regeneration.
“If a process is shared between sharks and other fish, it’s likely to be fundamental, and that gives us powerful clues.” — Dr Benoit Haerlingen

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 24d

Can sharks teach us how to repair the human heart?
It might sound odd, but these ancient animals hold powerful clues to cardiac regeneration.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · 29d

Are $1000 biological age tests worth it?
ARMI's @nireynon.bsky.social breaks it down:
🧬 DNA methylation can show if your body’s ageing faster/slower
⚠️ But the “5 years younger/older” numbers aren’t reliable
💡 Still, a result showing "you’re older" can be a wake-up call
Full AFR piece: bit.ly/3Ikkx1o

Can a blood test reveal how many healthy years you have left?

For nearly $1000, new tests promise to tell you how well you’re ageing. Here’s what to know before getting one.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thinking about Honours in 2026?

Join us for the Honours Information Session to hear about exciting research opportunities at ARMI and across Monash.

📆 Wednesday 17 September
🕑 2:00 – 4:00 PM
📍 Level 1, Building 75, 15 Innovation Walk, Monash Clayton Campus
🎫 Register: qrco.de/bgGomi

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 9

A hot mic caught Putin, Xi & Kim speculating about how modern medicine might make them live to 150.

In the SMH, Prof Peter Currie (director ARMI, Monash) explains why science isn’t anywhere close — and why even dictators can’t outrun death.

👉 www.smh.com.au/world/asia/a...

A hot mic revealed Putin’s secret immortality hope. Here’s how that could go

A regenerative medicine expert weighs in on the Russian leader’s ideas about living forever.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tiny fish. Big ideas.

Thanks to Rotary Melbourne & the Finkel Foundation, BioEYES is bringing real science to students in Bairnsdale - powered by ARMI & MonashBDI.

🎥 Watch the Win News Gippsland feature: www.facebook.com/share/v/16qp...

Read more about the program here: bit.ly/4mOLo4B

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ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚨 Join EMBL Australia at Armi, Group Leader Opportunity in Neural Regeneration.

This 5 year research-only position will support an ambitious independent research program in neural regeneration.

📅 Applications close: 16 October 2025
🔗 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4njNYQf

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 4

Angel is the recipient of the 2024 Peter Sheehan Young Innovator Award.

Her long-term goal is to translate immune-centred therapies into clinical strategies that restore tissue healing and regeneration across organs.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 4

From the skin and retina to the brain and gut, Angel studies how immune cells support regeneration after injury.

In 2024, she published a Nature paper revealing a neuro-immune-regeneration axis in skin and muscle — with potential to treat chronic wounds and non-healing tissues.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 4

We’re continuing to share a behind-the-scenes look at the research presented in our ARMI seminar series.

This week, we heard from Dr Yen-Zhen (Angel) Lu, Senior Research Fellow in the Martino Group.

Her research explores how immune cells help repair damaged tissues across the body.

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 3

What’s harder than a PhD?
Presenting someone else’s .... with zero prep.

Welcome to the Infernal Seminar, ARMI’s chaotic, hilarious and surprisingly effective way to build science communication skills.

🔗Blog by PhD student Brenda Briones Miranda:
bit.ly/4nahtnl

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 2

“When we share the same foundation, we can achieve more together.” – Dr Renee Chow

🔗 Connect with Dr Chow: armi.org.au/our-groups/c...
🔗 Learn more about the Chow Group: reneechow.wixstudio.com/armi

Chow Group - Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute

ARMI @armilabs.bsky.social · Sep 2

In her lab, values guide both science & community:
✨ Support networks matter
✨ Pay it forward, help others as you’ve been helped
✨ Rest & recharge after milestones