Australian researchers part of international team to combat heart disease
Original Published Date:
Monday, June 17, 2013
Media issued by Stem Cells Australia
An international consortium of cardiac stem cell experts has been awarded a prestigious grant to better understand the role of these cells in heart function and repair. The six year USD$6million grant awarded by the France-based Fondation Leducq Transatlantic Networks of Excellence will enable this multi-disciplinary international team to reveal more about cardiac stem cells and their role in heart function and repair. Stem Cells Australia is funded by the ARC as a Special Research Initiative.