Siow Teng’s work presented at ISCT ANZ, Manly
In August this year, the Australia and New Zealand meeting of the International Society of Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT ANZ) was held in Manly, and we are pleased to have been able to help Siow Teng attend. Siow Teng is a scientist and Production Supervisor at Hudson Cell Therapies, a behind-the-scenes but important role […]
Research Priorities for Paediatric Stem Cell Transplants
The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have recently concluded an excellent piece of research into what matters most to those dealing with paediatric stem cell transplants, and we are proud to have played some small part in that project through inviting our patients, carers, and healthcare professionals to participate. The Bone Marrow Transplantation in Paediatrics […]
The start of an exciting research career for Ritika Saxena!
We’re delighted to share that Ritika Saxena, one of our recent Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD Scholarship recipients, has now submitted her PhD dissertation (entitled Improving the differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells into functional haematopoietic stem cells, called ‘iHSCs’) at the University of Melbourne. Her journey has been nothing short of extraordinary, and we are […]
ANZTCT ASM 2025 on the Gold Coast
The 2025 Australia New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies Annual Scientific Meeting FOR 2025 (ANZTCT ASM 2025) is being held on the Gold Coast. Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 August 2025 Twin Towns Conference Centre, Gold Coast Now in its third year, ANZTCT ASM 2025 is set to attract over 300 delegates from […]
Arrow’s 2025 PhD Scholar: Cathy Pendergrast
Congratulations to Cathy Pendergrast, Arrow’s PhD Scholar for 2025! Cathy’s research interest is in graft v. host disease of the lungs. While a stem cell transplant is a successful treatment for many people, there is a significant risk of rejection-related lung disease, otherwise known as pulmonary graft v. host disease (pGvHD). This risk is particularly […]
The Village People together again: ANZTCT 2024
The people of the village together again at ANZTCT 2024 Earlier this month we had the privilege of partnering with the Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) to present their Annual Scientific Meeting in Brighton-Le-Sands, Sydney. An amazing group of brilliant minds dedicated to treating people who need a bone marrow or […]
Ritika Saxena PhD Progress Update
Ritika Saxena, recipient of an Arrow Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD Scholarship, is excited to be on the home stretch of her third and final year of her PhD candidature. Throughout Ritika’s PhD, she and her team of supervisors have been busy working on ways to generate blood stem cells in the lab that can potentially […]
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia relapse after bone marrow transplant
“When someone has acute myeloid leukaemia, nothing else matters. If we don’t fix the leukaemia, well… nothing else will be a problem for much longer either.” That’s Michael Ashby, our newest PhD Scholarship recipient, doctor, researcher, father of three, marathon runner, and not one to mince words. But he’s right: if the underlying disease isn’t […]
Arrow Jazz Conference and Travel Scholarships 2024
The Arrow Jazz Pharmaceutical Travel Conference scholarship was established this year to help healthcare professionals working in haematology pursue their research and continuing education goals. Funded by a generous $20,000 donation by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, the scholarship supports nurses as well as allied health professionals, researchers and data managers. This year, the scholarship attracted a number […]
Helping people thrive after bone marrow transplant
Is it possible to thrive after a bone marrow transplant, not merely survive? When you’re having a bone marrow transplant, it can feel as if your whole world stops. Everything else is put on hold while you hunker down and focus on getting through your treatment. And rightly so! What not many people stop to […]
Data manager Alia Cibich receives Jazz Pharmaceuticals Award
How do doctors know what treatment is likely to help which patient? Data. And lots of it. Years, no decade after decade of it. While you probably won’t ever see a TV series with the likes of a dreamy Patrick Dempsey playing the role of key data manager, here at Arrow, we think data managers […]
Arrow HSANZ PhD Scholarship Awarded – Congratulations Dr Michael Ashby!
Congratulations to Dr Michael Ashby of Alfred Health who has been awarded the Arrow HSANZ PhD Scholarship for 2024 for his research into “Preventing Acute Myeloid Leukaemia relapse following allogeneic stem cell transplant.” About the study: Michael’s PhD project will study methods of preventing relapse of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) after a bone marrow transplant. […]