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Prof

Megan Munsie

Professor Of Emerging Technologies (Stem)
Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital
stem cells
professional ethics
regenerative medicine
policy
regulation
public understanding of science
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
stem cell research
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Prof

Megan Munsie

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Policy implications of regenerative medicine
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Projects

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Improving decisions about access to stem cell interventions

2022 - 2025
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ARC TRAINING CENTRE FOR PERSONALISED THERAPEUTICS TECHNOLOGIES - ARC FUNDING

2017 - 2024
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Stem Cells for Sight: Building the pathway from the lab to the clinic

2019 - 2021
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STEM CELLS AUSTRALIA (ARC FUNDING) SCA LEGACY WEBSITE CI MUNSIE

Despite progress in stem cell research, scientists do not understand how stem cells “decide” what to become. Stem Cells Australia will draw ..

2011 - 2019
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REGULATING AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL THERAPIES IN AUSTRALIA

This project aims to develop an ethical and regulatory framework for the use of autologous adult stem cell therapies in Australia. These the..

2016 - 2019
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Getting the facts on stem cell research: facilitating access to accurate information about stem cell research to the Australian public and healthcare providers

2012 - 2013
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Project Types

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Scholarly Works

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Critical considerations for public engagement in stem cell-related research.

Jeremy Sugarman, Amander Clark, James Fishkin, Kazuto Kato, Kevin McCormack, Megan Munsie, Michael J Peluso, Nancy René, Susan L Solomon

Conference Proceedings  |  2023  |  Stem Cell Reports

Public engagement is increasingly recognized as being integral to basic and translational research. Public engagement involves eff..

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Modelling early human development using stem cells: exploring regulatory considerations and anticipating societal response

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Invited speaker at Kyoto University's Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi)

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Public forum: Gene therapies and stem cell research - now and in the future

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Convenor and host on behalf of the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research and the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia

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Clinical and genetic challenges of respiratory chain disorders. What does Maeve's Law offer

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Grand Rounds at Royal Children's Hospital

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Misplaced trust: how lax regulations and heightened community expectation contributed to stem cell tourism down under

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Plenary talk at 2022 Till & McCulloch Meeting (national meeting of the Canadian Stem Cell Network)

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The peril of the promise of speculative cell banking: Statement from the ISCT Committee on the Ethics of Cell and Gene Therapy.

Bruce L Levine, Megan Munsie, Aaron D Levine, Laertis Ikonomou, undefined International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy Committee on the Ethics of Cell and Gene Therapy

Journal article  |  2022  |  Cytotherapy

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How will we heal damaged hearts

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Future Medicine series - online public forum for National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia- convenor and host

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World’s first ‘synthetic embryo’: why this research is more important than you think

Megan Munsie

Media  |  2022

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Knowledge, views and experiences of Australian optometrists in relation to ocular stem cell therapies

Maria Cabrera-Aguas, Laura E Downie, Megan M Munsie, Nick Di Girolamo, Michael O'Connor, Stephanie L Watson

Journal article  |  2022  |  CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OPTOMETRY

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Findings from this study examining Australian optometrists' insights into ocular stem cell (SC) therapies have..

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Mitochondrial donation: The science & the law​

Megan Munsie

Presentation  |  2022

Invited speaker . Professional Workshop at Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference

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Keyword Analysis

Expanding Knowledge
Medical Biotechnology
Applied Ethics
Ethics
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Health Services and Systems
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Public Health
Sociology
Clinical Health

News

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Premier « embryon synthétique » au monde : une prouesse riche en promesses… et en questions

Megan Munsie

Dans ce qui est considéré comme une première mondiale, des biologistes ont développé des modèles d’embryons de souris en laboratoire sans a..

August 10, 2022
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World's first 'synthetic embryo': why this research is more important than you think

Megan Munsie

In what’s reported as a world-first achievement, biologists have grown mouse embryo models in the lab without the need for fertilised eggs,..

August 5, 2022
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'Maeve's law' would let IVF parents access technology to prevent mitochondrial disease. Here's what the Senate is debating

David Thorburn, Megan Munsie

The Senate is this week debating “Maeve’s law” – a proposal to legalise access to new assisted reproductive techniques that will reduce the..

February 8, 2022
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New global guidelines for stem cell research aim to drive discussions, not lay down the law

Megan Munsie, Melissa Little

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today released updated guidelines for stem cell research and its translation to me..

May 27, 2021
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As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns?

Megan Munsie, Julian Koplin

The recent announcement that scientists have made human-monkey embryos and cultured them in the lab for two weeks made international headli..

April 19, 2021
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Researchers have grown 'human embryos' from skin cells. What does that mean, and is it ethical?

Megan Munsie, Helen Abud

Researchers have successfully grown model versions of early human embryos by “reprogramming” cells from human skin. The breakthrough potent..

March 17, 2021
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Gaining clarity on the ethical issues of a possible COVID-19 vaccine

Megan Munsie, Christopher Gyngell, Michelle Taylor-Sands

On 20 August 2020, three prominent religious leaders in Australia wrote to the Prime Minister to express concerns about the ethical dilemma..

September 3, 2020
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A remedy for false COVID-19 cures?

Christopher Rudge, Megan Munsie

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the emergence of multiple dangers. The obvious public health danger is the novel coronavirus strain and the ..

July 16, 2020
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Discoveries that blew our minds in 2018: Part Two

Jeannie Marie Paterson, Ian Harper, Megan Munsie, Yvette Maker, Peter McPhee AM

From new exoplanets and recent discoveries in the fight against cancer, to the #MeToo movement and our economic wellbeing - 2018 has been a..

December 24, 2018
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What are we doing to our dogs?

David Balding, Caroline Mansfield, Megan Munsie

Choosing to get a dog is a huge decision; a puppy isn’t just for Christmas as they say. But thanks to hundreds of years of breeding, there ..

September 28, 2018
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

Research Australia Public Advocacy Award (Highly Commended)
2018

International Society for Stem Cell Research Public Service Award
2018

The Australian Sociological Association Stephen Crook Memorial Prize for best authored book in Australian Sociology for 2016-2017

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor Of Emerging Technologies (Stem)

Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Professor - Ethics, Education And Policy

Anatomy and Physiology

Member - Policy Committee

Science Technology Australia

Member Of Committee On Ethics Of Cell And Gene Therapy

International Society for Cellular Therapy

Education

Doctorate of Philosophy

Monash University

Masters of Reproductive Science

Monash University

Bachelor of Applied Science

Queensland University of Technology

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International Linkages

University of Oxford

United Kingdom

University of Regina

Canada

National University of Singapore

Singapore