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National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia

National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s Metcalf Prizes announced today

Two researchers using stem cells to study schizophrenia, degenerative diseases and brain cancer are winners of the 2025 Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research, awarded by the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia today (10 November 2025) at the Australasian Society of Stem Cell Research Annual Scientific Meeting on the Gold Coast.

Each will receive $60,000 to help further their research.

Scientists

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