Dr Shafa Waters

Im excited to share I will co-lead Australia's first Non-Animal Testing Network (NAT-NET). This NSW-led funding ($4.5M) will innovate alternatives to using animals, utilizing #orgaboids, #microfluidics n #bioprinting . Read more here: health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/202… #collab #dreamteam

Congrats ⁦@KatelinAllan7⁩, Dr Allan, we have been on a roller coaster of science and discovery to get to this point and what a wonderful journey it has been … ❤️

Farewell Melbourne, I had a great time presenting our research on gene/stem cell therapy for CF, meeting old colleagues and making new connections !!

@KiWookKim816 @SiyuHe7 Thanks for sharing @KiWookKim816

Wow, this is cooool! It'll take me a while to fully fathom, but fantastic stuff! Kudos to @SiyuHe7 et al. Far-reaching implications & many ways/situations to smartly apply this powerful model I bet! Exciting! #organoids #scRNAseq @ShafaWaters

From presenting our CF research @hkumed amidst a T8 cyclone, to hosting Ryan Conder @UNSWMedicine for Organoid innovations- the past 2 weeks have been a whirlwind of science, connections, and a reminder that it’s truly an #organoid world #ScienceLife

I have been over the moon hosting ⁦@ProfJennyGraves⁩ ⁦@UNSWMedicine⁩ #Luminesce Alliance Conference 2024 ⁦@Luminesce_All⁩. #mentor #academicmum.

@KiWookKim816 you’d ❤️ this!!!

Wrapping up Day 1 of #LuminesceAlliance2024 #medicalconference presentjng two talks in 1 day, a first for me!

Excited to have had the opportunity to represent #NAT-Net at #AusBiotech 2024! Our session delved into the innovative n ethical approaches to product development that could challenge the future of medical research. W Kim Fung, Dr Alistair King, Martin Engel, Leanne Weekes

#Jacaranda Season in #Sydney with the miCF team @UNSWMedicine @egiikardiaa @_balancinglife @KatelinAllan7 @HojatNazari1990 Megan, Kelly et al

Starting the morning right with coffee, BLT and some solid prep! Supporting Kelly (my first-year #phd student) as she gets ready for her APR @UNSWMedicine. Excited to see her hard work come together! #Research-supervisor#Mentorship#UNSW

Raising awareness n funds for #cystic fibrosis with #cfarmy @Cure4CFF @ajaffe1 @KeithCYOoi

📊 An integrated database named ‘OrgXenomics’ was developed to provide the proteomic data for patient-derived models. Check it out! @NAR_Open | bit.ly/3ZWVnfE

It’s been a pleasure to present our newly established #Non-Animal Technologies Network (#NAT-Net) ⁦@UNSW⁩ HealthX:Partnerships in Action Symposium. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." ⁦@adamphill⁩ ⁦@majidew⁩ NAT-Net et al ⁦⁦⁦⁦

This microscope can simultaneously sequence an individual cell’s DNA and pinpoint the location of its proteins with high resolution — all without having to crack the cell open and extract its contents go.nature.com/3Y5jqGG

⁦@hardiprpatel⁩ ⁦@DenisOMeally⁩ ⁦@mud_skip⁩ the three musketeers are back 😊 ⁦@ardynasios⁩ ⁦@ProfJennyGraves⁩ you are missed!

Come and join our national thought collective as we progress the #Organoid field forwards. Short oral presentations only, lots of discussion and networking opportunities. Please head to our Registration page 👇 Kaylene Simpson, Amee George, Twishi Gulati n @ShafaWaters

@RhiannonWerder You need automation 💪

A new team record for the number of ALI cultures plated in a day today! Lots of exciting experiments on the horizon 🫁 🧫

Our October issue is live! The cover features a story from @Yangfei_Lab making human medullary spinal trigeminal nucleus organoids, the information hub of the brain. Other highlights include a Review from @Marta_Shahbazi @vincentpasque on human development and embryo models, @leo_jwu on barriers to interspecies chimerism, @boroviak_lab comparing trophoblast stem cells across species, and more! cell.com/issue/S1934-59…

Are you a #health professional or #scientist? Help us with your views on using #organoids 4 #personalisedmedicine by completing our survey ⬇️ bit.ly/AvatarAccep2 ⁦@organoidscience⁩ ⁦@LauraFawcett8⁩ ⁦@usansomdaly⁩ ⁦@TKumeria⁩ ⁦@UNSWMedicine⁩

Do you want to grow 3D epithelia ex vivo long-term (~1 year) without passaging them? Check out epitheliods! nature.com/articles/s4158… Excited to have shared the journey with two great scientists @AlbertHerms and @AntoranLab and the Phil Jones' team. Image credit to @MTBejar.