
Rhiannon Werder
@RhiannonWerder
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Scientist, dog enthusiast. Group Leader @MCRI_for_kids using iPSCs to understand respiratory infections and chronic lung disease 🫁 She/her
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined February 2013
Incredibly grateful to be one of the @AusStemCell Metcalf Prize winners recognising our work using stem cell models to study respiratory diseases and infections 🫁🦠 Very thankful to my awesome team, my mentors and collaborators!.
>> Growing ‘mini-lungs’ to find treatments to help kids breathe easier: Rhiannon Werder @MCRI_for_kids.>> How do cells work together to create organs?.And what happens when they stop talking? William Roman @ARMI_Labs.Winners of our 2024 #MetcalfPrizes
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Feeling energised to tackle the big problems in respiratory health after the annual @tsanz_thoracic meeting in Adelaide 🫁I’m also incredibly grateful to receive the @Cure4CFF Career Development Award and the @ChiesiGroup Advancing Women in Respiratory Health Award.
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RT @_ellasmalley: Fantastic symposium on investigating the cellular and molecular influence of the environment on lung health - right up my….
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It was fantastic to speak with @BenchSideStory last week. It was nice to reflect on the pivotal moments along my journey, acknowledge my great team, and the support of mentors on UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science @MCRI_for_kids @reNEW_Global.
Delighted to share our 2024 Metcalf Prize winner @RhiannonWerder features in an in depth profile with @BenchSideStory 👏 Happy UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science @MCRI_for_kids @reNEW_Global.
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RT @BenchSideStory: Released on the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11th February 2025 @WomenScienceDay #Wo….
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RT @pulmonary_news: Our countdown begins! ⏰ . At #5 is a review article from Drs. Declan Turner and @RhiannonWerder discussing the promise….
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A pleasure to have @Kottond at @MCRI_for_kids and show him #iPSC -derived lung cells thriving down under! @CReM_Boston 🫁
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RT @MCRI_for_kids: "My team have been developing these miniature lungs." #MCRI's Dr @RhiannonWerder has spoken to @ABCaustralia about her r….
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A fantastic few days of #stemcell science at #ASSCR2024 in Adelaide and I’m so proud of Sahel for winning the best student poster at the conference 💫 @the_ASSCR
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Thanks to @CosmosMagazine for this fantastic write up on our work using stem-cell derived lung models to find host-directed therapies for respiratory infections!.
‘Mini-lungs could help fight flu & colds by tapping immunity’ @CosmosMagazine reports on 2024 #MetcalfPrizes winner @RhiannonWerder @MCRI_for_kids
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RT @AusStemCell: Stem cell scientists are working to understand and treat blood cancers, lung infections, vision loss, degenerative disease….
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A fun morning at @ABCaustralia speaking to @justinsmithword on ABC Radio Melbourne Mornings about our work using stem cells to make lung models, funded by the Metcalf prize @AusStemCell @MCRI_for_kids
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Thanks @CosmosMagazine for the great write up on our work using stem cell models of the lung to find host directed therapies for respiratory infections.
‘Mini-lungs could help fight flu & colds by tapping immunity’ @CosmosMagazine reports on 2024 #MetcalfPrizes winner @RhiannonWerder @MCRI_for_kids
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RT @MCRI_for_kids: Congrats to MCRI's Dr @RhiannonWerder who has received an @AusStemCell Metcalf Prize to better understand how #lung cell….
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A fantastic afternoon navigating the omics 🧭 at @tsanz_thoracic #EducationHub. Thanks to all our speakers @faiz_alen @aruthak @tomiosifidis @SeanJHumphrey @keeeeeeeeeeenan Hao Chen & Patricia Adudelo-Romero
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RT @MCRI_for_kids: Congrats to #MCRI Dr @RhiannonWerder who has received a Carty Signature Grant from the L.E.W. Carty Charitable Fund to e….
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