James Chong
@jameschong_doc
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cardiologist #physicianscientist posting about heart regeneration, CV disease, regenerative med and stem cells @sydney_uni @WestmeadInst
Sydney, Australia
Joined April 2013
Excited to share our work on Pluripotent Stem Cell Cardiomyocyte graft arrhythmias just published in @NatureCVR
https://t.co/JOARNHG1C6 Great team effort over many years particularly by first authors @dinukumar88 and @claytonzed 🙌 @WestmeadInst @syd_health @WARC_USYD
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Very pleased to share our paper highlighting long term impact of PDGF-AB in regenerating the injured heart. Contrats to @TejasDmukh and team on a very nice paper. Have a look open access here https://t.co/6yoUydRxZR
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nature.com
npj Regenerative Medicine - Platelet derived growth factor-AB modulates post-infarct myocardium leading to extended improvement in cardiac function
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Ralph Reader Basic & Translational Prize session finalist Fairooj Rashid @FairoojR presenting at #CSANZ2025 Sharing her research on cardiac regeneration of the ischaemic heart through gene therapy, advancing possibilities for repairing and restoring heart function. 🫀✨
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Really proud of Fairooj Rashid from my group presenting her spatial biology work as a finalist for the Ralph Reader young investigator prize at #CSANZ2025 @thecsanz @wimr @Sydney_Uni
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Very honoured to be supported by the MEFF to continue this important work 🙏
Professor @jameschong_doc, a cardiovascular medicine researcher at @Sydney_Uni & Co-Director of the Centre for Heart Research at the @WestmeadInst, has received $977,182.91 for his project “Enhancing pluripotent stem cell derived heart muscle grafts for future clinical trials”.
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Australia has a great environment and opportunity to attract global talent!
science.org.au
Leading scientists Professor Lidia Morawska (left) and Professor Michelle Simmons. The Australian Academy of Science is excited to announce the establishment of a Global Talent Attraction Program.
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Well done to the whole St Vincent’s Sydney team on this milestone! Man survives with titanium heart for 100 days – a world first
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Nature - The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.
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Congratulations to A/Prof @DrSarahjZaman, Dr Mark Dennis and Dr @TejasDmukh who have all been awarded NSW Ministerial Awards for Cardiovascular Research by the @NSWCVRN! 🎉 Read more: https://t.co/mLv1GAFGst
#LeadershipForGood
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We're proud to support Sydney cardiologist and researcher Professor Eddy Kizana (The Westmead Institute for Medical Research) in his mission to fix ‘unlucky genes’ in people born with impaired hearts: https://t.co/gLq6xaeGWs
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Congrats Tejas 👏👍👏
Congratulations to Dr Tejas Deshmukh, Awardee of the 2024 Ministerial Award for PhD Rising Star in Cardiovascular Research! #NSWCVRN2025Showcase #cvdresearch
@NSWCVRN @heartfoundation @MedResearchNSW @WestmeadInst @Sydney_Uni @TejasDmukh
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Congratulations @TejasDmukh and @jameschong_doc - well deserved rising star in cv research
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MCRI's Dr @keviniwatt spoke to @FoxNews about the potential of #stemcell technology to develop new therapies that could help to repair the hearts of young cancer patients, damaged by life-saving chemo treatments. | #MCRI #MedicalResearch #HeartHealthy Read more below 🔽
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3) We are also looking for a great Research Assistant to learn and help our translational discovery programs. Apply here:
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2) we are looking for a Project Coordinator for our multi-site project culminating in a phase 1 clinical trial of stem cell derived cardiomyocytes for heart failure. Apply here: https://t.co/xmvXx6gb4H
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We are looking to recruit two seperate positions to our translational science lab ( https://t.co/ZOOaWhpg08, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research University of Sydney). See next posts for details!!!
chonglaboratory.com
Translational cardiac regeneration research lab led by A/Prof James Chong at the Westmead Institute of Medical Research and The University of Sydney.
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Are you looking to work with a great bunch of scientists and clinicians looking to regenerate the heart and discover new cardiac therapies? Join us https://t.co/PM7w2P39xk We are looking for a new post-doc. Apply here:
chonglaboratory.com
Translational cardiac regeneration research lab led by A/Prof James Chong at the Westmead Institute of Medical Research and The University of Sydney.
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Such a great honour to be co-recipient of the Jian Zhou medal from @AAHMS_health with my friend and fellow cardiovascular researcher @jehudson85. Thanks to @WestmeadInst for the support
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Thanks @AAHMS_health for this great honour 🙏
Congratulations to WIMR’s Professor James Chong who has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Jian Zhou Medal. The Jian Zhou is awarded annually to recognise rising stars in Australian health and medical science. You can read more
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