Past Scientific and Patient Events
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision is committed to holding regular scientific and patient events to share knowledge of the latest research in Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and to strengthen our collaborative networks.
Past events
2024 CRE Expert Webinar Series on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes – Expert Webinar 4
In vitro haematopoietic stem cell generation technology
On Monday 24th February, 2025, The Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Centre of Research Excellence in Bone Marrow Biology, along with our exclusive sponsor Novartis, was proud to present the fourth Expert Webinar for our scientific community featuring guest speaker, Associate Professor Elizabeth Ng.
Associate Professor Elizabeth Ng is a Group Leader in the Blood Development Laboratory at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Melbourne, Victoria. A major focus of her work is to generate transplantable haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) from human pluripotent stem cells for tissue repair and regeneration, disease modelling and the testing of therapeutic products. Elizabeth will present on “iHSCs: haematopoietic stem cells generated from induced pluripotent stem cells – a potential autologous cell therapy for bone marrow failure syndromes.”
Click here to read more about Associate Professor Elizabeth Ng’s research.
If you missed the session, you can view the recording here:
We would like to acknowledge and extend our sincere gratitude to our exclusive sponsor for their generous support of this webinar series:
2024 Patient and Family Educational Session – Psychological support and symptom management during bone marrow transplantation
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision was proud to present this educational session on Tuesday November 19, for families and patients affected by Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, featuring the following Maddie’s Vision Fiona Riewoldt Nursing and Allied Health Fellows:
Alice Maier – Clinical Neuropsychologist at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne.
Rachel Edwards – Nurse Researcher at Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane.
Their presentations provided an overview of their research projects on psychological support and symptom management for young people with Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes undergoing a Bone Marrow Transplant.
If you missed the session, you can view the recording here:
2024 Patient and Family Educational Session – Gene editing for inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Maddie’s Vision was proud to present this Patient and Family Educational Session on Wednesday 18 September featuring the following gene editing experts:
Associate Professor Andrew Deans, St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research.
Dr Lorna McLeman, Royal Children’s Hospital and St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research.
Their presentations provided an overview of innovative gene editing technologies and the research currently being undertaken in Australia via ‘PAGETURNA’ (Pioneering Application of Gene Editing to Transplant Using RNA) to develop new gene therapies to correct disease-causing mutations in blood stem cells.
If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here:
2024 CRE Expert Webinar Series on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes – Expert Webinar 3
Telomere-Mediated Bone Marrow Failure
The Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Centre of Research Excellence in Bone Marrow Biology, along with our exclusive sponsor Novartis, was proud to present the third Expert Webinar for our scientific community on Thursday 12 September featuring the following guest speakers:
Professor Mary Armanios M.D. – Professor of Oncology, Genetic Medicine and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Professor Tracy Bryan – Head of the Cell Biology Unit at Children’s Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.
Mary presented on “Clonal evolution in telomere-mediated bone marrow failure” and Tracy spoke about “The role of functional genomics in diagnosis of telomere-mediated bone marrow failure.”
We would like to acknowledge and extend our sincere gratitude to our exclusive sponsor for their generous support of this webinar series:
2024 Patient and Family Educational Session – Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision was delighted to host our second Patient and Family Educational Session for 2024, focusing on Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia.
Thank you to our leading experts who provided an introduction to Diamond-Blackfan Anaemia and an overview of the latest research and treatments for this condition.
Associate Professor Amee George – Group Leader, Genome Science and Cancer Division, ANU Centre for Therapeutic Discovery, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra.
Dr Pasquale Barbaro – Paediatric Haematologist, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane.
If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here:
2024 CRE Expert Webinar on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
The Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Centre of Research Excellence in Bone Marrow Biology, along with our exclusive sponsor Novartis, was proud to present the second CRE Expert Webinar on Thursday July 25 featuring international guest speaker, Professor Alan Warren.
Alan is Professor of Haematology at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. His presentation discussed how new technologies are providing insights into the molecular basis of the ribosomopathy Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), including addressing the following questions:
How does a germline ribosome assembly defect associated with impaired stem cell fitness drive evolution to blood cancer?
Can we harness these insights to improve risk stratification and develop personalised medicine approaches in SDS and inherited marrow failure disorders more generally?
If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here:
We would like to acknowledge and extend our sincere gratitude to our exclusive sponsor for their generous support of this webinar series:
2024 Patient and Family Educational Session – Aplastic Anaemia
Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision was delighted to host our first Patient and Family Educational Session for 2024, focusing on Aplastic Anaemia.
Thank you to our leading haematology experts who provided an introduction to Aplastic Anaemia and the role of transplantation in adult and paediatric patients.
- Dr Lucy Fox – Haematologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Dr David Hughes – Paediatric Haematologist and Bone Marrow transplant specialist, Royal Children’s Hospital
- Professor David Ritchie – Haematologist and Bone Marrow transplant specialist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
If you missed the session, you can watch the webinar recording here:
2024 CRE Expert Webinar Series on Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
The Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Centre of Research Excellence in Bone Marrow Biology, along with our exclusive sponsor Novartis, was proud to present the inaugural Expert Webinar for our scientific community on Monday May 27, featuring international guest speaker, Dr Austin Kulasekararaj.
Austin is a consultant haematologist at King’s College Hospital and an honorary senior clinical lecturer at King’s College, London, United Kingdom. Austin provided an update on the Aplastic Anaemia guidelines recently published by the British Society for Haematology.
If you missed the session, you can watch the recording here:
We would like to acknowledge and extend our sincere gratitude to our exclusive sponsor for their generous support of this webinar series:
Patient and Family Forums 2022
Our 2022 Patient and Family virtual forums brought together some of the world’s best doctors and researchers to present the most up-to-date information for those affected by Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes.
View the recordings below:
Session 1 Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes – general topics related to care of patients with Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes. Watch the session recording
Session 2 Fanconi Anaemia. Watch the session recording
Session 3 Telomere Biology Disorders, including Dyskeratosis congenita and related disorders. Watch the session recording
Session 4: Ribosomopathies, including Diamond Blackfan Anaemia and Shwachman Diamond Syndrome. Watch the session recording
Thanks to our generous sponsors for making this event possible.
Patient and Family Forum 2020
The Maddie’s Vision inaugural Patient and Family Forum took place on Friday 28 August, 2020. The virtual event was incredibly well attended — over 200 registrants, with a live audience of nearly 150 participants, viewed the 4-hour program.