Biography

Dr Megan Finch-Edmondson is a Senior Stem Cell Research Fellow at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, which is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of cerebral palsy through a research program of neuro-protective and neuro-regenerative clinical trials. Megan received her PhD from the University of Western Australia for her work on signalling pathways and their contribution to stem cell biology and cancer. Her role at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute is to significantly build capacity for stem cell research for cerebral palsy in Australia, particularly in clinical trials, through identifying and securing funding for stem cell research, facilitating collaboration between researchers, both nationally and internationally, championing consumer engagement activities for the stem cell research program, and identifying novel research directions in the field of stem cell therapy for cerebral palsy.