Warren Alexander, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (IMAGE)

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

Warren Alexander, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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Professor Warren Alexander was appointed as a new fellow of the AAHMS. The academy promotes medical research and its translation to enable a healthier community both in Australia and globally. Fellows are elected for outstanding leadership and distinguished professional achievement in their field. Professor Alexander leads a team researching blood stem cells and how blood cells form - in particular, how defects in blood cell production can lead to diseases such as leukaemia. A recent breakthrough by his team solved a puzzle about how blood-clotting cells called platelets are produced.

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The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute

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