Megan Munsie elected to ISSCR Executive Committee.

Professor Megan Munsie has been elected to the 2025 International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Executive Committee, in the position of Clerk.

Founded in 2002, the ISSCR is an independent, global, nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.

Members of the ISSCR Executive Committee bring valuable leadership to the Society as the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine accelerates.

Professor Munsie combines expertise in developmental biology with a focus on the ethical, legal, and societal implications of stem cell science. Her work has influenced global policy reforms and public education globally.

Professor Munsie is the reNEW PREPARE theme lead, an interdisciplinary research team with expertise in medical sociology, science and technology studies, science communication, bioethics, clinical translation regulation, and health economics. PREPARE works with reNEW researchers to consider issues affecting potential impact, development, and delivery of socially robust stem cell medicine to the market.

Munsie is also the group leader of Stem Cell Ethics & Policy at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, and the Professor of Emerging Technology (Stem Cells) at University of Melbourne.

“I am honoured to be selected for this role by my peers, and to continue to support the ISSCR in their mission of excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health,” said Professor Munsie.

Professor Megan Munsie also currently serves on two ISSCR Committees: Ethics, and Public Policy, was appointed to the ISSCR Board of Directors in 2023. Her three year term as ISSCR Clerk begins on 1 July 2025.