Fairooj N Rashid

Postdoctoral Research Scientist |

[ISHR Australasian Section @ISHR_AUS]

The afternoon session saw engaging talks on spatial biology, proteomic profiling and multiomics from A/Prof Michela Noseda, Dr Harley Robinson, Dr Corey Giles, Dr Fairooj Rashid and Prof Mirana Ramialison - highlighting the future of diagnostics and treatments for CVD #CSANZ2026

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

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
@WestmeadInst

[NSW CVRN @NSWCVRN]

@NSWCVRN Rising Stars Seminar – 11 Sept
Join us to hear from Dr Fairooj Rashid @FairoojR (@WestmeadInst ) as she presents cutting-edge research on spatial immune–stromal–cardiac interactions in heart failure.
📅 Wed 11 Sept | 📍VCCRI
🔗 Register now: https://t.co/2NJvguw1So

[Fairooj N Rashid @FairoojR]

@tamati5555 @thecsanz Huge congratulations on this milestone achievement! It was an honour presenting alongside you. The calibre of work this year was truly inspiring 🙂

[ISHR Australasian Section @ISHR_AUS]

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. 🫀✨

[NSW CVRN @NSWCVRN]

@NSWCVRN Rising Stars September Seminar Registration is open! Register now to hear from a fantastic line-up of speakers. Attend in-person
@VictorChangInst , 3 - 4:15pm followed by networking and refreshments. See you there👉https://t.co/2NJvguvu2Q

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

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

[Fairooj N Rashid @FairoojR]

Congratulations to my supervisor @jameschong_doc 🎉 Your dedication to research and mentorship has been truly inspiring 👏

[The Westmead Institute for Medical Research @WestmeadInst]

WIMR researchers have been promoted by Sydney University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health. Congratulations to Prof Mark Douglas and Prof James Chong. The promotions recognise academic excellence and contributions to their fields of research.

Read more: https://t.co/jVi8ouAqvu

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

Great talk by @FairoojR on our imaging mass cytometry work to better understand the immune system’s role in heart failure #SydneyCVsymposium @VictorChangInst @WestmeadInst

[Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium @SydCV_Symposium]

Final chance! Get your abstracts in by tomorrow 27 October for the Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium. Submit: https://t.co/WRoJioAf4T @HRIAust @VictorChangInst #cardiovasculardisease #medicalresearch

[Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium @SydCV_Symposium]

By popular request, we've extended the deadline for submitting your abstracts for flash talks, commercialisation pitches and more, to Friday 27 October. Get your submissions in: https://t.co/WRoJioAf4T @HRIAust @VictorChangInst @NSWCVRN

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

Today is #WorldHeartDay!

Love your heart ❤️:

🚭Don’t use tobacco
🧂Eat less salt
🥗Eat more fruits and veggies
👟Exercise regularly
🍺Avoid harmful use of alcohol
💊Take your prescribed medication regularly if you have high blood pressure or diabetes

#BeatNCDs

[Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium @SydCV_Symposium]

Registration and abstract submissions for Australia's premier cardiovascular research event are now open! From population data and bioinformatics to materials science and cardiovascular devices, we're covering it all. Register: https://t.co/ymEiG6FPuA @HRIAust @VictorChangInst

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

very pleased to share our new paper about PDGF effects on cardiac fibroblasts just out in JACC BTS https://t.co/9CCk8Essad @robhume101 @TejasDmukh @VikTallapragada @MckinnaEmily @WestmeadInst @n_palpant @FairoojR

[Fairooj N Rashid @FairoojR]

Check out the recent paper from our lab. Great work @robhume101 glad that I was able to contribute to this impactful study. @jameschong_doc

[Circulation Research @CircRes]

Hume & colleagues demonstrate that injection of #tropoelastin, the precursor of #elastin, into a stiff scar significantly improves #heart function following #MI. Learn more at https://t.co/gz8wG5u2mh
@robhume101 @shaankayz @FairoojR

[University of Sydney @Sydney_Uni]

“We hope to continue developing the method so it can eventually be used in a clinical setting and used to treat and improve the lives of millions of heart failure patients worldwide.” senior author A/Prof @jameschong_doc

Learn more about the study: https://t.co/uC1Oxlcq4r

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

Excited to share our new preprint: mechanism+treatment of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Cardiomyocyte graft related arrhythmias ⁦@dinukumar88⁩ ⁦@claytonzed⁩ ⁦@SaurabhkumarEp⁩ ⁦@abjprowse⁩ ⁦@BeardedHeartDoc⁩ ⁦@n_palpant⁩ https://t.co/bEC2XIqO03

[NHMRC @nhmrc]

NHMRC will introduce new measures under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 to address systemic disadvantage faced by female and non-binary applicants to its Investigator Grant scheme. 2/2

[James Chong @jameschong_doc]

Are you looking for a job in #stemcells #cardiacregeneration? We want 2x enthusiastic scientists to join our group @WestmeadInst as Post-doc https://t.co/AEJZwinnTR or RA https://t.co/ackoBC14OP Please RT @thecsanz @HeartLungCirc @AusStemCell @NSWCVRN @USYD_CVI

[Dinesh Selvakumar @dinukumar88]

Good quality light reading… https://t.co/qtx3dd9HgD @jameschong_doc @zoeclayton @robhume101 @FairoojR @TejasDmukh @SamiaKazi2