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| | Celebrating 10 Years of hESC Cell Lines |
Ten years ago this November, a paper was published that led to an explosion in the field of stem cell research. In November 1998, Dr. James Thomson's laboratory reported the first derivation of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines from human blastocysts (Science 1998;282:1145-1147).
To celebrate this landmark discovery, and to look forward to the future of stem cell research, STEM CELLS has begun an interview series titled "Celebrating 10 Years of hESC Cell Lines". Over the next several months, STEM CELLS will present interviews reflecting on the lives and achievements of some of the premiere scientists in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine. This month, we are happy to present "An Interview with Rudolf Jaenisch".
Throughout the series, each lab will also be featured on the "Stem Cells Portal - Featured Labs" and the Portal will also carry additional excerpts from each interview.
Read the Introductory Editorial to this series from Dr. Miodrag Stojkovic, Co-Editor of Stem Cells, in the November issue of STEM CELLS.
Read our Interview with Dr. Christine Mummery in the January issue of STEM CELLS
Read additional excerpts from the Mummery and Andrews interivews | | Featured Labs - Dr. Christine Mummery |
 
Contact Information:Chair, Department of Anatomy and Embryology Leiden University Medical Center Research Building P.O. Box 9600 2300 RC Leiden The Netherlands Tel.: +31 71 5269300 c.l.mummery@lumc.nl
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| Featured Labs - Dr. Alan Trounson
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| Highlighted Paper
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TISSUE-SPECIFIC STEM CELLS:
Multipotent Stromal Cells (MSCs) are Activated to Reduce Apoptosis in Part by Upregulation and Secretion of Stanniocalcin-1 (STC-1)
Gregory J. Block1, Shinya Ohkouchi1, France Fung1, Joshua Frenkel1,
Carl Gregory1, Radhika Pochampally1, Gabriel DiMattia2, Deborah E. Sullivan3, Darwin J. Prockop1*
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Stem Cells for December | | | Upcoming Meeting Highlights
| | FULL EVENTS CALENDAR SEND US YOUR EVENT FOR OUR CALENDAR Upcoming Meeting Highlights:
The agenda will reflect the dynamic nature of the field as we move from fundamental stem cell research towards clinical therapies. With a multidisciplinary range of speakers the meeting, co-located with the World Biobanking Summit, truly encompasses "bench to bedside" stem cell research.
At: 11:00 - 17:00 13th March 2009
Venue: Centre for Life Conference Suite, Newcastle
The North-East England Stem Cell Institute (NESCI) conference on Embryonic Stem Cell differentiation and blood lineages
Confirmed speakers include many of the leading scientists in this exciting field, including Robert Oostendorp (Munich), Lesley Forrester (Edinburgh), Majlinda Lako (Newcastle), Dan S Kaufman (Minnesota), Rafael Yanez (London) and Jo Mountford (Glasgow). We are anticipating an attendance of over 100 scientists.
For 16 years, CHI's MOLECULAR MEDICINE TRI-CONFERENCE has tracked the growth, the challenges and opportunities in this space. Molecular medicine can solve the looming healthcare crisis and increase productivity and success in Pharma and Biotech. The 2009 event promises to be the most critical and successful event yet. Find out more... Attend to participate in a highly interactive, strategically focused program, lead by a panel of 60+ sector leaders, including: Visit www.phacilitate.co.uk/cgtherapy for the latest program information and online registration. E-mail team@phacilitate.co.uk or call +44 (0)20 7839 6137 with any queries.
GTCbio's 5th annual conference on Stem Cell Research & Therapeutics provides stem cell researchers with a comfortable environment to exchange ideas and brainstorm on novel pathways to discovery. Leading experts in the field will present unreleased information and attendees will learn the most up-to-date developments in this arena. Register early as attendance is limited to ensure optimal networking and discussion.
Find out more... 
ESF-EMBO SymposiumCELL POLARITY AND MEMBRANE TRAFFIC Cell polarity and vesicle sorting are fundamental biological processes that impact stem cell function, cancer, bacterial and viral infections, developmental defects and neurological diseases. A wide range of topics connect polarity with membrane transport, including mRNA transport and epithelial cell polarization, membrane identity and apical/basolateral membrane sorting, axon specification and transport in neurons, vesicle sorting during polarization in budding and fission yeast, and the involvement of membrane traffic in the establishment of polarity in organogenesis. Computational modeling, high throughput screens and revolutionary imaging technologies in multiple model organisms are being applied to these areas and will have a major impact in the future. The time is opportune to bring scientists working in these areas together, to encourage interactions, build new collaborations and push the field forward. Since this is an emerging, interdisciplinary field, we want to attract young people to the meeting and provide ample opportunities to present their work and meet with scientific leaders. We will therefore include short talks chosen from abstracts and provide enough time for informal discussions to foster interactions among the participants.
ESF-FWF Conference in Partnership with LFUIThe Impact of the Environment on Innate Immunity: The Threat of Diseases The threat of diseases: considering the options - is the second in a series of two conferences on the impact of the environment on innate immunity. The first conference was held in April 2007, and set the stage for discussing basic knowledge about one of the most important defense functions of organisms against parasitic diseases: the innate immune system. In May 2009 the follow-up conference will build upon the knowledge gained in the 2007conference and will have a more applied angle. Its highlights will include vectors of disease - both an introduction to the model organisms, and what the prospects are for immunological interference in these organisms; innate defense molecules for use as antibiotics, environmental stressors and global change, emerging disease and innate immunity, and how our knowledge can be used to develop strategies against the spread of new diseases. | | Contact Us/Add Your Resources and Announcements |
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