Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research Second Annual Meeting
"Stem Cells at the Dome"
22nd – 24th November 2009
The Shine Dome, Canberra
Dear Colleague,
There is a limited amount of time remaining for you to register under the great value Early Bird registration rates and submit your abstract for oral consideration.
The Early Bird registration rate will expire on Friday 21st August 2009. To take advantage of the discounts offered by registering early, please ensure you have completed the online process by this date.
Oral abstract submissions will also be closing on Friday 21st August 2009. If you would like to submit an abstract for oral consideration at this year's meeting you must submit it via the online abstract submission system by this date.
There are a number of places in the program for oral presentations taken from submitted abstracts.
Poster abstract submissions will remain open until Friday the 23rd October 2009.
The Poster Session will allow for all presenters to discuss their research and be eligible for a Poster Prize. Presenters will be given time to discuss the research described in their poster.
More information on how to register and submit your abstract is available from www.asscr.org.
Invited Speakers
We are very proud to announce the following speakers have been confirmed to present at this year's meeting.
International
Huck Hui Ng, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore
Senior Group Leader at A*STAR Genomics Institute, Singapore, his research asks "what is a stem cell?" by studying the transcriptional and epigenetic states of pluripotent cells and somatic cells that become pluripotent or iPS cells.
Local
Garry Brooke, Mater Medical Research Institute
Peter Dallas, University of Western Australia
Sally Dunwoodie, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Andrew Elefanty, Monash University
Nick Fisk, University of Queensland
Sean Grimmond, University of Queensland
Edna Hardeman, University of New South Wales
Stephanie Hughes, University of Otago, New Zealand
Chunyi Li, Ag Research, New Zealand
Albert Mellick, Griffith University
Andreas Strasser, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Huseyin Sumer, Monash University
Jane Visvader, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Stephen Wood, Griffith University
George Yeow, University of Western Australia
Program
A draft program is available for download here
Session Themes
- Regulation of Pluripotency
- Embryonic Stem Cells
- Stem Cell Regulation
- Cancer Stem Cells
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- New Scientific Advances
- Controversial Research: Perspectives and Dogmas
For greater participation there is a session solely dedicated to 'late-breaking' research from abstract submissions, including novel results or new perspectives, discussion of methods, questioning of dogma or translational research.
Lastly, there will be commercial presentations, including James Liu from Invitrogen discussing 'The Advanced Tools for iPSC Research'.
Social Events
We are happy to announce the following social events which will provide a great opportunity to network amongst other delegates.
- The Junior Investigator Group will organize a networking meeting.
- A Pub Event discussing 'Stem Cells in the Media'
- Welcome Reception
- Dinner at the Boathouse by the Lake
ASSCR Conference Awards
ASSCR members who are a student or Post-doc (up to 5 years after PhD) may apply for funds to assist with attendance to the ASSCR 2nd Annual Meeting
Award candidates will be selected from submitted abstracts and travel scholarship will be awarded depending on the financial need. For further information on how to apply, email info@asscr.org.
We look forward to seeing you in the nation's capital!
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