Events

October 6, 2010
world wide

Wednesday, October 6, 2010 marks Stem Cell Awareness Day, which brings together organizations and individuals around the world working to ensure that we realize the benefits of one of the most promising fields of science in our time. The day is a unique global opportunity to foster greater understanding about stem cell research and the range of potential applications for disease and injury.

For the millions of people around the world who suffer from incurable diseases and injury, Stem Cell Awareness Day is a day to celebrate the scientific advances made to-date and be hopeful of what is yet to come.

Research and academic institutions and educators are encouraged to participate by hosting activities and events in their community. In particular, we encourage efforts to get stem cell researchers into high school classrooms that day. For a list of Stem Cell Awareness Day activities in 2009, visit www.stemcellday.com.

For information about Stem Cell Awareness Day, contact stemcellday@cirm.ca.gov.

October 12-13, 2010
New York City, USA

October 12-14, 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands

NIRM (The Netherlands Institute for Regenerative Medicine) is an interactive consortium of Dutch scientists in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. NIRM research is focussed on the biology and the molecular programming of pluripotent and adult stem cells in normal health and disease. This fundamental research program on stem cells is bridged with other NIRM research that focuses on tissue engineering and regeneration so as to provide the synergism between disciplines necessary for the advancement of regenerative medicine. Initiated by the NIRM stem cell researchers, the 4th Annual Conference on "Stem cells, Development and Regulation" is pleased to team-up with the ISSCR for this year's meeting. Together NIRM and the ISSCR aim to stimulate Dutch and European science in this important, exciting and fast-moving field of research. The conference program is designed to broaden our horizons by bringing international stem cell experts to the Netherlands, to highlight the most current discoveries in this field, and to promote scientific interaction and exchange of information between researchers at all stages of their career and across many scientific disciplines.

November 14-18, 2010
Melbourne, Australia

The Australian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR) is holding its third annual meeting from November 14-18, 2010 in conjunction with the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress. The Plenary Speaker is Professor Brigid Hogan, Duke University, USA. Professor Hogan studies how the lung organ forms during embryo development and the cells in the adult lung that may be involved in repair.

November 22-24, 2010 
Calgary, Canada

The Stem Cell Network Annual Scientific Meeting is Canada's largest and most important stem cell research meeting. It features international and Canadian keynote speakers and the Till & McCulloch Lecture.

December 1-3, 2010
Berlin

The Berlin-Brandenburg School for Regenerative Therapies (BSRT) is hosting a PhD symposium entiteld "Stem Cells: Hopes, Fears and Reality" which will take place from 1st to 3rd December 2010 in Berlin. PhD students worldwide can apply to join us and present their own work, exchange ideas with us and discover Berlin. Top-class senior scientists will give insights into their current research.

April 5-6, 2011
Essen, Germany

More details to be posted soon at www.stemcells.nrw.de