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Posted by the Node on June 18th, 2013
Let’s be honest- the first talk of the morning session in a conference is always badly attended, right? Well, not at the ISDB! In a clever move by the organisers, the very first speaker of day 2 was no other than Sir John Gurdon, and consequently the room was full. The chair of that plenary[…]
Posted by HGL on June 18th, 2013
Final day at the ISSCR. No posters. No concurrent sessions. Just pure plenary all day. And indeed, the eclectic mix of talks provided a fitting end to 4 days of diverse science. Ian Chambers kicked things off with an excellent talk describing the surprising recent finding by his laboratory that reduced levels of Oct4 actually[…]
Posted by the Node on June 17th, 2013
Due to lack of internet at the ISDB conference venue, it is not possible for the Node to tweet live from the conference. Instead we will try to post regular updates! Day one of the International Society for Development Biology meeting, and boy is it hot here in Cancun! Not that anyone is complaining[…]
Posted by HGL on June 16th, 2013
After a fun night socialising, the stem cell science kicked off again in earnest on Friday morning. The morning session turned to ‘Cell and Gene Therapy’ – the final goal of many at the meeting. David Williams and Alesandra Biffi provided fascinating insights into the past and future of the gene therapy field, with a[…]
Posted by HGL on June 15th, 2013
Day 2 featured a full scientific program, including a morning plenary and two afternoon sessions with concurrent talks running in five different rooms. Luckily many of the talks are being videoed and will be available to attendees for a few weeks after the event – a good idea as it’s impossible not to feel like[…]
Posted by the Node on June 14th, 2013
Are you attending the ISDB meeting starting this sunday in Cancun, Mexico? If not, don’t worry- the Node will be there, and we will be tweeting using the #ISDB2013 hashtag. If you are not a Twitter user, Cat will also be posting updates from the meeting here on the Node, so that is another way you[…]
Posted by Erin M Campbell on June 14th, 2013
Regeneration is a superpower not just reserved for superheroes—salamanders and newts are able to regenerate lost limbs and tails, and fish can regenerate new retinal neurons after injury to the eye. Mammals have limited ability to regenerate retinal neurons, but a recent paper in Development finds that a single transcription factor may be able to[…]
Posted by stemcellsjobs on June 14th, 2013
The Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute draws together outstanding researchers from 25 stem cell laboratories in Cambridge to form a world-leading centre for stem cell biology and medicine. Scientists in the Institute collaborate to generate new knowledge and understanding of the biology of stem cells and provide the foundation for[…]
Posted by guojun on June 14th, 2013
The 6th biennial meeting of the EMT International Association (TEMTIA) will be held in Alicante, Spain, Nov. 13- 16, 2013. For information and registration, please visit www.emtmeeting.org. Special sessions will include Developmental EMT/Cell Mol Biol of EMT/Cancer and EMT/Stem cells/Modelling, etc. Earlybird registration is available until July 31st There will be a number of[…]
Posted by HGL on June 13th, 2013
Wow. Big conference Over four thousand stem cell biologists were welcomed by Nobel Laureate and ISSCR President Shinya Yamanaka in the opening address of the 11th Annual Symposium of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, and in a hall with 8 huge screens beaming the plenary lectures across a massive conference hall it certainly[…]
