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Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine: Current Status & Future Prospects

Posted on Mar 21, 2014 2:05:00 PM

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Current Status and Future Prospects

Course - Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Speakers

Michele De Luca, Keith Muir, Bal Dhillon, Marc Turner, Kevin Docherty, Siddharthan Chandran, Anthony Holland and Ian Wilmut

Do you want to know more about stem cells and how they can be used for cell therapy?

This two-day course is designed to provide you with a unique opportunity to broaden your knowledge and gain up-to-date information on this rapidly evolving field.

Through presentations from internationally renowned speakers you will learn about new and exciting applications of stem cell therapy in the clinic. Panel sessions will discuss topics such as stem cell tourism (i.e. traveling to clinics overseas for unproven stem cell treatments) and the future prospects of stem cell therapy in the NHS.

Topics covered

What are stem cells?

Stem cells to model neurological diseases

Stem cells for repair and regeneration

Clinical progress of current stem cell therapies in the eye, skin, brain, cartilage, and cardiovascular system

Stem cell tourism

Future prospects: stem cell banking

Why should you attend?

Cutting-edge education – updated skills and knowledge

Opportunities to network with some of the top names in translational and clinical stem cell research in the UK

Organization: MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh

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(Courtesy of MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, via
www.cir.ed.ac.uk)

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: Current Status and Future Prospects

Thu, May 01, 2014 - Fri, May 02, 2014

Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine Building

The University of Edinburgh, 5 Little France Drive, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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