"Lab On The Lake" To Kick Off World Stem Cell Summit

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Article Date: 06 Jun 2008 - 4:00 PST

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Stem cell enthusiasts will be able to enjoy Lab on the Lake, a public forum and festival as part of the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit organized by the Genetics Policy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and WiCell.

Governor Jin Doyle will open this free kickoff event, to be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center on Sunday, September 21, 2008.

The showcase title event will be real lab experience through which participants can experience hands-on methods that scientists use to grow and study stem cells. Lab on the Lake will include a Career and Education Fair, stem cell documentaries, experts panels, and music on the Memorial Union Terrace. The event is part of the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com organized by the Genetics Policy Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and WiCell.

UW-Madison stem cell scientists James Thomson, Timothy Kamp, Clive Svendsen, and Linda Hogle are scheduled guests on an afternoon experts panel hosted by the Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR). The campus SSSCR chapter is also planning the society's annual national meeting for its 30 chapters that day.

Lab on the Lake will include "Stem Cell 101" talks by scientists Gabriela Cezar and Rupa Shevde and a stem cell workshop for teachers hosted by the National Association of Biology Teachers.

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle stated, "I am pleased to kick off this much anticipated gathering of world leaders with a free day of public activities that will allow residents and visitors to engage and learn more about this vastly important research field."

Bernard Siegel, Executive Director of the Genetics Policy Institute said, "Stem cells are a fascinating new area of discovery that will transform lives for the better. Lab on the Lake will be an exciting experience geared to making stem cell research understandable and accessible to the general public."

Researchers, business representatives, philanthropists, bioethicists and educators from around the globe are invited to Madison for the World Stem Cell Summit at the Alliant Energy Center Sept. 22-23, 2008. For more information please visit http://www.worldstemcellsummit.com or call 305-801-4928.

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