Translational Stem Cell Research Conference

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Article Date: 22 Aug 2008 - 2:00 PDT

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation's Third Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference will be held at the Rockefeller University, New York City.

Co-chaired by:
Paul Nurse, PhD and Douglas Melton, PhD

Tuesday, October 14
Road to the Clinic: From Lab to Therapy, panel 1:30pm
Research Highlights for a Lay Audience, panel 4:00pm
Third Annual Gala Dinner, 6:30 pm Learn more

Wednesday, October 15
Translational Stem Cell Research Conference, starting at 9:00am

Confirmed Speakers Include:

Ed Baetge, PhD; Mickie Bhatia, PhD; Ali Brivanlou, PhD; Pete Coffey, PhD; George Daley, MD, PhD; Kevin Eggan, PhD; Gerald Fischbach, MD; John Gearhart, PhD; Robin Goland, MD; Harry Heimberg, MD, PhD; Chris Henderson, PhD; Konrad Hochedlinger, PhD; Insoo Hyun, PhD; Hans Keirstead, PhD; Jeffrey Kordower, PhD; Thane Kreiner, PhD; Ihor Lemischka, PhD; John McNeish; Douglas A. Melton, PhD; Franziska Michor, PhD; Tom Okarma, MD, PhD; Shahin Rafii, MD; Lee Rubin, PhD; Mike Rudnicki, PhD, FRSC; Amy Wagers, PhD; Owen Witte, MD; Sean Wu, MD, PhD

Download the 2008 Conference Brochure

We kindly thank our 2008 Sponsors for their generous support.

2008 Co-Sponsoring Institutions

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Columbia University Medical Center
Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Stem Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
The Rockefeller University
Weill Cornell Medical College

2008 Corporate Sponsors

Silver Sponsors
Pfizer Inc

Bronze Sponsors

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
Merck Research Laboratories

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Source: Adam Pockriss
New York Stem Cell Foundation

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