Maintaining Stem Cells and the Regulation of their Differentiation

 

A one day meeting to be held on Friday 27th April 2007 BioPark, WelwynGarden City

 

To register or for more information go to

http://www.regonline.co.uk/stemcell07

 

Much of the promise of stem cell biology and tissue engineering depends on the ability to maintain and differentiate cells into tissues in a robust and reproducible manner.  We are only just at the beginning of understanding how to control cell growth in vitro and produce cell types that are of value to basic research, pharmaceutical development and potential therapeutic applications.  This meeting is designed to bring together experts in the field to share their experiences of developing innovative ways to create a more realistic environment for cell growth and differentiation.  There are many physical factors that are often taken for granted during the culture of cells, including the topography and nature of the substrate, oxygen tension, temperature, etc.  Furthermore, the addition of exogenous factors to the culture medium and the development of co-culture models are of importance to more closely mimic the conditions cells experience in vivo.  The aim of this symposium is to therefore recognise that the control of cell differentiation requires an in-depth understanding of the growth conditions and signals cells require in order to differentiate in a particular manner.  This will be exemplified by a carefully selected panel of speakers who will share their experiences of controlling cell growth and differentiation using a range of alternative approaches.

Meetings Chair: Dr Stefan Przyborski, School of Biological and Biomedical Science, University of Durham

 

Early Registration fees (deadline March 20th, after which the fees double)

  • Standard fee - £249
  • Academic fee - £149
  • Student fee - £99
  • IBMS members fee - £149

 

The Deadline for abstract submissions is December 20th 2006
Guidelines can be found at
http://www.euroscicon.com/absguidlines.html

 

For more information go to

http://www.regonline.co.uk/stemcell07

We seek CPD accreditation from the IBMS for all our meetings

 

Maintaining Stem Cells and the Regulation of their Differentiation: 27th April 2007