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EuroStemCell International Conference
Advances in Stem Cell Research
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
8-10 September 2006

Hosted by EPFL, with support from EuroStemCell, CHUV and Unil, this international conference brought together leading scientists, clinicians, ethicists and legislators to discuss the forefront topics in stem cell research.

Read a report on the meeting (172kb, PDF file opens in new window)

See the album of photos (link opens in new window)


Organisers:
Yann Barrandon, Austin Smith, Elena Cattaneo


Programme:

Programme highlights included sessions on embryonic and tissue stem cells, molecular regulation of stem cell fates, stem cells in development and degenerative diseases, as well as plenary lectures from Chris Potten, Shin-Ichi Nishikawa and Janet Rossant. Jonas Frisén's EMBO Lecture concluded the meeting.

Download the full programme (176kb, PDF file opens in new window)


Confirmed Speakers:

Tim Allsopp Jonas Frisén Chris Potten
Peter Andrews Anne Grapin-Botton Freddy Radtke
Yann Barrandon Sten-Erik Jacobsen Janet Rossant
Oliver Brustle Gianvito Martino Lukas Sommer
Margaret Buckingham Anne McLaren Shahragim Tajbakhsh
Ian Chambers Shin-Ichi Nishikawa Andreas Trumpp
Jan Cornelissen Terence Partridge Geertrui Van Overwalle
Giulio Cossu Marc Peschanski Geeta Vemuganti
Michele De Luca Daniel Pipeleers  


Read more about last year’s Advances in Stem Cell Research conference.