For Immediate Release: The Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation awards Representative Daniel E. Bosley (1st Berkshire) with a Certificate of Appreciation at the Activated Egg Symposium 2009. The Foundation honored Representative Daniel E. Bosley in recognition of his dedication and tireless efforts on behalf of Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Massachusetts. “Representative Bosley…
Read More›Discussions will include estimates of time to develop new stem cell based therapies for degenerative diseases, including diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord diseases, AIDS and heart failure. At this crucial time, when the federal government is not funding any new human embryonic stem cell grants while federal guidelines are being organized, the Bedford Stem Cell Research…
Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation For Immediate Release: Friday, Nov 6, 2009: Stem Cell scientists from major universities attend a conference of 100-scientists and invited guest in Weston, Massachusetts. Discussions will include estimates of time to develop new stem cell based therapies for degenerative diseases, including diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord diseases, AIDS…
Shepherd Center From Bench to Bedside: Leading experts in basic science and clinical care discuss barriers to a “cure” for spinal cord injury. By Amanda Crowe, MA, mPH It’s an exciting time for neuroscience, including the hope for new therapies to treat spinal cord injury (SCI). While basic scientists and clinicians are making…
Gary Stein, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts, has joined the November 6, Symposium faculty. Dr. Stein will give a talk entitled, “Transcription Factor Mediated Epigenetic Control of Cell Growth Phenotype” More event info
The Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation is proud to announce that I. Glenn Cohen, JD will join the facutly as this year’s dinner speaker. Cohen is an assistant professor at Harvard Law School, and co-director of the Petri-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics. Prof. Cohen is currently working on projects relating to reproductive…
We are proud to post the 2009 line-up of speakers: (Please see the full program here) Dr. Laura Grabel “From Embryonic Stem Cell to Neuron, with Stops Along the Way” Dr. Ren He Xu “A Neglected Role of bFGF in Supporting Culture of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells” Dr. Haifan Lin “Stem Cells, Small RNAs, and…
The Activated Egg Symposium’s new Website is up! We’re proud to launch our fully web 2.0 integrated portal. And check out our easy to navigate video section. And we’ve got even more improvements on the way! Check out the Activated Egg Symposium website!
This is a call for your help to support human embryonic and parthenote stem cell research. The deadline for action is Tuesday May 26. Here’s a link to the most up to date version of the draft guidelines: 2009 Draft Guidelines on Human Stem Cell Research A. The Problem: On March 9, 2009 President Obama charged…
Read More›MASSACHUSETTS SCIENTISTS MAKE STEM CELL DISCOVERY Cell Multiplication Controlled by a Surprising set of Genes (download PDF) (Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics) Stem cell researcher Dr. Ann Kiessling announced today the discovery of cell characteristics that may explain important differences between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Scientists have for years been frustrated…
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