THE ARCHIVES
A collection of past ISSCR events, historical documents, and award winners.
For more information on historical events, meetings, and programs, please contact us at isscr@isscr.org
ISSCR 2025 Annual Meeting | Hong Kong
The global stem cell community gathered for a week of standout science, discovery, and networking at the ISSCR 2025 Annual Meeting. With over 2,500 members joining us from around the world, we were able to effectively connect and share our wide array of thoughts, research, and perspectives through this event.
Through hundreds of talks and presentations, scientists revealed breakthroughs in stem cell science and applications to human health. Whether you joined for one of our Plenary Sessions highlighting award winners and standout science in the field or joined one of our Special Sessions, your input and participation helped make the meeting a success.
For more than 20 years the International Society for Stem Cell Research has convened global leaders and the next generation of scientists for the ISSCR Annual Meeting. The conference sets a precedent for global collaboration, encourages excellence and rigor, and shines a bright light on regions of the world excelling in research and clinical applications.
Past ISSCR Annual Meetings
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ISSCR 2025 Abstract Book
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2025 ISSCR Athens International Symposium
Athens, Greece | 3-4 April 2025
Scientific, academic, and industry leaders at met in Athens, Greece on 3-4 April 2025 to discuss the latest neural stem cell research with topics including the intrinsic and extrinsic regulation of stem cells, epigenetics and metabolism, evolution and human-specific traits, neuron-glia interactions, and brain disease modeling.
Congratulations to the Athens International Symposium Poster Award Winners
Gareth Chapman
Washington University in St. Louis, USA
Alice Rossi
The Francis Crick Institute, UK
Angeliki Spathopoulou
University of Innsbruck, Austria
The ISSCR International Symposia were designed to be smaller, more intimate meetings that bring together the world's leading experts in a specific area of stem cell science and/or application to share their research, build relationships and collaborations and move the field forward.
Hosted in state-of-the-art venues across the globe, the program often highlights regional accomplishments by partnering with the host country or region's stem cell organizations and industry partners.
Past ISSCR International Symposia
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View past digital webinars, events, and programs on ISSCR.digital
Retired Awards
The ISSCR Tobias Award Lecture was established in 2015 by the Tobias Foundation. The award recognized original and promising basic hematology research as well as direct translational or clinical research related to cell therapy in hematological disorders.
ISSCR Tobias Award Lecture (Retired 2021)
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2021 Winner
Stuart H. Orkin, MD
Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School, USA2020 Winner
Margaret A. Goodell, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, USA2019 Winner
Scott Armstrong, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Medical School, USA
2018 Winner
Connie Eaves, PhD, FRS
Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Canada2017 Winner
John Dick, PhD, FRS
University Health Network of Canada/Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Canada2016 Winner
Leonard I. Zon, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
The ISSCR Award for Innovation recognized a transformative breakthrough that has had a major impact on the field of stem cell research or regenerative medicine.
ISSCR Award for Innovation (Retired 2019)
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2019 Winner
John Dick, PhD, FRS
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, and Professor, University of Toronto, Canada2018 Co-Winners
Michele De Luca, MD, and Graziella Pellegrini, PhD
Center for Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy2017 Winner*
Elaine Fuchs, PhD
The Rockefeller University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA2016 Co-Winners*
Austin Smith, PhD, FRS, FRSE & Qi-Long Ying, PhD
Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research, UK & University of Southern California, USA2015 Co-Winners*
Hans Clevers, MD, PhD, Irving Weissman, MD
Hubrecht Institute, The Netherlands Stanford School of Medicine, USA2014 Winner*
Azim Surani, PhD, CBE, FRS, FMedSci
Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, UK2013 Winner*
James A. Thomson, PhD
University of Wisconsin, USA2012 Winner*
Rudolf Jaenisch, MD
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research/MIT, USA2011 Co-Winners*
Kazutoshi Takahashi, PhD & Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University, Japan*2011-2017 awards supported by the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Previous Lawrence Goldstein Science Policy Fellows
2021-2024 Goldstein Policy Fellows
Brain Aguado, PhD
University of California, San Diego, USA
Justin Brumbaugh, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Tamra Lysaght, PhD
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2019-2021 Goldstein Policy Fellows
Mohamed Abou El-Enei, MD, PhD
MSPH Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA
Zubin Master, PhD
Mayo Clinic, USA
Kirstin Matthews, PhD,
Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, USA
Established in 2019, the ISSCR fellowship program honors ISSCR member Lawrence Goldstein, PhD, for his longstanding commitment to policy and public service. Dr. Goldstein's advocacy before local, state, and national policy makers continues to make a significant impact on the field. The ISSCR’s policy fellowship program continues that legacy by training ISSCR members to become policy advocates.
Goldstein Science Policy Fellows serve a three year term, gaining firsthand policy and regulatory experience. They serve as ex-officio members of the Public Policy Committee, are invited attend advocacy days, take on self-directed special initiatives, have opportunities to speak in ISSCR programs, and receive mentorship from a member of the policy committee.
If you’re interested in joining the next cohort of policy fellows, please contact us.