ISSCR News
Gordon Keller Receives the 2025 ISSCR Achievement Award for his Seminal Work in Regenerative Medicine
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Gordon Keller, Ph.D., with this year’s ISSCR Achievement Award. Dr. Keller is the Director of the McEwen Stem Cell Institute at the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada. He will present his research at the ISSCR 2025 Annual Meeting taking place in Hong Kong 11-14 June 2025.
The ISSCR Guide to Stem Cell Treatments is Now Available in Korean
The ISSCR is pleased to announce the availability of the Korean language version of the ISSCR Patient Guide to Stem Cell Treatments. The translation was prepared with the help of the Korean Society for Stem Cell Research (KSSCR), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety-National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, and the research consortium funded by the MFDS.
ISSCR Remembers Roger Arnold Pedersen
The ISSCR is saddened to learn of the death of Roger Arnold Pedersen, PhD, a pioneering figure in stem cell biology and developmental genetics whose groundbreaking work has significantly shaped the understanding of early mammalian development and regenerative medicine. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Pedersen's research focused on unraveling the mechanisms behind early cell fate decisions, particularly in relation to pluripotency and tissue-specific differentiation. His discoveries, including the identification of epiblast stem cells (EpiSCs) and their parallels with human embryonic stem cells, laid the foundation for advancing regenerative medicine. Dr. Pedersen was also instrumental in advocating for federal funding for stem cell research and mentoring numerous students and fellows, leaving a lasting legacy in both science and the scientific community.
Stewards of ISSCR’s Mission
While many of our committees produce visible outputs of their collective work that we highlight in our communications and at meetings, there are two in particular that are central to the Society that you may not know as much about. I confess I did not know the depth of their contributions until I joined the ISSCR Board of Directors. The work of the Finance Committee and the Strategic Oversight Committee underpin the framework for our Society, ensuring that we have the financial resources and the volunteer leadership talent to drive our mission forward.
Member Spotlight: Valentina Fossati, PhD
I work on a new field that allows scientist to generate stem cells from each individual's blood and then to create models of the human brain in a dish, something that was considered science-fiction when I took my first biology classes.
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