
Organizing Committee
Gordon Keller (Chair), PhD
McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine, UNH, University of Toronto, Canada
Nissim Benvenisty, MD, PhD
Hebrew University, Israel
Bob Deans, PhD
BlueRock Therapeutics, Canada
Michael Laflamme, MD, PhD
UHN, University of Toronto, Canada
Jane Lebkowski, PhD
Regenerative Patch Technologies, USA
Lorenz Studer, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Sally Temple, PhD
Neural Stem Cell Institute, USA
As our understanding of stem cell biology surges forward, new investigational therapies are rapidly advancing towards and through clinical trials. From 6-8
Program Highlights
George Q. Daley, MD,
Keynote Speaker
Jane Lebkowski, PhD, Regenerative Patch Technologies, USA
Keynote Speaker
Pre-Meeting Ethics and Policy Forum
"From Germline Editing to Clinical Trial Design – the Ethical Issues and Practical Considerations of Moving Cell Therapies to the Clinic"
On Wednesday morning, join leading scientists and ethicists, including George Daley, MD, PhD, Alta Charo, JD, and Charles Murry, MD, PhD, for a discussion on how the stem cell field can address ethical and practical challenges to setting up clinical trials for cell and gene therapies. This pre-meeting forum will feature two sessions: the first will focus on germline genome editing and include talks on the ethical, regulatory, scientific, and societal considerations of this technology; the second session will focus on the ethics and regulatory issues of designing cell-based clinical trials.
Speakers & Topics
Elena Cattaneo,
Steven Goldman, MD,
Hideyuki Okano, MD,
Lorenz Studer, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Leslie Thompson,
Vision Loss
Kapil Bharti, PhD, National Institutes of Health, USA
Erin Kimbrel, PhD, Astellas Pharma, USA
Rachael Pearson, PhD, University College London, UK
Graziella Pellegrini, PhD, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Diabetes
Kevin D’Amour, PhD, Viacyte, USA
Felicia Pagliuca, PhD, Semma Therapeutics, USA
Cardiovascular Disease
Mauro Giacca, MD,
Michael Laflamme, MD,
Charles Murry, MD,
Immunotherapy
Harry Atkins, MD, FRCPC, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
Dan Shoemaker,
Sjoukje van der Stegen, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Escaping the Immune System
David Russell, MD, PhD, University of Washington & Universal Cells Inc., USA
Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD, University of California San Francisco, USA
Regulatory Challenges Panel
Joy Cavagnaro,
Erin Kimbrel,
Doug Sipp, BA, Riken, Japan
What to Expect
The ISSCR has created our International Symposia to delve into current stem cell topics through exciting scientific programs in an engaging, intimate atmosphere.
Learn about the latest science from a slate of global speakers
Present your research in a poster presentation
Connect with colleagues through numerous networking opportunities
Who Should Attend?
Academic, industry and clinical researchers interested in stem cell biology and its therapeutic applications are encouraged to attend and share your latest research and
What Sets the International Symposia Apart?
ISSCR International Symposia are where the world's leading minds are building the future of stem cell science. They are