The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announced today that Nancy Witty will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective 30 June 2021. Keith Alm, current ISSCR Chief Operating Officer will succeed her.

This year at ISSCR Virtual 2021, you will see our sessions divided into five themes, designed not only to make the meeting more navigable, but also to help members of our community find fellow scientists, mentors, novel approaches, and new data most relevant to their work.

We are entering a new frontier of stem cell science and regenerative medicine. With it, comes new technology, insight, and greater biological understanding. So too, comes tough questions and challenges — ethics, regulation, equitable access to name a few.