Press Room

ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting

Members of the media are welcome to attend the ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting.  Advance press registration is no longer being accepted. Register at the ISSCR Registration Desk, First Floor Street Level, Lobby.

Before heading to San Francisco, read the media registration eligibility requirements, embargo policy, on-site guidelines and press room and press conference policies. If you wish to participate in the press conferences via phone, contact Lisa Kamen, lkamen@isscr.org.

ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting Press Briefings
(Panelists subject to change)
Press Room, Second Floor, Room 2010, Moscone West, San Francisco, CA USA

There will be two Press Briefings at the ISSCR 8th Annual Meeting to both preview and review highlighted presentations, and allow for questions from the media.  A speakerphone is available – please contact Lisa Kamen lkamen@isscr.org for dial-in information.

Thursday, June 17
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PDT (local time)

• Hans C. Clevers, MD, PhD, Hubrecht Institute, Netherlands: " Lgr5 Stem Cells in Self-Renewal and Cancer"
• Jane E. Visvader, PhD, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia: "Relationship Between the Mammary Epithelial Hierarchy and Cell Types Predisposed to Breast Oncogensis"
• Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco, USA: "MicroRNA Stabilization of the Switch Between eSC Self-Renewal and Differentiation"
• Irving L. Weissman, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA: "Normal & Neoplastic Stem Cells" 
• Fred H. Gage, PhD, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, USA: "Neuronal Plasticity and Diversity" [Keynote Address]
• Peter B. Dirks, MD, PhD, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada, "Chemical and Genetic Modification of Proliferation and Lineage Choice in Neural Stem Cells and Brain Tumor Stem Cells"
• Moderator – Sean J. Morrison, PhD, University of Michigan/HHMI, USA

Friday, June 18
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. PDT (local time)

• Elly Tanaka, PhD, Center for Regenerative Therapies, Germany: "Cellular and Molecular Control of Spinal Cord Regeneration"
• Amy Wagers, PhD, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University, USA: "Reversing Dysfunction of Aged Stem Cells"
• Kevin D’Amour, PhD, VitaCyte, Inc., USA: "Functional Pancreatic Islet Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells"
• Gordon Keller, PhD, McEwen Center for Regenerative Medicine, University Health Network Center, Canada: "Directed Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to the Cardiovascular Lineages" 
• Moderator – Deepak Srivastava, MD, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, USA

CHANGES TO EMBARGO POLICY – APRIL 2010
ISSCR Annual Meeting Embargo Policy
Press is required to abide by the embargo policies governing the ISSCR annual meeting. The ISSCR embargo policy states that coverage of abstracts and poster presentations being presented at the annual meeting is strictly prohibited until the start of each individual presentation. This includes blogging, tweeting, and other intent to communicate or disseminate results or discussion presented at the ISSCR Annual Meeting. Content that may be pre-published online in advance of print publication is also subject to the ISSCR embargo policy.

Highlights of the 2009 Annual Meeting
Read an overview of the 7th ISSCR Annual Meeting.

Resources for the Media
ISSCR is an excellent resource for information on stem cell research, the latest developments in the science and for discussions of the legal and ethic issues. View a list of selected online stem cell resources.

Visit these excellent sources for background information about stem cell science:

FAQ
Stem Cell Brochure (Downloadable PDF)
Glossary
News Archives
Press Releases
Movies
ISSCR Home Page

Find an expert source on stem cell research with the ISSCR Find an Expert form or call ISSCR Headquarters at 847-509-1944.

Updated June 8, 2010