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Advances in Stem Cell Biology

With the recent Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded for research on pluripotent stem cells, the Academy highlights a few of its events and resources on stem cell biology.

Published October 15, 2012

Advances in Stem Cell Biology

Last week the Nobel Foundation awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka for their discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent, immature stem cells capable of developing into any type of cell in the body. Their discoveries have changed scientific understanding of cellular development and specialization, showing that cells are not restricted to unidirectional development but rather capable of being reprogrammed to an earlier, undifferentiated state.

In honor of this announcement, the Academy here offers a listing of upcoming events and scientific resources dedicated to the advancement and broader understanding of the field of stem cell biology.

Stem Cells, Small Molecules and Therapeutics
Event

Stem Cells, Small Molecules and Therapeutics

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The intersection of small molecules and stem cells, the latter of which has become increasingly important to the research of and development of therapeutic applications for degenerative diseases. SOLD OUT.

Metabolic Determinants of Stem Cell Pluripotency and Cell Fate Commitments
Event

Metabolic Determinants of Stem Cell Pluripotency and Cell Fate Commitments

February 2013
Fate and function determine stem cells’ metabolic needs. Does fate dictate metabolic activity, or do metabolic switches trigger a commitment to cell fate? We present the latest on stem cell metabolism v. lineage commitment, and future therapies. Registration to open soon; please check Upcoming Events.

The Bone Marrow Niche, Stem Cells, and Leukemia: Impact of Drugs, Chemicals, and the Environment
Event

The Bone Marrow Niche, Stem Cells, and Leukemia: Impact of Drugs, Chemicals, and the Environment

May 29 – May 31, 2013
This 2.5-day conference explores toxicology and hematology together to better understand, prevent, and treat myeloid neoplasms. Topics include the maturation and differentiation of healthy and leukemogenic hematopoietic stem cells.

Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for the Study of Neurological Diseases
eBriefing

Patient-Specific Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for the Study of Neurological Diseases

Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells recapitulate the specific neuronal defect in the individual from which they are derived, holding enormous potential for studying human development and disease, creating new systems to identify promising drugs, and generating customized replacement cells that can be used as therapies directly.

How Do Pluripotent Cells Enable Drug Discovery?
eBriefing

How Do Pluripotent Cells Enable Drug Discovery?

Conducting drug discovery experiments in stem cells could allow researchers to understand how drug candidates interact with the entire cell rather than only with individual components. The use of mouse embryonic stem cell-derived neurons to screen chemical libraries for small molecules that bind glutamate receptors in the brain and possible reasons for the low efficiency of deriving induced pluripotent stem cells are discussed.

Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cell and Transplantation Research
eBriefing

Regenerative Medicine: Stem Cell and Transplantation Research

The advantages and disadvantages of stem cell usage to replace diseased or damaged cells and tissues, including the risk of tumorigenesis.

Profiles in Pluripotence:Systems Biology of Stem Cells
eBriefing

Profiles in Pluripotence:Systems Biology of Stem Cells

Explorations of the biochemical interactions that reinforce developmental pluripotence or differentiation, and how systems biology techniques help illuminate these interactions.

Neural Stem Cells:From Development to Function
eBriefing

Neural Stem Cells:From Development to Function

Research in the neural stem cell field, including symmetric versus asymmetric stem cell division, differentiation in specialized cells that form the components of the mature nervous system, and the functions of neurogenesis in adult organisms.

Hematopoietic Stem Cells VIII
Annals

Hematopoietic Stem Cells VIII

Stemming from the eighth international symposium and workshop entitled “Hematopoietic Stem Cells VIII” held and hosted by the University of Tübingen, Germany, this volume focuses on state-of-the-art advances in the field of hematopoietic stem cells.

Stem Cell Biology: Development and Plasticity
Annals

Stem Cell Biology: Development and Plasticity

Free online meeting report provided by Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences exploring the factors that regulate the biology of stem cells.


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