London Stem Cell Network

7.00pm to 8.30pm, Wednesday 9 October The Theatre, The Royal Institution Madeline Lancaster is an American developmental biologist working at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge to study neurological development and diseases of the brain. She is best known for her groundbreaking research into brain organoids, so-called ‘mini-brains’, made from pluripotent stem cells. She uses […]

Date: Thursday 12th September  Time: 13:00-14:00 Location: Gavin de Beer Lecture Theatre [Ground Floor, UCL Anatomy Building Gower St, London WC1E 6XA] If you would like to meet with the speaker please contact the host: Dr. Saverio Tedesco f.s.tedesco@ucl.ac.uk  Abstract: Tissue resident stem cells are maintained quiescent in specialized niches and are capable to repair an organ following injury. Skeletal […]

We are back with the 3rd LSCN Workshop on Animal Models in Stem Cell Biology. We have an exciting pool of speakers to discuss the current use and future perspectives of these models. Free registration at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lscn-3rd-workshop-tickets-69183801613. Sign up, places are limited! See you there! The LSCN Team

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/stem-cells-at-lunch-tamas-korczmaros-and-heiko-wurdak

Great success at yesterday’s 2nd LSCN Annual Symposium with over 450 attendees! We would like to thank all the participants, speakers and sponsors! Keep an eye on our social media and website for more information about upcoming events. #stemcells #LSCN2019

Prof Hans Clevers will be presenting the work of his lab on epithelial organoids to investigate several physiological and pathological aspects for more accurate personalised treatments. See you tomorrow at King’s College London! #stemcells #organoids #personalisedmedicine

The mission of the Stem Cell Network North Rhine-Westphalia is to bring together stem cell research activities in North Rhine-Westphalia using a unique, transdisciplinary approach and to interconnect them nationally and globally. We use the Kick-off Meeting to celebrate the permanent funding awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The […]

Very interesting seminar tomorrow at UCL (13-14, Gavin de Beer Lecture Theatre, Anatomy Building). Dr Rickie Patani will present recent work on modelling ALS using human induced pluripotent stem cells (abstract available at the link below). #stemcells #diseasemodelling #ipsc