Hydra, Greece

The leading European Summer School on Stem Cell Biology

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The seventh Summer School in this highly successful series will be another stimulating and challenging experience for European scientists beginning their career in the stem cell field. The School provides intensive training on fundamental concepts and contemporary issues in stem cell biology. Leading experts will give an in-depth, week-long programme of lectures, workshops and discussion groups on:

• The biology of stem cells - embryonic, fetal and adult systems
• Plasticity, epigenetic regulation, signaling and nicheⁱ
• Clinical applications and clinical trials
• Ethics and patents in stem cell research

Organisers: Clare Blackburn & Austin Smith

Confirmed speakers
Plenary: Connie Eaves

Nick Barker
Yann Barrandon
Paolo Bianco
Cedric Blanpain
Oliver Bruestle
Ian Chambers
Michele De Luca
Kristian Helin
Goran Hermeren
Sui Huang
Sten Erik Jacobsen
Geoff Lindeman
Keisuke Kaji
Freddy Radtke
Austin Smith
Lukas Sommer
Shahragim Tajbakhsh
Jane Visvader
Val Wilson

Download the draft programme (pdf)

Registration and further information

The summer school is open to postgraduate research students, postdoctoral researchers, senior researchers, clinical training fellows and technicians from universities, research institutes and industry, working in stem cell biology or related fields. For more information about the venue and programme, or to apply online for a place at the School, visit the HydraVII website.

If you have a particular question about the School that is not answered on the website, contact the EuroSyStem Project Office at eurosystem-office@cscr.cam.ac.uk

Deadline
The deadline for applications is Friday 29th April 2011.

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