Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Write-Up: World Stem Cell Summit 2013

Buzz Building Over San Antonio’s World Stem Cell Summit

“San Antonio’s Biomedical Sector: Stepping onto the Global Stage.” That lofty but accurate slogan served as the theme of this morning’s annual BioMed SA breakfast meeting. With every seat in the house filled, the meeting drew more than 200 attendees, many of whom are...
Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Write-Up: World Stem Cell Summit 2013

Neural Precursors “Cure MS” in Mice

During a session at the this week’s World Stem Cell Summit in San Diego, an international research team described an “astonishing” experiment in which a mouse model of multiple sclerosis was able to virtually totally recover and move normally after being transplanted...
Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Write-Up: World Stem Cell Summit 2013

Mary Ann Liebert Wins Stem Cell Education Award

Mary Ann Liebert, president and CEO of Mary Ann Liebert Inc., and publisher of GEN, was presented with the Stem Cell Education Award by the Genetics Policy Institute. The award was given during a ceremony at dinner which took place at the World Stem Cell Summit, which...
Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Write-Up: World Stem Cell Summit 2013

Roman Reed honored for stem cell advocacy

The World Stem Cell Summit honored five champions of stem cell research Thursday evening. They are: Philanthropists Denny Sanford and Malin Burnham; stem cell researcher/blogger/patient advocate Paul Knoepfler; medical journal publisher Mary Ann Liebert, and patient...
Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Write-Up: World Stem Cell Summit 2013

World Stem Cell Summit: December 6, 2013 Update

“In 5 to 10 years, you will have your genomes as part of your medical records,” Leroy Hood, M.D., Ph.D., Institute for Systems Biology, told attendees of the World Stem Cell Summit 2013 today, in San Diego. “Third-generation sequencing will be revolutionary,” he said...