2009 World Stem Cell Summit Co-Sponsored By Johns Hopkins Medicine

WHAT: Johns Hopkins Medicine is co-sponsoring the 2009 World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Baltimore this September. worldstemcellsummit/index.html



WHO: More than 100 speakers including governors, federal officials, top researchers and scientists will present and discuss new federal stem cell policies, scientific breakthroughs and human interest stories to an audience of more than 1,200 experts from more than 25 countries and across the United States.



WHEN: Sept. 21-23, 2009



WHERE: The Baltimore Convention Center



Meet and talk to all the experts at one location and time with on-the-record sessions, press briefings and interviews.



Johns Hopkins Medicine speakers include:



Linzhao Cheng, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering



Jeremy Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A.,

Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine

Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and Department of Medicine



The World Stem Cell Summit is the only conference that combines this mix of researchers, policy makers, business leaders, and ethics and legal advocates to share, explore and discuss the latest breakthroughs and advancements in the emerging field of stem cells.



Demonstrations and discussions will range from tracking how reprogrammed stem cells (iPSCs) might complement the use of embryonic stem cells to stem cells used in regenerative medicine and how new devices such as stem cell integrated fluidic circuits might soon automate and simplify the entire process.



Follow the latest on the conference arrangements on the Web and Twitter. Story possibilities will be posted by participating universities and agencies on the conference news blog.



Conference Web site:
worldstemcellsummit



Conference Twitter site:
twitter/wscs2009



Conference news blog:
worldstemcellsummit.blogspot



Source:
Audrey Huang


Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions