SCIENCE NEWS Israeli Advance in Stem Cell Tech By changing the conditions of the culture, researchers showed that they could control the ripening of human embryonic stem cell clusters in suspension into neural spheres. [Press release from Hadassah University Medical Center discussing online prepublication in Nature Biotechnology]
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POLICY NEWS NIH Director Collins Defends Obama Administration Policy On Embryonic Stem Cell Research In a letter to the editor of the Washington Post about a recent article on embryonic stem cell research, NIH Director Francis Collins writes that he is “concerned that readers might come away confused about what is happening” at the agency. [National Institutes of Health, United States] Government Accountability Office: FDA Needs Better Plans To Protect Public Health The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing significant planning and management challenges that could affect its ability to protect the public health, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Emotions Run Deep in Senate Budget Debate By the time staffers finish their work and the bills are printed and ready to be voted upon, they will be scrubbed of all the emotional debate that previously offered a rare look into the deep social and geographical schisms that exist within Maryland’s deep shade of blue on national political maps. [Maryland Senate, United States] Notice of Termination of Selected Research Training and Research Career Development Award Funding Opportunity Announcements (NOT-OD-10-069) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Final Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (Kirschstein-NRSA) Policy for Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance on Training Grants and Fellowships (NOT-OD-10-073) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Waivers for Conflicts of Interest for the April 12, 2010 Blood Products Advisory Committee Meeting [Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, United States] Guidance for Industry on the Content and Format of the Dosage and Administration Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products; Availability [Docket No. FDA-2007-D-0201] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Advisory Committees; Technical Amendment [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trial Requirements, Regulations, Compliance, and Good Clinical Practices; Public Workshop [Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001] [Food and Drug Administration, United States] Consultation: Proposed Standards for Haematopoietic Progenitor Cells Intended for Use in Haematopoietic Reconstitution [Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia]
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EVENTS American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 101st Annual Meeting 2010 April 17-21, 2010 Washington, DC, United States Society for Biological Engineering’s (SBE) 2nd International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering May 2-5, 2010 Boston, United States World Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2010 May 11-13, 2010 London, United Kingdom 16th Annual International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) Meeting May 23-26, 2010 Philadelphia, United States Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – European Union 2010 June 13-17, 2010 Galway, Ireland International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 8th Annual Meeting June 16-19, 2010 San Francisco, United States United Kingdom National Stem Cell Network (UKNSCN) Third Annual Scientific Conference July 12-14, 2010 Nottingham, United Kingdom 3rd Annual Stem Cells Europe Conference August 24-25, 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland International Society of Cell Therapy (ISCT) – Europe 2nd Regional Meeting September 11-14, 2010 Belgirate, Italy 5th World Congress on Preventive & Regenerative Medicine (WCRM) 2010 October 5-7, 2010 Hannover, Germany
Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – North American 2010 Annual Conference December 5-8, 2010 Orlando, United States
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