SCIENCE NEWS Study Ties Abnormal Cells in Blood to Lung Cancer A novel approach detects genetically abnormal cells in the blood of non-small cell lung cancer patients that match abnormalities found in tumor cells and increase in number with the severity of the disease. [Press release from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center discussing online prepublication in Clinical Cancer Research]
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CURRENT PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by Impact Factor of the Journal) Insulin Receptor Signaling in Osteoblasts Regulates Postnatal Bone Acquisition and Body Composition Investigators show that insulin receptor signaling in osteoblasts controls osteoblast development and osteocalcin expression by suppressing the Runx2 inhibitor Twist2. [Cell] Genetically Abnormal Circulating Cells in Lung Cancer Patients: An Antigen-Independent Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-Based Case-Control Study Researchers performed a study to determine if a fluorescence in situ hybridization-based assay using isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells with DNA probes targeting specific sites on chromosomes known to have abnormalities in non-small cell lung cancer cases could detect circulating genetically abnormal cells. [Clin Cancer Res] A Therapeutic Strategy for Choroidal Neovascularization Based on Recruitment of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to the Sites of Lesions Scientists found that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells transplanted by intravenous injection into laser-induced choroidal neovascularization (CNV) mouse models were specifically recruited into CNV lesions, where they differentiated into multiple cell types and participated in the development of neovascularization, without stagnation in other organs. [Mol Ther] Short Bouts of Mechanical Loading are as Effective as Dexamethasone at Inducing Matrix Production by Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of dynamic compressive loading on differentiation and mineralized matrix production of human mesenchymal stem cells in 3D polyurethane scaffolds, using a loading regimen previously shown to stimulate mineralized matrix production of mature bone cells. [Eur Cell Mater] Biological Safety of Human Skin-Derived Stem Cells After Long-Term In Vitro Culture Researchers aimed to investigate the biological safety of human skin-derived mesenchymal stem cells cultured in vitro by detecting changes in karyotype, major histocompatibility complex expression and tumorigenicity. [J Tissue Eng Regen Med] Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Micro-Masses is Impaired by High Doses of the Chemokine CXCL7 The aim was to analyse the effect of CXCL7, a chemokine that has the capacity to recruit mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), on the chondrogenic differentiation of MSCs. [J Tissue Eng Regen Med] Activation of Nervous System Development Genes in Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Following Space Flight Exposure Having overcome technological difficulties associated with flying cells in a space mission, researchers presented the first report on the behavior of the potentially osteogenic murine bone marrow stromal cells in a 3D culture system, flown inside the KUBIK aboard space mission ISS 12S from 30 March to 8 April 2006. [J Cell Biochem] Chondrogenic Potential of Subpopulations of Cells Expressing Mesenchymal Stem Cell Markers Derived from Human Synovial Membranes In this study, researchers analyzed the chondrogenic potential of subpopulations of mesenchymal stem cells derived from human synovial membranes enriched for CD73, CD106 and CD271 markers. [J Cell Biochem] Luciferase Labeling for Multipotent Stromal Cell Tracking in Spinal Fusion Versus Ectopic Bone Tissue Engineering in Mice and Rats Researchers investigated cell proliferation around the spine and at ectopic sites using noninvasive in vivo bioluminescence imaging in relation to new bone formation. [Tissue Eng Part A]
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POLICY NEWS Brussels to Invest $8.3 Billion in Research Research organizations, universities, and industry will receive a sum of EUR6.4 billion next year in the European Commission’s largest ever allocation for research and innovation. [European Commission, European Union] NIH Asks for Input on Closing Loophole in Conflict-of-Interest Rule Responding to yet another flap about the influence of drug companies on biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decided it needs more time to revise its rules for policing conflicts of interest so that sanctions will move with an investigator if he or she changes institutions. [National Institutes of Health, United States] NIH Director Announces Appointment of Alan Guttmacher as Director of NICHD National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the appointment of Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., as director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). [National Institutes of Health, United States] National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18088) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18052) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Instrument Development for Biomedical Applications (R21) (RFA-RR-10-009) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL): 5th Edition (NOT-OD-10-117) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP)[R01] (PAR-10-234) [National Institutes of Health, United States] National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Program Project (P01) Applications (PAR-10-233) [National Institutes of Health, United States] Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for Which Public Health Service Funding Is Sought and Responsible Prospective Contractors [Docket Number NIH-2010-0001] [Department of Health and Human Services, United States]
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EVENTS (Listed by Date) 2nd International Conference on Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (ICCMB2) August 2-4, 2010 Singapore City, Singapore Select Biosciences 3rd Annual Stem Cells Europe Conference August 24-25, 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland Select Biosciences Inaugural Cellular Therapy Summit August 24-25, 2010 Edinburgh, Scotland International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) – Europe 2nd Regional Meeting September 11-14, 2010 Belgirate, Italy Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – Asia Pacific 2010 September 15-17, 2010 Sydney, Australia NEW 5th Annual Germany Society for Stem Cell Research September 30-October 2, 2010 Lübeck, Germany 2010 World Stem Cell Summit October 4-6, 2010 Detroit, United States 5th World Congress on Preventative and Regenerative Medicine (WCRM) 2010 October 5-7, 2010 Hannover, Germany NEW International Federation of Adipose Therapeutics & Science (IFATS) 2010 Conference October 22-24, 2010 Dallas, United States 2010 American Society for Matrix Biology (ASMB) Meeting October 24-27, 2010 Charleston, United States 52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition December 4-7, 2010 Orlando, United States Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) – North America 2010 Annual Conference December 5-8, 2010 Orlando, United States Epithelial Plasticity and Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (A8) January 21-26, 2011 Vancouver, Canada Phacilitate 7th Annual Cell & Gene Therapy Forum 2011 January 24-26, 2011 Washington DC, United States Stem Cells, Cancer and Metastasis (C4) March 6-11, 2011 Dillon, United States Visit our events page to stay up to date with the latest events in the cell, gene and immunotherapy community. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Reach more than 11,000 potential candidates by posting your organization’s career opportunities with Mesenchymal Cell News. Visit here to post your career opportunities.
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