About the Stem Cell Network
Building Canada’s stem cell and regenerative medicine (RM) research sector has been the raison d’être of the Stem Cell Network (SCN) since its inception in 2001.
SCN’s new Strategic Plan, IGNITE, provides the road map for Canadian research success in the stem cell and regenerative medicine sector.
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Stem cells are our bodies’ building blocks. They are different from other cells because they have the potential to differentiate into any cell type and can renew themselves, which means they can heal blood, tissue and organs.
Dr. Slava Epelman to receive the 2024 Till & McCulloch Award for his research creating an improved model of human heart development
CellLines is the hub for news from across SCN's national network. Each month we share articles of interest, updates on our research portfolio, workshop and bursary opportunities, and the latest scientific publications.
Presented by @PHCbiomed, join Tia Harmon, Cell and Gene Therapy, Technical Product Sales Specialist, for "Cell and Gene Therapy Innovation Overview" at #TMM2024!
Learn more here. ➡️ https://www.tillandmcculloch.ca/event/b2d91653-3473-454a-9da9-b7188a9cffb8/websitePage:7e8d542a-b952-4fab-946b-7dd178697002
📢 Calling all researchers!
Submit your work to @VHD_Consortium's new collection on 'Virtual Human Development: Merging Experiments and Theory.'
Submit your manuscript today. ➡️
Virtual human development: merging experiments and theory to understand human development
This Collection invites research leveraging experimental and theoretical models, and advanced research tools to study human development.
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Yesterday was a fantastic day! ✨
Our SCN team from the GTA and surrounding areas came together for some meetings and captured a selfie with the iconic Till & McCulloch tribute. These pioneers laid the groundwork for significant advancements in #StemCell research.
Join us for "Innovate to Elevate: Commercializing #RegenerativeMedicine in Canada" at #TMM2024, where #LifeScience experts, CEOs, and venture capitalists share insights on commercializing research and launching new ventures.
🔗 https://www.tillandmcculloch.ca/event/b2d91653-3473-454a-9da9-b7188a9cffb8/websitePage:65960778-3d02-4761-82ed-8844a393ebd2
(Sponsor: @SatellosBio)
Congrats to @Sanjanagrover07, winner of the #TMM2024 #CellsISee Art Contest People’s Choice Award for the piece, “The Power to Produce in Assortment”. 👏
The Cells I See Art Contest is hosted by SCN and @CCRM_ca. A big thank you to everyone who submitted their incredible work!
(1/2) Join us for the 2024 Organoid Symposium and Workshop hosted by SCN and @UofT's Applied Organoid Core! 🔬
Learn more and register here. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/workshops/organoid-symposium-workshop/
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/workshops/organoid-symposium-workshop/
(2/2) Big thanks to our sponsors @biotechne, @MilliporeSigma, @miltenyibiotec, @NorgenBiotek, and @thermofisher for supporting the event! 🙌
Où se trouvent les cellules souches dans notre corps?
Vous en voulez d’autres? Rendez-vous à nos Stories Instagram (à scncanada) pour répondre au reste du quiz et participer à un tirage pour avoir la chance de gagner une cellule souche en pluche! ✨
(1/2) En cette #Journéedesensibilisationauxcellulessouches, pourquoi ne pas regarder notre série de vidéos « Cellules souches depuis le canapé »? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXYwnb92ytSUWWUYrPnuDYu9qNwc1I4v&si=IKHNJvweHA9ELXqW
(2/2) Chaque épisode met en lumière les recherches innovantes qui se font au pays et répond à vos questions les plus pressantes sur les #CellulesSouches et la #MédRégén. ⬇️ https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeXYwnb92ytSUWWUYrPnuDYu9qNwc1I4v&si=IKHNJvweHA9ELXqW
It’s #StemCellAwarenessDay, so why not check out our video series "Stem Cells from the Sofa!" 🛋️
Each episode highlights the innovative research happening across the country and also answers your most pressing questions about #StemCells and #RegenMed. ⬇️
Stem Cells from the Sofa
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Félicitations à Shenghui Liang, le lauréat du prix d’excellence Drew Lyall 2024 pour le résumé le mieux classé du concours des résumés des #TMM2024!
Pour en savoir plus sur la recherche du S. Liang. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/le-dr-slava-epelman-recevra-le-prix-till-mcculloch-2024
Congratulations to Dr. Shenghui Liang, who is the 2024 Drew Lyall Award of Excellence winner as lead author for the highest-ranked abstract in the #TMM2024 abstract competition! 👏
Read more about Dr. Liang's research. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/dr-slava-epelman-to-receive-the-2024-till-mcculloch-award/
(1/2) Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que Slava Epelman, M.D., Ph. D., recevra le prix Till & McCulloch 2024 en reconnaissance de son remarquable article publié dans @NatureCVR. 👏
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/le-dr-slava-epelman-recevra-le-prix-till-mcculloch-2024/ @EpelmanLab
(2/2) Cette recherche fournit un nouveau modèle pour étudier le développement du cœur humain et révèle le rôle bénéfique important joué par les macrophages primitifs dans l’amélioration de la fonction des tissus cardiaques précoces.
Lisez l’article. ➡️ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39086373/
(1/2) We're pleased to announce Slava Epelman, MD, Ph.D. as the 2024 Till & McCulloch Award recipient, recognized for his outstanding research paper published in @NatureCVR. 👏
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/dr-slava-epelman-to-receive-the-2024-till-mcculloch-award/ @EpelmanLab
(2/2) Overall, this research provides a new model for studying how the human heart develops and reveals a major beneficial role for primitive macrophages in enhancing early heart tissue function.
Read the paper. ➡️ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39086373/
Where in the body are #StemCells found?
Want more? Head over to our Instagram Stories (at scncanada) to take the full quiz and be entered into a draw for a chance to win a stem cell plushie! ✨
Join SCN and @MbD_UofT for the next session of Careers Beyond Academia, featuring communication experts Kristel Bermejo and @crick_jenny!
💬 Joint Q&A opportunities
🗨️ In-depth panel discussions
💻 ... and more!
Register here. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/workshops/careers-beyond-academia/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=careers_beyond_academia
(1/2) Vous pensez en savoir pas mal sur les #CellulesSouches? 🤔
Mettez vos connaissances à l’épreuve en répondant à notre Story-quiz (à scncanada) cette semaine et vous pourriez gagner une cellule souche en pluche!
(2/2) Ne manquez pas cette occasion de vous amuser et de montrer vos compétences en matière de cellules souches! 🧠 https://www.instagram.com/scncanada/ #Journéedesensibilisationauxcellulessouches
Think you know #StemCells? 🤔
Put your knowledge to the test with our Instagram Stories quiz (at scncanada) this week, and you could win a stem cell plushie!
Don’t miss out—join the fun and show off your stem cell smarts! 🧠 https://www.instagram.com/scncanada/ #StemCellAwarenessDay
Another Canadian has done it! 👏
Geoffrey E. Hinton from the @UofT, alongside John J. Hopfield from Princeton, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 for their groundbreaking work on artificial neural networks that power today’s machine learning and #AI technologies.
📢 Voting ends tomorrow!
Vote for your favourite #SciArt in the #CellsISee contest hosted by SCN and @CCRM_ca! The cell image with the most likes will win the People's Choice Award at #TMM2024.
Visit @CCRM_ca's Facebook page here. ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/commercializinglivingtherapies/posts/pfbid029xAt2uEDniNvgcFeYrujtrJXDzpGpr6QBrBZoXS1X5EvhgsyANipjoSgrdtx74rrl?rdid=TPUUkqFMvqfNFXyh
Congratulations to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for being awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering #microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. 👏