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.
Stem Cell Network welcomes over 500 delegates to Montréal for the 2024 Till & McCulloch Meetings
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.
SCN’s International Travel Awards applications are now open for conferences from January 1 to March 31, 2025! ✈️
This program allows trainees and HQPs to showcase their work internationally, increasing the visibility of Canadian research.
Learn more. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/workshops/stem-cell-network-international-travel-awards-2/
Join @McMasterU Medicine #StemCell Interest Group for a virtual symposium supported by SCN.
Explore the future of #healthcare with expert speakers Dr. @AmyZarzeczny and Dr. @THebertMcGill for "The Future of Health Innovations and Regenerative Medicine". https://forms.gle/JWDHTngyVCKVKFKWA
Join us on November 20 for Careers Beyond Academia, a virtual series by SCN and @MbD_UofT!
@KP_Robb and @spicedanielle will discuss big vs. small companies, securing industry roles, and taking discoveries from the lab to the real world. 🌍
Register. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/workshops/careers-beyond-academia/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=careers_beyond_academia
(1/3) What an amazing few days at #TMM2024! 👏
This year’s conference brought together the best of the #StemCell and #RegenerativeMedicine communities, from inspiring plenaries to keynotes, awards, and insightful breakout sessions. 💡
(2/3) Thank you to our phenomenal speakers and attendees who made #TMM2024 a memorable experience!
A huge congratulations to our award winners. Your dedication and innovation are shaping the future of #RegenerativeMedicine. 🔬
(3/3) #TMM2024 was a huge success, and we couldn’t have done it without the generous support of our amazing sponsors!
Your contributions played a key role in advancing #StemCell and #RegenerativeMedicine research and bringing the community together for this conference. 🙌
Dr. Pieter Cullis takes the stage for our Closing Keynote on the groundbreaking design of lipid #nanoparticles transforming gene therapies at #TMM2024! 🔬
Huge congratulations to the winners of the Trainee Poster and Oral Presentation Awards! 🔬
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their work with the community. A special thanks to our sponsor, @STEMCELLTech! 👏
Congratulations, Sanjana Grover and Neha Dinesh, winners of the 2024 Cells I See Art Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated and voted! 👏
A big thank you to @CCRM_ca for cohosting the 2024 Cells I See Art Contest!
(1/2) Plenary 5 at #TMM2024 showcased innovative "Novel Approaches to Gene Therapy for Rare Disease" 🧬, discussing breakthroughs in gene delivery and CRISPR-based treatments for rare genetic conditions. A special thanks to our sponsor, @adMare_Bio!
(2/2) Thank you to Michael Garton, @saif_dababneh, @HedtrichLab, and @TasfaoutH for sharing these game-changing advancements, chaired by Jim Dowling and Roy Hwang. 👏🌍
(1/2) Another busy day at #TMM2024! 👏
We kicked off the day with engaging sessions, including dynamic breakfast breakouts and inspiring plenaries exploring critical topics in #RegenerativeMedicine. Thanks to everyone who contributed to today’s success. Excited for day 3!
(2/2) Special thanks to our generous sponsors! 🙏
(1/2) Plenary 4 at #TMM2024 dove into "Organ Repair: Endogenous Regeneration and Cell Transplantation Strategies", highlighting cutting-edge research on cell replacement therapies, tissue engineering, and neural regeneration. 🫀🧠 Big thank you to our sponsor, @MorphocellTech!
(2/2) Thanks to Wolfram Zimmerman, Nicole Dittman, @Yassi_ag, and @chang_natasha for their insightful presentations, chaired by @StephIrisPro, and Bruno Freitas. 🙌
Great to hear from Joshua Robertson about his journey as a Canadian patient participating in a #StemCell therapy #ClinicalTrial for type I diabetes and Dr. David Thompson, the lead clinician for the diabetes trial in Canada!
Big thank you to our sponsor, @CCRM_ca!
Congratulations to Dr. Slava Epelman (@EpelmanLab) on receiving the 2024 Till & McCulloch Award! 👏
His research in @NatureCVR highlighted how primitive macrophages improve heart tissue development, offering a new model for studying human heart formation. 🫀
Congrats to Dr. Shenghui Liang for being awarded the Drew Lyall Award of Excellence at #TMM2024! 👏
Dr. Liang’s innovative work on a stem cell-derived islet budding model for islet biology and disease study has earned him the highest-ranked abstract in this year’s competition.
(1/2) Plenary 3 at #TMM2024 spotlighted discussions on "Access & Affordability for Regenerative Medicine Therapies," featuring insights from Chad Mitchell, Matthew Jeffers, Khadidja Abdallah, and Nicole Mittmann! 🧬
(2/2) Chairs Kate Harback and Jennifer Le facilitated conversations on regulatory guidance, financial impact, and sustainable #healthcare solutions.
A big thank you to all our fantastic speakers and chairs for their invaluable contributions! 🙌
Good morning from Day 2 at #TMM2024! 🧬
Today is packed with groundbreaking sessions, from hands-on breakfast breakouts to inspiring plenaries and networking!
What a fantastic first day at #TMM2024! 🧬✨
(1/2) Thanks to all who joined, presented, and shared their work during the poster session! What was your highlight of the day? Looking forward to day two tomorrow!
(2/2) Big thank you to our generous sponsors! 🙏
(1/2) 🧬 Plenary 2 at #TMM2024 focused on "Pre-clinical Models of Disease using Stem Cells and Organoids," exploring advancements in disease modeling and drug discovery through patient-derived iPSCs and organoids. A big thank you to our sponsor @JNJNews for their support!
@JNJNews @Joseph_C_Wu @THebertMcGill (2/2) A huge thank you to our chairs, @THebertMcGill and Elmira Safaie Qamsari, and our speakers @Joseph_C_Wu, Angie Bustos-Rangel, Darcy Wagner, and Jonathan Himmelfarb for their invaluable insights! ✨
(1/2) Plenary 1 at #TMM2024, explored "Innovations in 3D Printing for Complex Tissues", featuring presentations on scaling #bioprinting for organ engineering, #immunoengineering the heart, nanobiomaterials for bioprinting, and tunable biomaterial inks for lung modeling.
(2/2) A big thank you to our chairs, @DrWillerth and Charlotte Sénéchal, and to our speakers: @mascott85, @Homaira_H, @TangLab_NanoBio, and @jeremyhirota, for their insightful contributions! 👏
What a fantastic opening Keynote Address by Dr.
@dsrivastava_md, President and Senior Investigator at Gladstone Institutes, who shared insights on "Cellular Reprogramming Approaches in Human Disease" at #TMM2024. 🧬
SCN's @cate_murray1 was pleased to give delegates at #TMM2024 an exclusive sneak peek at SCN's new strategic plan, Accelerate 2025-2029! 🔬
This plan, launching publicly in the coming days, aims to foster a thriving research community and advance #RegenMed into the next decade!