For stem cell researchers in the Bay Area / valley...

First annual Stem Cell Symposium on the Bay

Key speakers include:
Dr. Marie Csete, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Dr. Joseph Gold, Geron Corporation
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, Gladstone Institute (pending)

Agenda topics include:

* Derivation and maintenance of human embryonic stem cells in defined media
* Lineage-specific differentiation
* Induced pluripotency
* Epigenetic regulation



Human embryonic stem cell training workshop

Training workshop topics include:

* Propagation of human embryonic stem cells in serum-free, feeder-free, and xeno-free conditions
* Lineage-specific differentiation
* Stem cell engineering platforms
* Tools for epigenetic/cellular function analysis

For further information and to register for the symposium or the training workshop please visit
www.invitrogen.com/stemcell/bay08.

Thank you for the information.
I cannot find out about registration fees. Is it for free?

I do believe it is, but you will need to email them en avance!

Is somebody from SF going to attend this meeting?
I wonder if somebody can pick me up.