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Three Stem Cell Scientists Earn Poster Awards at ISSCR’s Athens International Symposium on Neural Stem Cells
The International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is pleased to recognize Alice Rossi, PhD, Francis Crick Institute, UK, Angeliki Spathopoulou, PhD, University of Innsbruck, Austria, and Gareth D. Chapman, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis, USA, with the ISSCR Athens International Symposium Outstanding Poster Award.
Member Spotlight: Hongyan Wang, PhD
Find a great mentor. A supportive mentor will help you grow, acquire essential skills, and develop a vision that will impact your career in long-term. Be prepared for setbacks and challenges—research is inherently unpredictable, and resilience in the face of failure is key to success. Lastly, don't forget to celebrate your small successes along the way!
New Podcast Episode. Don’t Dull the SPARCL: The Lung Microvasculature and its Role in Development
The mature lung in both humans and mice is highly vascularized, with approximately 30% of all cells being endothelial cells (ECs). The blood vessels have a physiological role in gas exchange within the tissue, but the vascular cells have additional role(s) beyond supplying oxygen and nutrients to the tissue. For example, the adult lung endothelium responds to injury by activating pathways for alveolar re epithelialization and during embryonic development, disrupting vascularization ex vivo affects the stereotypical pattern of airway branching, consistent with a perfusion-independent crosstalk between the endothelium and epithelium. Today’s guests explore the molecular contribution of ECs and pericytes to the differentiation of distal airway progenitor cells into mature alveolar epithelial cells and will discuss the broader role of the vascular system in the maturation and regeneration or the lung.
ISSCR Honors Volunteer Leaders with the 2025 ISSCR Public Service Award
Recognizing the commitment and talent of all International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) volunteer leaders, the ISSCR Executive Committee is honoring members of committees, taskforces, and working groups who dedicate tremendous talent and dedication to the ISSCR and its mission with the 2025 ISSCR Public Service Award. This is the first group award in the Society’s history and indicative of the ISSCR commitment to celebrate the excellence that fuels the tremendous accomplishments of the foremost global organization dedicated to stem cell science and regenerative medicine.
Ethics Spans ISSCR’s Global Initiatives
It has been a great pleasure to talk this month with Ethics Committee Chair Kazuto Kato and Vice Chair Rosario Isasi – their work along with the committee members is critical to connect scientific advances in the stem cell field with implications for the public and society. Scientific advances require an ethical framework, and without that framework science cannot be done. Their passionate work is critical to properly guide science as well as for their capacity to consider what new ethical frameworks are necessary as research advances.
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