Dear LSS members,

LSS cancer/stem cell group will have a discussion about the stem cell biology seminar which will be held next Monday afternoon(sep 27) in new research building of harvard medical school. The seminar will start at 2pm and we can gather at the cafeteria of the new research building at 5pm (if the seminar is done by then) and have one hour discussion about the seminar. If you can not attend the whole seminar since it is on Monday, you are still welcome to attend our discussion to share some thoughts and related information. Looking forward to seeing you!



Below is the information for the seminar:

The Warren Alpert Foundation and Dean Jeffrey S. Flier Present

Exploring Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

2 p.m., Monday, September 27, 2010
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
New Research Building, Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston

Symposium Speakers:

* Howard Green, MD, the George Higginson Professor of Cell Biology at HMS and winner of the 2010 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize for developing methodologies for the expansion and differentiation of human keratinocyte stem cells for permanent skin restoration in victims of extensive burns

* David T. Scadden, MD, Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital

* Elaine Fuchs, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Rockefeller University

* George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, HMS, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

* Konrad Hochedlinger, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital

RSVP by September 21 to events@hms.harvard.edu

Call for Nominations for the 2011 Prize
The Warren Alpert Foundation's Scientific Advisory Board, comprising internationally renowned biomedical scientists and chaired by Dean Jeffrey S. Flier, is requesting nominations for the 2011 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize. Nominations should be made for scientific achievements that have led to the prevention, cure or treatment of human disorders or for research results that constitute a seminal scientific finding that holds great promise of ultimately changing our ability to treat disease. Visit http://www.warrenalpert.org for a list of past Warren Alpert Foundation Prize recipients and for a nomination form.

Best regards

HMS-CSSA