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The ISSCR and ASSCR Partner on Joint Travel Award for ISSCR 2026
The ISSCR and Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR) are partnering to launch the new ISSCR-ASSCR Joint Travel Award to support ASSCR student and early career member attendance the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting in Montréal on 8-11 July 2026.
Two Early Career Editors Join the Stem Cell Reports Editorial Board, Expand Scientific Expertise and Global Reach
Stem Cell Reports, the peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), today announced the appointment of two new Early Career Editors – Bo Shen, Ph.D., Principal Investigator at the National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (NIBS) and Assistant Professor at Tsinghua University, China; and Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti, M.D., Ph.D., Clinical Principal Research Associate at the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and Group Leader at the MS Society Cambridge Centre for Myelin Repair (CCMR) at the University of Cambridge; and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, UK.
The ISSCR Joins Coalition Letter Urging Reauthorization of the U.S. Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Program
The ISSCR joined over 170 organizations representing scientists, physicians, and patient advocates in urging the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher (PRV) program. The PRV program provides a proven incentive for developing cell and gene therapies for children with rare diseases by driving private investment without additional taxpayer costs. The program has been successful in advancing research that addresses unmet clinical needs while strengthening the broader research and development ecosystem for cell and gene therapies.
The ISSCR Addresses Access and Affordability in Cell and Gene Therapies; Convenes Summit on 20 March 2026
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), in collaboration with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center, will host the Summit on Access and Affordability in Cell and Gene Therapies on 20 March 2026.
ISSCR Guidelines Update Now Available in Spanish
The ISSCR is pleased to announce the availability of the Spanish language translation of the ISSCR 2021 Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation.
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