2024 Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2024 Symposium, celebrating 10 years of the event at UC San Diego!
Save the Date: October 16-17, 2025
The Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium is a two-day multidisciplinary event highlighting recent breakthroughs in regenerative medicine.
Registration Is Closed
Attendees have the option to attend virtually (via Zoom) or in-person. Please use our digital conference application, Whova, to select your days, method of attendance, and other options (meals, etc.) on or before October 9.
Symposium Agenda
View the Symposium Agenda Here
This annual meeting brings together research and clinical experts to advance translational applications of stem cell medicine.
This Symposium aims to bring together stakeholders from academia, industry, government, and the public to discuss developments in the field for turning stem cell-based therapies into approved products for patients in need. The program will highlight stem cell regeneration in several disease areas and will include interactive discussion panels regarding stem cell publishing, stem cell clinical trials, and stem cells in space and other industries.
October 17, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. PT
October 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PT
Interested UC San Diego investigators, their research teams, academic collaborators, the scientific community, and the public are encouraged to attend.
Hosted by:
Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, Director, Sanford Stem Cell Institute and Chief of the Division of Regenerative Medicine
Keynotes:
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, Professor Emerita, Morris Herzstein Endowed Chair, Biology & Biophysics, UC San Francisco, Nobel Laureate (Physiology/Medicine, 2009)
Thomas R. Cech, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1989)
Amander Clark, PhD, Director, UCLA Center for Reproductive Science Health and Education
John Dick, PhD, FRS, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University Professor, University of Toronto, Professor, Dept of Molecular Genetics
Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, Professor, Scripps Research; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Nobel Laureate (Physiology/Medicine, 2021)
Call for Poster Abstracts
The Sanford Stem Cell Institute is requesting abstracts for our upcoming Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium. The deadline to submit abstracts is August 23, 2024. Poster submissions are closed.
Sponsorships
Industry leaders and companies are invited to sponsor and attend the annual Symposium. Sponsorship levels are shown below. Please download available Sponsorship Packages here, or contact Patrick Chang (patrickchang@health.ucsd.edu) for more information.
