To all our research community:

 

During the week of February 4-8 Ponce School of Medicine (PSM) will host the Frontiers in Stem Cells in Cancer Course here at PSM, a collaboration between Magee Womens’ Research Institute and PSM. This course, funded by the National Cancer Institute, consists of lectures and hands-on laboratory exercises on stem cell development, culture and relatedtechniques as they relate to cancer but also other conditions. The clinical applications and ethical issues related to stem cells will also be addressed, and there will be opportunities for meeting and networking with key people in the field. The course brings to Ponce a renowned group of stem cell investigators and students from around the world, and we hope we can offer it again for the benefit of students from diverse backgrounds in 2015.

 

This email is to extend an invitation for you to attend any of the lectures of your interest, which will take place in Room 101, Academic Building, Main Campusfrom Monday February 4th to Friday February 8th in the mornings. On Wednesday February 6th at 12:00 to 1:30pm we will have a Poster Session for faculty and students to highlight research efforts in Puerto Rico. All students willing to present their posters will have the advantage of participating in the lectures that will take place in the morning.

 

The highlights of the program follow:

 

Monday, February 4, 2013

Day 1 Theme: Stem Cells and Cancer

 

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Day 2 Theme: Therapies Targeting Cancer Stem Cells

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Day 3 Theme: Stem cells in development and regeneration

 

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Day 4 Theme: Stem Cells and Disease

 

Friday, February 8, 2013

Day 5 Theme: Stem Cells and Reproduction

 

 

See attached program for details.

 

Thanks for you support of this important activity,

 

Idhaliz, Pedro and Caroline

Organizing Committee – PSM