Stem Cells: Research Advances and Future Prospects

On December 11, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Abramson Cancer Center will co-sponsor a symposium, Stem Cells: Research Advances and Future Prospects.

We would like to extend an invitation to the entire Penn community to attend the symposium at the Annenberg Center, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., to hear talks from four distinguished scientists. Ralph Brinster, Penn, Male Germline Stem Cells; Ihor Lemischka, Princeton University, Stem Cells in the Post-Genome Era; Catherine Verfaillie, University of Minnesota, Unexpected Potential of Adult Stem Cells; and Arthur Caplan, Penn, The Ethical Pros and a Few Cons of Stem Cell Research.

As seating is limited, advance registration is strongly encouraged. If you plan to attend, please e-mail vpr@pobox.upenn.edu. For more information about the symposium please contact Josie Rook at rookj@pobox.upenn.edu or (215) 898-1572. Complete details can be found at www.upenn.edu/research/StemCellSymp.pdf.

--The Office of the Vice Provost for Research