Open Lecture on Cellular Differentiation: Enabling Stem Cell Research. Wed 18th Oct 2006, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK

OPEN LECTURE SERIES  Revolutionizing Life Sciences: Tools, Innovations & Insights
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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Applied Biosystems, The Applera Charitable Foundation is proud to sponsor an inspiring series of lectures entitled "Revolutionizing Life Sciences: Tools, Innovations & Insights."
 
In this series, leading scientists and researchers will gather to discuss the past, present and future of important developments in the life sciences and the role technology has played in spurring these breakthroughs.
 
Please join us at Hinxton, Cambridge, UK for our next event:
 
Cellular Differentiation: Enabling Stem Cell Research
 
DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
 
TIME: 13:00 - 17:00
 
LOCATION: The Francis Crick Auditorium, Wellcome Trust Conference Centre, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
( http://www.wtconference.org.uk )
 
MODERATORS:

Michael Ashburner, Ph.D., Sc.D., F.R.S.
University of Cambridge

Elizabeth Robertson, Ph.D., F.R.S.
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
 
SPEAKERS:
 
Austin Smith, Ph.D., F.R.S.
Chairperson, Institute for Stem Cell Biology
University of Cambridge
"The Ground State of Pluripotency"
 
Roger Pedersen, Ph.D.
Professor of Regenerative Medicine
Department of Surgery and Cambridge Institute for Medical Research
University of Cambridge
"Mechanisms of Pluripotency and Epigenesis in Human Embryonic Stem Cells"

Azim Surani, Ph.D., F.R.S.
Mary Marshall and Arthur Walton Professor of Physiology and Reproduction
University of Cambridge
"Germ Line and Pluripotent Stem Cells"
 
 
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Reception to follow. This event is FREE and open to the public,
but seating is limited.
 
Please register in advance at http://info.appliedbiosystems.com/sls
and arrive early to secure your seat.
 
The first 200 people to arrive will receive a special gift!
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Dr Deborah Carley
Science Programme Manager / Head of Conference Centre
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge
CB10 1RQ

tel: +44 (0)1223 495006
fax: +44 (0)1223 495141

email: d.carley@...

Check out the Wellcome Trust Conference Programme at www.wellcome.ac.uk/conferences and the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre at www.wtconference.org.uk