Skokie, IL—The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award its 2021 Achievement Award to Janet Rossant, PhD, FRS, FRSC, President and Scientific Director of Gairdner Foundation, Chief of Research and Senior Scientist, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada.

Skokie, IL— The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) awards the 2021 Tobias Lecture Award to Stuart H. Orkin, MD, Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard Medical School, USA. Established in 2015 and supported by the Tobias Foundation, the prize recognizes original and promising basic hematology research as well as direct translational or clinical research related to cell therapy in hematological disorders. The award will be presented at a special lecture on 23 June at 1:15 p.m. EDT (13:15 EDT) during ISSCR 2021 Virtual, the world’s leading meeting of global innovators in stem cell science and regenerative medicine.

Skokie, IL— The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Robin Lovell-Badge PhD, FRS, The Francis Crick Institute, UK with the 2021 ISSCR Public Service Award. The prize recognizes the outstanding contributions of public service to the fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The award will be presented at the Presidential Symposium on 21 June during ISSCR 2021 Virtual, the world’s leading meeting of global innovators in stem cell science and regenerative medicine.

Skokie, IL—The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award the Dr. Susan Lim Award for Outstanding Young Investigator to Madeline Lancaster, PhD, The Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK. The prize recognizes the exceptional achievements of an investigator in the early part of his or her independent career in stem cell research. Dr. Lancaster will present her science at a special lecture on 22 June at 1:15 p.m. EDT (13:15 EDT) during ISSCR 2021 Virtual, the world’s leading meeting of global innovators in stem cell science and regenerative medicine. The award is supported by the Dr. Susan Lim Endowment for Education and Research Ltd.

Skokie, IL— The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will present this year’s ISSCR Momentum Award to Valentina Greco, PhD, Carolyn Walch Slayman Professor of Genetics at Yale School of Medicine and member of the Yale Stem Cell Center, USA.  The prize recognizes the exceptional achievements of an investigator whose innovative research has established a major area of stem cell-related research with a strong trajectory for future success. Dr. Greco will present her science during a special lecture on 25 June at 1:15 p.m. EDT (13:15 EDT) during ISSCR 2021 Virtual, the world’s leading meeting of global innovators in stem cell science and regenerative medicine.