From Concept to Clinic: Advances in Stem Cell Research
Join us in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and connect with stem cell scientists from Latin America and across the globe.
Program | Registration | Sponsor | Abstracts | Travel
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Note: In-person registration is currently closed. It will re-open onsite on 22 September in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and remain open through 24 September.
This unique symposium is designed to highlight progress in the continuum of stem cell science from early development into clinical applications. Scientists from Latin America and across the globe will convene to share their latest stem cell research in areas such as pluripotency and early development and its adult counterpart, tissue stem cells and regeneration. Advances in understanding cellular plasticity through reprogramming and directed differentiation will be showcased as will the emerging field of tissue self-organization dynamics and innovative new technologies and tools that are driving the field forward. The program will be capped by sessions on the advances in modeling and treating disease and some of the ethical issues that scientists (and the public) are confronting.
In combination with the São Paulo International Symposium, the ISSCR has partnered with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and The Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) to develop and present the São Paulo School of Advanced Science in Stem Cell Biology in the week leading up to the International Symposium. The program will consist of 100 undergraduate and graduate students, and post-doctoral scholars from across Brazil and the world. The ISSCR is proud to support this course and make stem cell science accessible to students worldwide.
Program
Session Topics & Speakers
Keynote Session
Amander Clark, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Malin Parmar, PhD, Lund University, Sweden
Pluripotency and Reprogramming
Nissim Benvenisty, MD, PhD, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Lygia da Veiga Pereira, PhD, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Eftychia Apostolou, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
Juliane Viegas, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Development
Dieter Egli, PhD, Columbia University, USA
Kieran Harvey, PhD, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Guillermo Lanuza, PhD, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Argentina
Zsuzsanna Izsvák, PhD, Max Delbrück Center (MDC), Germany
Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration
Fiona Doetsch, PhD, University of Basel, Switzerland
Sophie Jarriault, PhD, Institute of Genetics, Molecular and Cellular Biology, France
Rosalia Mendez-Otero, MD, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Carlos E. Da Silva Goncalves, MSc, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
Directed Differentiation and Transdifferentiation
Esteban O. Mazzoni, PhD, New York University, USA
Marius Wernig, MD, PhD, Stanford University, USA
Iván Velasco, PhD, National Autonomous University, Mexico
Xi Wang, PhD, Harvard University, USA
Leveraging Tools to Study Stem Cell Biology
Knut Woltjen, PhD, CiRA, Kyoto, Japan
Stevens Rehen, PhD, D’Or Institute for Research and Education, Brazil
Maria Carolina Marchetto, PhD, University of California, San Diego, USA
Jian Shu, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Harvard University, USA
César Meléndez, MS, Instituto de Fisiología Celular UNAM, Mexico
Self-Organization of Structures
Jose Polo, PhD, The University of Adelaide, Australia
Nicolas Rivron, PhD, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Austrian Academy of Science, Austria
Jun Wu, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA
Disease Modeling
Marimélia Porcionatto, PhD, Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
Alysson Muotri, PhD, University of California, San Diego, USA
Verónica Palma, PhD, Universidade de Chile, Chile
Thomas Hutschalik, MSc, Ncardia Services B.V., Netherlands
André Teles E. Silva, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Brazil
Ethics and Unproven Stem Cell Therapies in South and Latin America
Fernando Pitossi, PhD, Fundación Instituto Leloir, Argentina
María de Jesús Medina-Arellano, PhD, Institute of Legal Research UNAM, Mexico
Megan Munsie, PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
Mairim Solis, PhD, Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies/National Bioethics Research Committee in Panama, Panama
Clinical Applications of Stem Cell Biology
Mahendra Rao, MBBS, PhD, panCELLa, Canada
Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho, MD, PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil
Nayara Leite, PhD, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, USA
Quinn Peterson, PhD, Mayo Clinic, USA
Organizers
Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, PhD
Stowers Institute for Medical Research, USA
Nissim Benvenisty, MD, PhD
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
Lygia Pereira, PhD
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Pitossi, PhD
Foundation Leloir Institute-University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jose M. Polo, PhD
Monash University and The University of Adelaide, Australia
Marimélia Porcionatto, PhD
Universidade de Federal São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil
Iván Velasco, PhD
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Registration
The 2023 São Paulo International Symposium will be held in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil 22-24 September 2023, and attendees can choose to participate in-person or virtually. Please select the registration that best suits your preferred way to attend. All prices are listed in USD.
Note: In-person registration is currently closed. It will re-open onsite on 22 September in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil and remain open through 24 September.
In-Person Registration
Early Registration Rates (ends 6 July 2023)
Student & Postdoc Members - $100
Full/Affiliate Members - $200
Non-Members - $400
Regular Registration Rates
Student & Postdoc Members - $150
Full/Affiliate Members - $300
Non-Members - $500
Virtual Registration
Registration Rates* (virtual registration remains open through 24 September 2023)
Student & Postdoc Members - $50
Full/Affiliate Members - $150
Non-Members - $175
*Note that there is no early registration rates for virtual meeting attendance.
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Cancellation & Refund Deadline: 16 August 2023
To cancel your registration, a written request must be submitted to isscr@isscr.org before the deadline. Registration fees will be refunded minus a $150.00 USD cancellation fee. To transfer your in-person registration to virtual, a written request must be submitted to isscr@isscr.org before the deadline for no additional fee. No refunds will be granted after 16 August 2023.
If the 2023 Sao Paulo International Symposium transitions to a fully virtual event, in-person registration will automatically be transferred to a virtual registration and the price difference will be refunded based on the time of registration. Should a registrant choose not to attend the fully virtual event, the registrant is eligible to request a full refund of the registration by providing a written request to isscr@isscr.org by 16 August 2023. After that time, all previously stated cancellation policies will apply.
If the event is transferred to a virtual event or cancelled in its entirety, ISSCR's responsibility is limited to only the registration fees paid. ISSCR is not responsible for other expenses incurred such as airfare and hotel accommodations.
Warning: Beware of false housing and registration sites. As a reminder, please only use the ISSCR website for trusted information regarding registration and housing. In doubt, please check with ISSCR (isscr@isscr.org).
Abstracts
Abstract submissions closed on 13 July 2023.
Presentation notifications sent by Friday, 28 July 2023.
Abstract-selected oral and poster presenters MUST REGISTER and accept for in-person attendance by Tuesday, 8 August 2023 11:59 PM EDT (USA)
Poster numbers will be sent to registered poster presenters on Friday, 11 August 2023 4:00 PM EDT (USA)
16 August 2023 | Any changes to the abstract's presenting author need to be submitted by this date. The new presenter must be a co-author on the submitted abstract and must be a registered attendee.
16 August 2023 | Last day a presenting author can notify abstracts@isscr.org to withdraw an abstract from the program.
Please email abstracts@isscr.org with questions.
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• Development
• Pluripotency and Reprogramming
• Adult Stem Cell and Regeneration
• Directed and Differentiation and Transdifferentiation
• Leveraging Tools to Study Stem Cell Biology
• Disease Modeling
• Ethics and Unproven Stem Cell Therapies in South and Latin America
• Clinical Applications of Stem Cell Biology
Abstract Submission Details
Oral submissions will be considered for a ten (10) minute presentation during a session.
Posters will be displayed in person in the poster area for one assigned day.
Refer to these detailed Abstract Submission Instructions
There is a non-refundable $35.00 USD abstract submission fee for each abstract submitted. This is NOT the meeting registration fee. All presenters must be registered for the meeting
All submitted abstracts are evaluated by the Program Committee to ensure that they meet submission standards:
Abstracts must include substantive results, whether experimental, calculated, or theoretical.
Clinical case studies will not be considered.
Abstracts of commercial products must include experimentally derived quantitative data.
Research described must adhere to the principles in the ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation.
Results are the work of the listed author(s).
Submitters must adhere to Abstract Submission Agreement.
Please email abstracts@isscr.org with questions.
Venue & Travel
Venue
Royal Tulip JP Ribeirão Preto
Via Dr. Jeremias de Paula Martins, 101 - Jardim Zinato, Ribeirão Preto - SP, 14097-142, Brazil | +55 16 21011400
How to Get to Ribeirão Preto
Hotels
There are several hotel options within the surrounding area of the meeting venue, the Royal Tulip JP Ribeirão Preto. Attendees are free to book directly with the hotel of their choice. The information below is provided for reference only.
For Invited Speakers: Please contact abstracts@isscr.org to obtain information regarding travel and hotel. The ISSCR will book a room on your behalf at the Royal Tulip JP Ribeirão Preto. You will be responsible for the full cost of the reservation.
Sponsor & Exhibit
This ISSCR event provides a fantastic opportunity to raise your company’s visibility and develop connections with the global scientific community advancing the stem cell field! Share your products, tools, and services that can help support and accelerate their research.
Contact exhibits@isscr.org to partner with us at this event!
This program is made possible by:
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