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Whitehead Institute Press Seminar

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The Whitehead Press Seminar gives reporters an insider’s look at cutting-edge trends in basic biomedical research, explained by world class scientists.

This year’s seminar highlighted major advances in the past year in embryonic and adult stem cell science. Researchers discussed the extraordinary progress being made in creating and manipulating induced pluripotent stem cells, embryonic-stem-cell-like cells that hold enormous potential for clinical medicine. They also outlined newly understood mechanisms in cancer stem cells, blood stem cells, and the remarkably powerful stem cells that allow planarian flatworms to regenerate themselves from tiny body fragments.

Program

For questions, contact press_seminar@wi.mit.edu

Information and videos from past press seminars

2007—Modern plagues: The race between research and pandemic
2006—The stem cell grand challenge
2005—The future of cancer research


Last updated October 15, 2008.

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