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Stem cells provide a model to understand sensorineural hearing loss
Disabling hearing loss affects one in every ten people and up to 25% of people over 60, according to the World Health Organization. Sensorineural hearing loss, the most frequent form of hearing loss, is caused by damage to specialized cells in the cochlea called hair cells (HCs) and spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), respectively, both of which are essential for hearing. According to the authors of a recent paper published in Stem Cell Reports, researchers have generated “cochlear organoids with functional synapses for the first time, which provides a platform for deciphering the mechanisms of sensorineural hearing loss,” opening up avenues for investigating new therapeutic approaches.
ISSCR Convenes Task Force on Public Engagement; Adds Session to Annual Meeting
The ISSCR has expanded programming at the 2023 annual meeting to include a new Policy, Ethics, and Standards concurrent track at the society’s hallmark event taking place 14-17 June 2023 in Boston, USA. The new programming offers attendees an opportunity to learn more and offer feedback on the society’s initiatives including the newly formed Public Engagement Task Force, chaired by Robin Lovell-Badge, Francis Crick Institute, UK.
Member Spotlight: Brian Aguado, PhD
“[Being a part of the] Lawrence Goldstein Science Policy Fellowship continues my advocacy work and helps enact policy to fully incorporate sex as a biological variable in stem cell research, from basic scientific discovery to clinical trial”.
Extensive Scientific Programming; Greater Member Access
Belated Happy New Year! We just opened registration for the ISSCR 2023 Annual Meeting in Boston this June, and Program Chair David Scaddan and I look forward to welcoming you to one of the largest biotechnology research cities in the world for an outstanding annual meeting program with many opportunities for abstract submitters to speak.
The ISSCR Partners with the São Paulo Research Foundation and the Federal University of São Paulo to Deliver Stem Cell Biology Course
The ISSCR is pleased to partner with the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) to deliver the São Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) on Stem Cell Biology in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Applications are open through 28 February 2023. Open to students worldwide.
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