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The ISSCR Announces 2024 Award Recipients
The International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) recognizes stem cell scientists and leaders for their significant contributions to stem cell research and regenerative medicine and their momentous efforts on behalf of the field. Honorees will be recognized at the ISSCR 2024, The Global Stem Cell Event 10-13 July 2024.
Tenneille E. Ludwig and Peter W. Andrews Share the 2024 ISSCR Public Service Award for Their Leadership of the ISSCR’s Standards Initiative
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Peter W. Andrews, BSc, D.Phil., MBA, University of Sheffield, U.K. and Tenneille Ludwig, PhD, WiCell, USA, with the 2024 ISSCR Public Service Award for their work leading the development of the first international, comprehensive Standards for Human Stem Cell Use in Research.
Jun Wu Receives the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award for his Innovative Work on Stem Cell-Based Embryo and Chimera Models
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) is honoring Jun Wu, PhD with the 2024 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award. Dr. Wu is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA and a New York Stem Cell Foundation–Robertson Investigator.
Sergiu P. Paşca Receives the 2024 ISSCR Momentum Award for his Pioneering Work in Neurodevelopment and Disease
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will present this year’s ISSCR Momentum Award to Sergiu P. Paşca, MD, Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor and the Uytengsu Director of Stanford Brain Organogenesis, Stanford University, USA. The award recognizes the exceptional achievements of a mid-career investigator whose innovative research has established a major area of stem cell-related research with a strong trajectory for future success.
Fiona M. Watt Receives the 2024 ISSCR Achievement Award for her Seminal Work with Skin Stem Cells
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) will award its 2024 ISSCR Achievement Award to Fiona M. Watt, DPhil, FRS, FMedSci, EMBO Director and leader of a research group at EMBL- Heidelberg, Germany. The award recognizes the transformative body of work of an investigator that has had a major impact on the field of stem cell research or regenerative medicine. Dr. Watt will present her research during Plenary VII on 13 July at the ISSCR 2024 Annual Meeting in Hamburg, Germany. ISSCR 2024 is the world’s leading gathering of the brightest minds in stem cell research and cell and regenerative medicine.
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