a paper from the EuroSTELLS workshop....

here is an article from the 'EuroSTELLS Workshop -Stem Cell Niches', superbly written by Prof. Dr. Elaine Dzierzak and Tariq Enver.

PS: if the above link doe'snt work or doesnt open the article means then please follow the link:
click here , then come to the second paragraphs (...Read a meeting review of the workshop in Development...and click the link..!)

for a summary / abstract : please click here

Stem /progenitor-cell niche/microenvironment in normal and pathology cellular process. Meeting reports

Within the last few months there was 2 conferences/workshop on the area of stem-cell niche, which took place within the European countries! An one stop place to hear various ranges of on-going research and development activities/initiatives on this exciting field, from all over the world...!

The first one was,
“Stem Cell Niches Workshop”, in Barcelona, Spain, 10-12 January 2008, which was organized by the EuroSTELLS. The thematic focus was about correlation between normal and pathology signaling pathways in stem-cells niches/microenvironment in various body tissues / cells.
Here is the complete abstracts of the workshop, for an overview of the innovative program.

The second one was,
“The Adult Stem / Progenitor Cell Niche” which was held at Brussels, Belgium, 13-15 March 2008, and organized by the ‘IAP-HEPRO Research Network’ and ‘Belgian Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (BSCDB)’. The conference thematic focus was all about normal/pathological of signaling pathways/regulation and therapeutic aspects on the liver stem/progenitor cells.
here is the complete presentation of this exciting proceedings.