Highlights from Philadelphia: ISSCR 2008
Cell stem cellPublished 1 September 2008Open access
Marella de Bruijn, Hanna Mikkola, Hans‐Willem Snoeck, Gordon Keller
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More than 2700 stem cell researchers from 44 different countries attended the 6th ISSCR Annual Meeting in Philadelphia from June 11 to 14, 2008 and presented in 1150 posters.
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More than 2700 stem cell researchers from 44 different countries attended the 6th ISSCR Annual Meeting in Philadelphia from June 11 to 14, 2008. The meeting covered a wide range of topics discussed in 7 plenary and 16 concurrent sessions and presented in 1150 posters.
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