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SCIENCE NEWS
UCLA Scientists Isolate the First Stages of Tissue Production from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists have described a population of cells that mark the very first stage of differentiation of human embryonic stem cells as they enter a developmental pathway that leads to the production of blood, heart muscle, blood vessels and bone. [Press release from the UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center discussing online prepublication in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences United States of America]
La Jolla Institute Teams with Dana-Farber and Washington University on Sickle Cell Clinical Trial
Researchers from the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology have joined forces with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and Washington University in St. Louis to investigate a potential new therapy for sickle cell disease, a severe and chronic illness affecting more than 70,000 Americans and several million people worldwide. [La Jolla Institute Press Release]
Discovery Suggests Possible Treatment Strategy for Aggressive Leukemias
Researchers have identified a protein called Musashi that prevents cells from maturing, creating a large population of immature cells, which is one of the hallmarks of chronic myelogenous leukemia. [Press release from Duke University Medical Center discussing online prepublication in Nature]
Gene Therapy Benefits Persist in SCID
Gene therapy appears to have long-term success for treating X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID) - but recipients are at risk for acute leukemia, according to a small study from France. [Press release from MedPage Today discussing online prepublication in The New England Journal of Medicine]
Amazing Moles
Researchers have made the first identification of a new type of adaptation in the blood of moles which allows more efficient transport of carbon dioxide. [Press release from the University of Manitoba discussing online prepublication in BMC Evolutionary Biology]
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Thermogenesis Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2010 Financial Results; Revenues Expected to Exceed $7 Million
ThermoGenesis Corp. says it expects revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, to be approximately $7.3 million and to report a small net loss for the quarter, in the range of $150,000 to $450,000, subject to final audit adjustments. [ThermoGenesis Corp. Press Release]
Cubist Pharmaceuticals to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading acute care therapeutics company, announced that its President and CEO Michael Bonney will preside over the NASDAQ Opening Bell on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. [Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Press Release]
Six Researchers to Receive Prestigious Awards From the American Society of Hematology
The American Society of Hematology (ASH), the world's largest professional society of blood specialists, will honor six scientists who have made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of hematologic diseases. [The American Society of Hematology Press Release]
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POLICY NEWS
NIH Asks for Input on Closing Loophole in Conflict-of-Interest Rule
Responding to yet another flap about the influence of drug companies on biomedical research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decided it needs more time to revise its rules for policing conflicts of interest so that sanctions will move with an investigator if he or she changes institutions. [National Institutes of Health, United States]
NIH Director Announces Appointment of Alan Guttmacher as Director of NICHD
National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the appointment of Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., as director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Office of Biotechnology Activities; Recombinant DNA Research: Proposed Action Under the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules (NIH Guidelines) (Doc. 2010-17668) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18088) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting (Doc. 2010-18052) [National Institutes of Health, United States]
FDA and Other Federal Agencies Collaborate to Improve Chemical Screening [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
Gene-Testing Companies May Need U.S. Regulators Review, FDA Letters Say [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. et al.; Withdrawal of Approval of 27 New Drug Applications and 58 Abbreviated New Drug Applications (Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0318) [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
International Conference on Harmonization; Draft Guidance on Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonization Regions; Annex 13 on Bulk Density and Tapped Density of Powders General Chapter; Availability; Correction (Docket No. FDA-2010-D-0347) [Food and Drug Administration, United States]
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EVENTS (Listed by Date)
Select Biosciences 3rd Annual Stem Cells Europe Conference
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
Select Biosciences 2nd Annual World Biobanking Summit
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
Select Biosciences Inaugural Cellular Therapy Summit
August 24-25, 2010
Edinburgh, Scotland
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Meeting 2010
September 4-7, 2010
Barcelona, Spain
International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) - Europe 2nd Regional Meeting
September 11-14, 2010
Belgirate, Italy
Stem Cells USA & Regenerative Medicine Congress 2010
September 13-15, 2010
Philadelphia, United States
Society for Hematology and Stem Cells (ISEH) 2010 Meeting
September 15-18, 2010
Melbourne, Australia
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) 38th Annual Convention
September 21-24, 2010
Washington D.C., United States
American Society of Hematology (ASH) State-of-the-Art Symposium 2010
September 24-25, 2010
Chicago, United States
Society for the Advancement of Blood Management® (SABM®) 2010 Annual Meeting
September 24-26, 2010
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Stem Cells and Regeneration
October 3-9, 2010
Woods Hole, United States
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Annual Meeting 2010
October 9-12, 2010
Baltimore, United States
Fraunhofer Life Science Symposium Leipzig 2010
October 29-30, 2010
Leipzig, Germany
52nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition
December 4-7, 2010
Orlando, United States
Highlights of American Society of Hematology (ASH) Vancouver
January 21-22, 2011
Vancouver, Canada
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