Upcoming German Stem Cell Network events

Online BIH Lecture

in Cooperation with the GSCN

Matthias Lutolf

17.12.2021, 12:00 - 13:00 h

BIH Lecture Series | Frontiers in Translational Medicine – Scientific and Structural Challenges | Matthias Lutolf

In his BIH Lecture, Prof. Matthias Lutolf will talk about Engineering Organoid Development. Organoids form through poorly understood morphogenetic processes in which initially homogeneous ensembles of stem cells spontaneously self-organize in suspension or within permissive three-dimensional extracellular matrices. Yet, the absence of virtually any predefined patterning influences such as morphogen gradients or mechanical cues results in an extensive heterogeneity. Moreover, the current mismatch in shape, size and lifespan between native organs and their in vitro counterparts hinders their even wider applicability. In this talk Prof. Lutolf will discuss some of his group's ongoing efforts in developing next-generation organoids that are assembled by guiding cell-intrinsic self-patterning through engineered stem cell microenvironments.

Matthias Lutolf, Scientific Director of the Roche Institute for Translational Bioengineering (ITB) & Professor of Bioengineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)

Past German Stem Cell Network events

28.05.2021, 12:00 - 13:00 h

Online BIH Lecture in Cooperation with the GSCN

Masayo Takahashi: Current Status and Future Vision of Retinal Cell Therapy

In her BIH Lecture, Dr. Masayo Takahashi talked about the current status and future vision of retinal cell therapy. In 2013 her project group at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Japan initiated the first human application of autologous iPS cell-derived RPE (iPSC-RPE) cells for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In 2017, they proceeded with a clinical study using allogeneic iPSC-RPE cell transplants with matched HLA6 loci. In this trial, it was proven that if the HLA is not mismatched, the immune response can be controlled without the use of systemic immunosuppressive drugs. In January 2021, the third clinical study (Phase 2) started using iPSC-RPE started and the target diseases to RPE-impaired diseases including AMD and various degenerative diseases were expanded. Regarding the immune response, the research group of Dr. Takahashi obtained in vivo and in vitro POC on the safety and efficacy of iPSC-RPE with partial HLA-KO.

BIH Lecture Series | Frontiers in Translational Medicine – Scientific and Structural Challenges | Masayo Takahashi

Masayo Takahashi (MD, PhD), President of Vision Care Inc. (Japan) and Visiting Scientist at Riken Center for Developmental Biology


27.11.2020, 12:00

Online BIH Lecture in Cooperation with the GSCN

Jürgen Knoblich: Cerebral Organoids - modeling human development and disease

The human brain is unique in size and complexity, but also the source of some of the most devastating human diseases. While many of these disorders have been successfully studied in model organisms, recent experiments have emphasized unique features that can not easily be modeled in animals. The research group of Prof. Knoblich uses cerebral organoids to recapitulate those features in vitro and to test their role in human disease. 

BIH Lecture Series | Frontiers in Translational Medicine – Scientific and Structural Challenges | Juergen Knoblich

Jürgen A. Knoblich, Senior Scientist and Scientific Director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - IMBA, Vienna


„Brain in a dish“ – Was genau sind Organoide? (DE)

Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Potenziale und Herausforderungen der Forschung

Eine Online-Diskussion der interdisziplinären Arbeitsgruppe (IAG) "Gentechnologiebericht" in Kooperation mit dem German Stem Cell Network
23. November 2020
18:00 - 19:30.

Organoide sind stammzellbasierte dreidimensionale Zellstrukturen, die außerhalb des Körpers in Zellkulturen entwickelt werden können und in Aussehen und Funktion bestimmten Organen ähneln wie etwa dem Darm, der Lunge oder dem Gehirn. Ihre zukünftigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten für die biomedizinische Forschung und Medizin sind vielfältig und reichen von Krankheitsmodellierung und Zellkulturexperimenten bis hin zu personalisierten Therapien und Organersatz. Die Veranstaltung bietet einen Überblick über den aktuellen internationalen Forschungsstand und greift die damit verbundenen ethischen und rechtlichen Fragestellungen und gesellschaftlichen Debatten insbesondere in Bezug auf Hirnorganoide auf. Zur Debatte steht beispielsweise, ob zukünftige komplexere menschliche Hirnorganoide Formen von Bewusstsein entwickeln könnten, wie sich ein solches messen ließe und ob gegebenenfalls ethische und rechtliche Schutzansprüche für bewusstseinsfähige Hirnorganoide geltend gemacht werden sollten. Aber auch das Implantieren menschlicher Hirnorganoide in Versuchstiere, sog. Mensch-Tier-Chimären, wirft ethische und rechtliche Fragen auf.

Über derzeitige Entwicklungen, Potenziale und Herausforderungen der Erforschung von Organoiden diskutieren:

Sina Bartfeld (Nachwuchsgruppenleiterin am Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Universität Würzburg)

Jürgen Knoblich (Direktor Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien)

Silke Schicktanz (stellvertretende Direktorin Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin, Universität Göttingen)

Jochen Taupitz (Direktor Institut für Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik, Universitäten Heidelberg und Mannheim)

Moderation: Volker Stollorz (Science Media Center, Köln).

 


GSCN Bioethischer Workshop

28. & 29.10.2019 an der Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin

Auf Anregung während Jahreskonferenz lädt die GSCN-Fachgruppe ELSA kurzfristig alle interessierten Forscherinnen und Forscher zu einem 2-tägigen Propädeutikum zur Methodik und Systematik normativer Wissenschaften am Beispiel aktueller Entwicklungen in der Stammzellforschung ein. Veranstaltungsort ist die Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Einstein-Saal, Jägerstr. 22/23, 10117 Berlin). 
Die Kurs- und Workshop-Inhalte setzen keine spezifischen philosophischen und juristischen Fachkenntnisse voraus, sondern wollen die Grundlagen der bioethischen bzw. rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeitsweise für interessierte Naturwissenschaftlern aufarbeiten und mit ihnen aktuelle Fragen der Stammzellforschung in den Workshop-Phasen mit normativer Systematik beleuchten und diskutieren.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei, Reise- und Übernachtungskosten müssen selber getragen werden.

Montag, 28. Oktober 2019

12:00 – 13:30 Registrierung
(Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
13:30 – 18:30 Philosophie / Ethik
13:30 – 14:00 Begrüßung und Vorstellung der Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer
14:00 – 15:30 Thomas Heinemann / Sebastian Schleidgen
Einführung in die Methodik und Systematik der biomedizinischen Ethik
15:30 – 16:00 Kaffeepause
16:00 – 17:30 Workshop-Phase zur Anwendung der ethisch / philosophischen Methodik am Beispiel der Genom-Editierung
17:30 – 18:30 Diskussion der Workshop-Ergebnisse und vertiefende Q/A
19:30 Abendessen

Dienstag, 29. Oktober 2019
08:30 – 13:30 Rechtswissenschaft
08:30 – 09:45 Hans-Georg Dederer
Einführung in Methoden und Dogmatik der Rechtswissenschaft am Beispiel
der Forschungsfreiheit 
09:45 – 10:15 Kaffeepause
10:15 – 11:45 Workshop-Phase mit Ausblick auf Rechtsfragen artifizieller Keimzellen und der Genomeditierung
11:45 – 12:30 Diskussion der Workshop-Ergebnisse und vertiefende Q/A
12:30 – 14:00 Mittagspause
14:00 – Abschluss-Symposien der geförderten Projekte HumArGam / REALiGN-HD


GSCN Career Development Workshop (in German):
Besser argumentieren – überzeugen und begeistern

2-tägiger Intensivkurs (26.-27.09.2019) am MDC (BIMSB) in Berlin-Mitte

Der Kurs richtet sich an junge Gruppenleiter/innen und Postdocs. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos (max. 12 Teilnehmer/innen). Die Kurssprache ist Deutsch. Referentin: Kristin Raabe, Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation (NaWik). Bewerbung mit kurzem Motivationsschreiben bitte bis zum 15.08.2019 an: Insa Schröder
Mehr Informationen zum Kurs: https://www.nawik.de/seminare/dialog-und-diskussion/


GSCN WunderBar Evening in L.A. on 28 June at the ISSCR Annual Meeting

The annual Meeting of the ISSCR takes place in Los Angeles from 26 to 29 June. The GSCN offers two events at the international meeting:
The GSCN Meet-Up Hub takes place on Thursday, 27 June, 15:15 – 16:00 – please join us for the informal gathering at the ISSCR to catch up with friends and colleagues, exchange news and enrich your and our network.
The GSCN WunderBar Evening - a great get-together for the GSCN members and friends in L.A. on 28 June from 8:30 - 11pm. Join us for Mexican food and drinks in a relaxed and welcoming setting for networking and meeting with old and new friends. Please find a detailed invitation to GSCN members for the WunderBar Evening here.


Presentation of the GSCN White Paper "Translation - von der Stammzelle zur innovativen Therapie.

Analyse und Empfehlungen zur klinischen Translation von Stammzellforschung in Deutschland

Date: 20 Nov. 2018
Time: 12:30 Lunch / 13 - 14:00 Paneldiscussion
Place: Tagungszentrum im Haus der Bundespressekonferenz, Raum 5
Schiffbauerdamm 40 / Ecke Reinhardstraße 55, 10117 Berlin

Panel:
Key note: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Geiger, University of Ulm (Acting president GSCN)
Panel:
- Prof. Dr. Hartmut Geiger
- Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Eschenhagen, UKE Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Dr. Andreas Bosio, Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
- Dr. Diane Seimetz, Biopharma Excellence

Moderation: Dr. Stefanie Seltmann, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)


PEI-GSCN Workshop

Regulatory issues relating to the development and clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) 

Date: 6 November 2017
Time: 09:30 - 17:00 h

Location: Axon 2, Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C)
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin-Buch
Campus map

Program

Registration is free of charge. Please register for the PEI workshop by e-mail to the GSCN Office.
 


This workshop provides an overview of regulatory aspects related to the development and translation of mesenchymal stem/stroma cells towards clinical trials. It is the aim of the workshop to support the researchers organized in the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) in the translation of these innovative products towards the first clinical trials as well as to provide a forum for exchange of information between researchers and clinicians of the GSCN, PEI and the competent authorities of the federal states (Bundesländer).

The PEI workshop takes place in combination with the event Aspekte der Qualitätssicherung bei der Herstellung von ATMPs (DE) at the MDC, Berlin on 7 Nov. 2017 (Registration fee: 185,- €). flyer with registration


GSCN Non-PI Meeting in Münster

Discuss you project, ideas, future directions and difficulties in a relaxing atmosphere with your peers.

Date: 15 May 2017
Time: 10:00 h
Location: "Halle Münsterland", "Roter Saal", Münster

The meeting offers the unique opportunity to discuss not only your most recent and exciting data, but to also cast some light on seemingly tough problems and hurdles that you are struggling with in advancing your project. Get together with PhD students and PostDocs from various stem cell labs to share ideas, experiences, potential troubles and unanswered questions in an informal setting. We will dig deeper into your research results and discuss them from various perspectives.

The GSCN will cover the costs for:

  • 1 night hotel accommodation
  • Catering at the meeting
  • Dinner with all participants

Please contact  Dr. Peggy Schulze-Matz or the  GSCN Office for registration and further information. Deadline: 24 March 2017


7th Bioinformatics and stem cells satellite meeting

we would like to invite you to the 7th Bioinformatics Satellite Meeting taking place after the Stem Cell Network NRW - 9th International Meeting.

Date: 17 & 18 May 2017
Time: start at 18:00 h (17 May)
Location: "Halle Münsterland" (17 May), MPI for Molecular Biomedicine (18 May), Münster

Organizing Committee:

  • Dr. Mohamed Hamed, Rostock University Medical Center
  • Prof. Dr. Georg Fuellen, Rostock University Medical Center
  • Ms. Yvonne Gladbach, Rostock University Medical Center
  • Dr. Mathias Ernst, Rostock University Medical Center
  • Prof. Dr. Ingo Roeder, University of Dresden

Find more details  here. For registration send an e-mail with your name, affiliation and position to Anna Sacher.

We will host a Workshop on Computational Tools for Single-CellTranscriptomics in Munich on November 14, 2016. Come and discuss with us the latest state-of-the-art single-cell transcriptomicstechnologies and learn about how to process and interpret your datawith different software tools.

Find more details  here and on  GSCN Humhub. For registration send an e-mail with the date you will participate as well as your name, affiliation and position, and address with phone and e-mail to  BioInfo Rostock.


PEI-GSCN Workshop

Regulatory issues relating to the development and clinical application of pluripotent stem cells 

Date: 10 November 2016
Time: 10:00 – 17:00 h
Location: Hörsaal, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), Langen
 Preliminary Program
 

This workshop provided an overview of regulatory aspects related to the development and translation of pluripotent stem cells, including iPS cells and human embryonic stem cell derived progenitors towards clinical trials. We are in the process of organizing a similar event in the fall of 2017 - stay tuned!


Workshop on Computational Tools for Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Learn about state-of-the-art single-cell technologies and how to process and interpret your transcriptomics data

Date: 14 November 2016
Time: whole day event
Location: Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Organizers: Carsten Marr & Fabian Theis


How to successfully write a grant that supports yourself?

2 days of intense writing and thinking with Dr. Avril Arthur-Goettig, BioXpress

Date: 24 & 25 November 2016
Location: Ulm University
Organizers: Working group "Career Development": Insa Schröder and Hartmut Geiger

This Workshop introduced the participants to grant writing and the application process leading to a successful application.
Jürgen Knoblich - Brain Organoids
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