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One cannot help but notice the conspicuous absence of the U.S. Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda J Herman" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:17 PM Subject: European Stem Cell Consortium meeting > FROM: The Scotsman > http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=348252005 > > EUROPE'S leading stem cell researchers, including a team from Edinburgh > University, are meeting in Italy next week to co-ordinate efforts to find > potentially ground-breaking treatments for brain conditions such as > Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. > > A 19-strong contingent from the university's Institute for Stem Cell > Research, which leads the European Stem Cell Consortium (EuroStemCell), > will attend a series of meetings with other experts in the field. > > Some 27 research groups from eight European countries, with field-leading > expertise in stem cell biology, transgenesis, developmental biology, > tissue repair, in vivo disease models and clinical cell transplantation, > will also be there. > > It is hoped greater co-operation will speed up the process of turning > stem cell technologies into useful treatments. > > EuroStemCell's head, Edinburgh University professor Austin Smith, said: > "EuroStemCell's collaborative approach allows us compare scientific > developments across different types of stem cells - rather than focusing > on a narrow line of research." > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn