Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
2025 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Date: February 12th, 2025
Location: Gross Hall, 4001 Thorp Conference Center
Featured Speakers:
Andras Nagy, MD, PhD (University of Toronto)
Matthew Inlay, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Noami Lomeli, PhD (University of California, Irvine – Dr. Daniela Bota’s Lab)
Joseph Wu, MD, PhD (Stanford University)
Quinton Smith, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Sujeung Lim, PhD Candidate (University of California, Irvine – Dr. Herdeline Ardona’s Lab))
Thomas Rando, MD, PhD (University of California, Los Angeles)
Albert La Spada, MD, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Usha Nekanti, PhD (University of California, Irvine – Dr. Aileen Anderson’s Lab)
2024 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Location: Gross Hall, 4001 Thorp Conference Center
Featured Speakers:
Minji Byun, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Craig M. Walsh, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Herdeline Ann M. Ardoña, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Shravan Thaploo, Graduate Student in Dr. Zoran Nenadic’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Bin Lin, PhD – Assistant Project Scientist in Dr. Magdalene Seiler’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Jean Paul Chadarevian, Graduate Student in Dr. Mathew Blurton-Jones’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Rishikesh Chavan, MD (CHOC)
Atena Zahedi, PhD - Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Aileen Anderson’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Ashley Urrutia Avila, Graduate Student in Dr. Timothy Downing’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Charlene Smith, PhD – Assistant Project Scientist in Dr. Leslie Thompson’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
2023 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Date: February 16, 2023
Location: Gross Hall, 4001 Thorp Conference Center
Featured Speakers:
Ali Brivanlou, PhD (The Rockefeller University)
Claire Henchcliffe, MD, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
Sydney Prange, PhD Student in Dr. Katherine Thompson-Peer’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Randolph Ashton, PhD (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Jacob Deyell, PhD Candidate in Dr. Albert La Spada’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Zahara Keulen, PhD Candidate in Dr. Blurton-Jones’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Haley Masters, PhD Candidate in Dr. Edwin Monuki’s Lab (University of California, Irvine)
Bradley Olwin, PhD (University of Colorado Boulder)
Michael Hicks, PhD (University of California, Irvine)
2022 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Date: January 27, 2022
Location: Virtual
Featured Speakers:
Anthony Atala, M.D. (Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine)
Weian Zhao, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Dan Huh, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)
Lisa Kadyk, Ph.D. (CIRM Associate Director, Therapeutics Development)
Tim Downing, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Stephanie Willerth (University of Victoria)
Tayloria Adams, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Ronke Olabisi, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Nancy Allbritton, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Washington)
2020 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Date: January 30, 2020
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Sally Temple, Ph.D. (Neural Stem Cell Institute)
Leslie Thompson, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Lisa Flanagan, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Robert Hunt, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Mehrdad Abedi, M.D. (University of California, Davis)
Angela Fleischmann, M.D., Ph.D. (University California, Irvine)
Camilla Forsberg, Ph.D. (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Richard Van Etten, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Christine Mummery, Ph.D. (Leiden University Medical Center)
Anna Grosberg, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Christopher Hughes, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Leon Schurgers, Ph.D. (Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht)
2018 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
"Stem Cells in Health and Disease"
Date: November 14, 2018
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Irving Weissman, M.D. (Stanford University)
Alex Boiko, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Amander Clark, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Michael Clarke, M.D. (Stanford University)
Gay Crooks, MBBS (University of California, Los Angeles)
Peter Donovan, Ph.D. (University California, Irvine)
Dan Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego)
Judith Anne Shizuru, M.D., Ph.D. (Stanford University)
2017 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
"Stem Cells and the Brain"
Date: December 11, 2017
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Elena Cattaneo, OMRI, Ph.D. (University of Milan)
Steve Finkbeiner, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, San Francisco)
Brain Cummings, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Kim Green, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D. (Salk Institute)
Aileen Anderson, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Daniela Bota, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Leigh Turner, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)
2016 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
Stem Cell Awareness Day
Date: October 14, 2016
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Mirjana Maletic-Savatic, M.D., Ph.D. (Baylor College of Medicine)
Justin Durla Lathia, M.D., Ph.D. (Cleveland Clinic)
Matt Blurton-Jones, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Craig Walsh, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Robyn S. Klein, M.D., Ph.D. (Washington University in St. Louis)
2015 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
"Stem Cells, Skin Cells, Cancer Cells: Basic and Translational Challenges and Opportunities"
Date: October 28, 2015
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Antoni Ribas, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Alexander Boiko, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Cheng Minh Chuong, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Southern California)
Anthony Oro, M.D., Ph.D. (Stanford University)
Maksim Plikus, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Xing Dai, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
2014 Annual Stem Cell Science Symposium
"Stem Cells: Translational Opportunities and Challenges"
Date: October 4, 2017
Location: Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute
Featured Speakers:
Philip J. Horner, Ph.D. (University of Washington)
Leslie M. Thompson, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Steven C. Cramer, M.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Donald B. Kohn, M.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
Angela Fleischman, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
Matthew A. Inlay, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
C. Randal Mills, Ph.D. (CIRM)