The ISSCR Continuing Education Course, Stem Cell Medicine: From Scientific Research to Patient Care, is an essential resource for clinicians, scientists, and healthcare providers seeking reliable information on stem cell medicine. Accredited by Harvard Medical School, this course will provide you with the knowledge needed to navigate the evolving landscape of stem cell medicine, including practical tools for effective patient communication.

• Open-access – for clinicians, medical students, scientists, and the public.

• Accredited – This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) contact hours.

Organized into seven sequential modules:

1.     Stem Cells: Intrinsic Properties and Function in Tissue

2.     Approved, Investigational and Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

3.     Preclinical Research in Stem Cell Medicine

4.     Developing Clinical-Grade Stem Cell Products and Manufacturing Processes

5.     Stem Cell Therapy Clinical Trial Design and Market Approval

6.     Ethical Considerations in Unproven Stem Cell Interventions

7.     Patient Communication in Stem Cell Medicine

ISSCR Education Committee:

• Chair, Eugenia Piddini, PhD, BSc, MSc, University of Bristol, UK

• Vice Chair, Jaime Imitola, MD, UConn Health, USA

• Mohamed Abou-el-Enein, MD, PhD, MSPH, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USA

• William J. Anderson, PhD, Harvard Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, USA

• Roger Barker, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, University of Cambridge, UK

• Kathryn S.E. Cheah, PhD, The University of Hong Kong

• Anna Couturier, PhD, EuroGCT, UK

• Elisa Giacomelli, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA

• Insoo Hyun, PhD, Boston Museum of Science, USA

• Kathryn S. Jones, PhD, University of Auckland, New Zealand

• Sally Lowell, PhD, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK

• Zubin Master, BSc, PhD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA

• Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD, Keio University of School of Medicine, Japan

• Graziella Pellegrini, PhD, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Italy

• Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA

• Cecile Terrenoire, PhD, The New York Stem Cell Foundation, USA

• Kendra Prutton, ISSCR Science Communication and Education Manager

This course is supported by educational grants from Novo Nordisk, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, BlueRock Therapeutics, and Bayer.