羊年是俺的本命年，据说本命年多舜，低调做人是主调，也将少来科学网矫情。

无奈新年伊始，又收到几个关于干细胞研究的会议煽情邀请发言的通知。印象中自己从来没有在干细胞会议上做过专题报告，怎么几年来老是被相关的会议“抛媚眼”。

实在要说与干细胞大会有过“交情”，也许也就有一回在xxxx大会上，韩忠朝教授在报告完“干细胞老化是衰老本质”之后，自己直统统地提出了“大逆不道”的comment——“熵增生化才是衰老本质”的争辩——这是该被列入干细胞研究“黑名单”的历史事件，居然就把俺与干细胞研究会议给捆绑在一起了？

也罢，不管自己因为什么原因上了干细胞研究的什么“花样名册”，在此还是转发一下会议消息，谨此预祝有关大侠：

新年大吉祥，处处喜洋洋，科学长心眼，参会行方便。

Dear Dr. ……

On behalf of the Organizing Committee for 8^th World Congress of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell-China (http://www.bitcongress.com/RMSC-China2015), we are honored to welcome you as a speaker at Session 2-2: Stem Cell Differentiation (Time: November 18-20, 2015, Place: Shanghai, China).

Confirmed Plenary Keynote Speakers:

Dr. William James, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Planning and Resources), University of Oxford; Professor, Oxford Stem Cell Institute, UK

Dr. Edward Lanphier, Chairman, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine; President & CEO, Sangamo BioSciences, Inc, USA

And some chairs confirmed:

President and CEO CardioCell, LLC USA

Associate Professor Case Western Reserve University USA

President & CEO Sangamo BioSciences USA

Prof. University Hospital Switzerland

Principal scientist AstraZeneca Sweden

CTO Stemedica Cell Technologies USA

CEO SRM Living Foundry USA

The objectives of the 8^th Congress are to bring together an interdisciplinary group of individuals to exchange their expertise and experiences in regenerative medicine & stem cell with cooperation and further stimulate their research and development activities. This can be achieved by well-organized presentations by the oral presenters as well as by providing ample time for discussion after the oral presentations to stimulate further interest and understanding of the subject.

Shanghai, the Congress city, sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the longest river in China. It is the largest Chinese city and "a city of skyscrapers". With a history of more than 700 years, Shanghai was once the financial center of the Far East. Today, Shanghai is the largest economic and transportation center in China. The municipal government is working towards building Shanghai into a modern metropolis and into a world economic, financial, trading and shipping center.

Your earliest confirmation and feedback is highly appreciated, thank you so much.

Sincerely yours,

Ms. Laura

Organizing Committee of World Congress of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell-2015

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Tentative Program Layout

Plenary Keynote Forum

Track 1: A Revolution in Stem Cell Biotherapy

Session 1-1: Who May Guide Global Regenerative Medicine Industry?

Topics: The Development Trend of Global Stem Cell Economy and Market, Ethic, Safety Issues and Social Acceptance of Stem Cell Research, Global Stem Cell Policy, Strategy and Legal Issues, Breaking Stem Cell Technology

Session 1-2: Store Cellular Memories, Stem Cell Bank

Topics: Cell Based Technologies, Cryopreservation, Lyophilization, and Drying, Stem Cell Extraction, Expansion, and Stage Stem Cell Products, Bioreactor

Track 2: Miraculous Stem Cell Biology Discovery

Topics: iPS, Differentiation, Reprogramming, DNA methylation, Cancer Stem Cell, ESC, MSC

Session 2-1: iPS

Session 2-2: Stem Cell Differentiation

Session 2-3: Cellular Reprogramming

Session 2-4: Using Stem Cells for Disease Modeling and Cell Therapy

Session 2-5: Embryonic Stem Cell

Session 2-6: Adult Stem Cell

Session 2-7: Cancer Stem Cell

Track 3: Breaking Research and Applications in Clinical Trials

Session 3-1: Neurologic Diseases Therapy and Neural Stem Cell Application

Session 3-2: Cancer (Oncology) Therapy

Session 3-3: Cardiac & Vascular Therapy

Session 3-4: Bone & Cartilage Therapy

Session 3-5: Immunity Therapy

Session 3-6: Skin & Soft Tissue Therapy

Session 3-7: Liver, Lung & Kidney Therapy

Track 4: Perpetual Regeneration: Stem cell and Tissue Engineering

Session 4-1: Artificial Biomaterials and Scaffolds

Session 4-2: Nanotechnologies in Stem Cells Tissues Engineering

Session 4-3: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Session 4-4: Tissues Regeneration, Repair and Transplantation

Session 4-5: Organs Regeneration, Repair and Transplantation

Young Investigator Forum