Under graduate students highly interested in stem cell science and many of whom were looking forward to adhere stem cell technology as a career celebrates Stem Cell Education Day at the Maryland Science Center April 21,with leading stem cell researchers.
On the occasion leading stem cell researchers like, Curt Civin, MD, professor of pediatrics and director of the new Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the School of Medicine, and Gary Fiskum, PhD, professor of anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, addressed the future of stem cell research for more than 50 undergraduate students.
Professor Civin is famous for discovering a way to isolate stem cells from other cells in the blood in 1984. He and Fiskum spoke on the future of stem cell research and what obstacles must be overcome before the promise of stem cells can be realized.
The free event was organized and sponsored by the Student Society for Stem Cell Research chapters at the University of Maryland, College Park and Johns Hopkins University.
Students have designed the event to help other undergraduates understand the potential of the field and how expanded funding will bolster career opportunities for aspiring doctors and scientists in the field.
The main person behind the entire effort is Josh Basile, a University of Maryland junior who suffered a spinal cord injury in a swimming accident at Bethany Beach, Del., in 2004. Josh, being a quadriplegic could feel the pain and obstacles, he believes, that stem cell research can help patients with devastating spinal cord injuries like his own.
Source: University of Maryland
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