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Stem cell research enables the study of the nervous system at cellular and molecular resolution from early development through aging, while also offering powerful approaches to model and treat diseases of the central nervous system. At the ISSCR 2026 Annual Meeting, top stem cell researchers will share their latest findings on neural fate specification, stem cell-based disease models, and the clinical applications of stem cell therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Register to hear their presentations.

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Roger A. Barker, PhD, MRCP

University of Cambridge, UK
Presenting in Plenary IV: Clinical Advances and the Promise for Patients
Brian Bigger, PhD

The University of Edinburgh, UK
Presenting in Integrating Gene and Cell Approaches for Transformative Therapies
Alain Chédotal, PhD

Institut de la Vision, France
Presenting in Plenary V: Technologies to Understand and Engineer Stem Cell Systems
Isabel Farinas, PhD

University of Valencia, Spain
Presenting in Organ Function and Cross-Organ Communication
Michael G. Fehlings, MD, PhD

University of Toronto & Toronto Western Hospital, Canada
Presenting in Integrating Gene and Cell Approaches for Transformative Therapies
Li Gan, PhD

Weill Cornell Medical College, USA
Presenting in Aging Models and Age-Related Diseases
Yukiko S. Gotoh, PhD

University of Tokyo, Japan
Presenting in Plenary I: Presidential Symposium
Madeline Lancaster, PhD

Medical Research Council (MRC), UK
Presenting in Plenary I: Presidential Symposium
Nobukatsu Sawamoto, MD, PhD

Kyoto University, Japan
Presenting in Modulating the Tissue Niche for Therapeutic Success
Hongjun Song, PhD

University of Pennsylvania, USA
Presenting in Precision Medicine and Drug Evaluation
Yan Song, PhD

Peking University, China
Presenting in Transcriptional Regulation of Somatic Stem Cells

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