plenary sessions

plenary I: presidential symposium

This Presidential Symposium highlights recent advances in stem cell research with a focus on neural networks and brain repair.

Anders Bjorklund, MD, PhD
Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Lund University, Sweden

Yukiko S. Gotoh, PhD
University of Tokyo, Japan

Madeline Lancaster, PhD
Medical Research Council (MRC), UK

plenary II: modeling early development

This session features breakthroughs in modeling early development, including both experimental and theoretical approaches, along with ethical perspectives.

Sharad Ramanathan, PhD
Harvard University, USA

Elvan Böke, PhD
Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain

Nicoletta Petridou, PhD
EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

plenary III: tissue stem cells in physiology and disease

This session explores the mechanisms that drive tissue remodeling, adaptation, and regeneration in both physiological and disease contexts.

Irene Miguel-Aliaga, PhD
The Francis Crick Institute, UK

Miguel Concha, MD, PhD
Universidad de Chile, Chile

Amy Wong, PhD
The Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

plenary IV: clinical advances and the promise for patients

This session brings together scientists, clinicians, and industry leaders to share advances in cell therapy, gene editing, and transplantation, including a real-world patient perspective.

Martine Rothblatt, JD, PhD
United Therapeutics, USA

Debojyoti Chakraborty, PhD
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India

plenary V: technologies to understand and engineer stem cell systems

This session highlights innovative technologies advancing stem cell biology including AI, imaging, organ-on-chips, and genome editing.

Ali Ertürk, PhD
Helmholtz Munich, Germany

Shalin H. Naik, PhD
WEHI, Australia

plenary VI: awards and keynote

This capstone session features lectures from the ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator, Momentum, and Achievement Award winners, followed by the Keynote Address.

*Keynote speaker and ISSCR Award Winners to be announced.