special sessions
Stem Cell Reports publishing session | career panel | exhibit hall theater | innovation showcases | focus sessions
Stem Cell Reports sessions
How To Get Your Paper Ready for Peer Review
Thursday 9 July 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Join editors from Stem Cell Reports and other leading journals for a strategy session on scientific publishing. Lunch will be provided.
Janet Rossant, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Reports
Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Canada
Yvonne Fischer
Managing Editor, Stem Cell Reports
International Society for Stem Cell Research, USA
Bruno Di Stefano, PhD
Early Career Editor, Stem Cell Reports
Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Sheila Chari, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Cell Stem Cell
Cell Stem Cell, USA
Alex Eve, PhD
Executive Editor, Development
Development, UK
The Golden Rule of Peer Review: Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them Do Unto You
Thursday 9 July 2026, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join editors from Stem Cell Reports to learn how to be a good peer reviewer. This program is designed for early-career researchers, graduate students, or new reviewers.
Janet Rossant, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Stem Cell Reports
Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Canada
Yvonne Fischer
Managing Editor, Stem Cell Reports
International Society for Stem Cell Research, USA
career panel
Career GPS: Navigating Your Future
Wednesday 8 July 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
There is no single roadmap for a scientific career, and early‑career researchers must often embrace the unknown as they move toward their next steps. This panel offers targeted insight into strategy, transitions, and network‑building for early‑career scientists. Panelists will outline their career trajectories within and beyond academia, highlighting pivotal decisions, unexpected turns, and the skills that supported their professional growth. They will also discuss the day‑to‑day realities of their roles and the influence of mentorship and networking on their career transitions. Designed for PhD students, postdocs, and early‑career researchers, this session provides practical guidance, structured strategies, and lived experience to help attendees move from uncertainty to confident, intentional action.
Andrew W. Bremer, PhD
International Society for Stem Cell Research, USA
Justin Brumbaugh, PhD
University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Marie Engelene J. Obien, PhD
MaxWell Biosystems AG, Switzerland
The Exhibit Hall Theater provides attendees with brief, 15-minute sessions on specialized topics. Pop in and out of the Theater to catch brief presentations from scientific and industry leaders.
Sessions will be announced shortly.
exhibit hall theater
Explore cocktail hour presentations, panel discussions, and other programs to hear from companies presenting new and updated products, services, tools, and technologies and how they can help you propel your research and clinical translation forward.
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innovation showcases
Discover exciting thought leadership, expertise, and new ideas during dynamic, interactive Focus Sessions, lead by industry professionals. Focus Sessions are fully integrated into the scientific program and take place in the prime time of day 1 of the conference.
Sessions will be announced shortly.
focus sessions
