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Stem Cell Teacher Workshops
2008

One of the best parts of doing the stem cell unit with my high school students was listening to them during the debriefing. Over and over I heard them say how much more informed they felt now, like they really had a solid opinion based on all of the facts and not just what they heard adults say. They felt that having all of the information available to them to make an informed decision was powerful, and they were proud of the fact that they were capable of making a choice and defending it.

-Nancy Mouat-Rich, Bethel High School, Spanaway, WA, Field Test Teacher

The Science and Ethics of Stem Cell Research

Sessions in New Jersey and Washington State
This 1.5-day workshop for secondary science teachers showcases our latest curriculum. Our activity-based program will address fundamental concepts in stem cell development, ethical and societal issues in working with stem cells, and current policies and regulations in the field of stem cell research.

$25 with credit card or $20 with check. Course Fee covers professional development hours and all meals. Scholarships Available.

NEW JERSEY
April 4, 2008 4 pm – 8 pm and April 5, 2008 10 am – 3:30 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson University College at Florham, Madison, New Jersey - Directions
Flyer for NJ Workshop

To apply online, please visit: http://nwabr.kintera.org/njstemcellworkshop

To print out a hard copy version of the application to mail, click here (word or pdf)

Keynote: Dr. Jennifer Moore is the assistant director of the Stem Cell Core facility at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Dr. Moore received her bachelor’s of science degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Chemistry and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Her graduate research focused on the role of the cell cycle in the early development of sea urchins. Dr. Moore joined Dr. Christine Mummery’s lab at the Hubrecht Laboratory in Utrecht, the Netherlands, where she studied the role of protein signaling in the cardiac differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESC). She continued her post-doctoral studies in the field of human embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocytes at the University of California, Davis, focusing on the use of genetic strategies to drive chamber specific cardiomyocyte differentiation. At the Stem Cell Core facility, Dr. Moore oversees the hESC culture, works with faculty interested in initiating hESC studies and investigates the role of protein signaling in the neural differentiation of hESC.

SEATTLE
March 24, 2008 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm and March 25, 2008 9 am – 5 pm
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

Draft Agenda

Substitute costs will be reimbursed for participants.

To apply online, please visit: http://nwabr.kintera.org/seattlestemcellworkshop

To print out a hard copy version of the application to mail, click here (word or pdf)

***Note: This workshop is FULL. However, waitlist spots are still available.***

Keynote Speakers (Seattle):
Beverly Torok-Storb, PhD, MEd, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Torok-Storb is a leader in the field of stem cell research, and has additional expertise is in genetics, hematology, and transplantation immunology.

C. Anthony Blau, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington. Dr. Blau is well known for his work in developing methods for controlling the fate of transplanted cells. He is also Co-Director of the UW’s recently created Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.

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