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BIH Lecture:
"Current Status and Future Vision of Retinal Cell Therapy"

by Dr. Masayo Takahashi

Riken Center for Developmental Biology (Japan)

The BIH Lecture is organized in cooperation with the German Stem Cell Network.
Welcome and Introduction: Prof. Georg N. Duda (BIH Chair, BIH Regeneration and Julius Wolff Institut)
Moderation: Prof. Hans Schöler (GSCN President, MPI Münster)

Friday, 28 May 2021

12:00 – 1:00 pm | BIH Lecture

1:10 – 2:00 pm | "Meet the Speaker" with Dr. Takahashi

BIH Lecture
In her BIH Lecture, Dr. Masayo Takahashi will talk about the current status and future vision of retinal cell therapy. In 2013 her project group at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Japan initiated the first human application of autologous iPS cell-derived RPE (iPSC-RPE) cells for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In 2017, they proceeded with a clinical study using allogeneic iPSC-RPE cell transplants with matched HLA6 loci. In this trial, it was proven that if the HLA is not mismatched, the immune response can be controlled without the use of systemic immunosuppressive drugs. In January 2021, the third clinical study (Phase 2) started using iPSC-RPE started and the target diseases to RPE-impaired diseases including AMD and various degenerative diseases were expanded. Regarding the immune response, the research group of Dr. Takahashi obtained in vivo and in vitro POC on the safety and efficacy of iPSC-RPE with partial HLA-KO.

About the Speaker
Dr. Masayo Takahashi joined the RIKEN CDB as a Team Leader of the Lab for Retinal Regeneration in 2006. In 2013, her team launched a pilot clinical study of autologous iPS cell-derived RPE cell sheets for exudative aged-related macular degeneration (AMD), and performed the first RPE cell sheet graft transplantation in September 2014. In August 2019, she started a new carrier as a president of start up company; Vision Care Inc. (VC’), that will collaborate with RIKEN and Kobe Eye Center with the ultimate goal of bringing stem cell therapies to patients.

27.11.2020, 12:00

Online BIH Lecture in Cooperation with the GSCN

Jürgen Knoblich: Cerebral Organoids - modeling human development and disease

BIH Lecture Series | Frontiers in Translational Medicine – Scientific and Structural Challenges
The human brain is unique in size and complexity, but also the source of some of the most devastating human diseases. While many of these disorders have been successfully studied in model organisms, recent experiments have emphasized unique features that can not easily be modeled in animals. The research group of Prof. Knoblich uses cerebral organoids to recapitulate those features in vitro and to test their role in human disease.

Jürgen A. Knoblich, Senior Scientist and Scientific Director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences - IMBA, Vienna.

Registration
Due to the current situation regarding the BIH Lecture will be held Online via GoToMeeting. To participate in the BIH Lecture, please register in advance. The registration will be open until maximal participant capacity is reached.
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„Brain in a dish“ – Was genau sind Organoide? (DE)

Aktuelle Entwicklungen, Potenziale und Herausforderungen der Forschung

Eine Online-Diskussion der interdisziplinären Arbeitsgruppe (IAG) "Gentechnologiebericht" in Kooperation mit dem German Stem Cell Network (GSCN)

23. November 2020

18:00 - 19:30.

Organoide sind stammzellbasierte dreidimensionale Zellstrukturen, die außerhalb des Körpers in Zellkulturen entwickelt werden können und in Aussehen und Funktion bestimmten Organen ähneln wie etwa dem Darm, der Lunge oder dem Gehirn. Ihre zukünftigen Einsatzmöglichkeiten für die biomedizinische Forschung und Medizin sind vielfältig und reichen von Krankheitsmodellierung und Zellkulturexperimenten bis hin zu personalisierten Therapien und Organersatz. Die Veranstaltung bietet einen Überblick über den aktuellen internationalen Forschungsstand und greift die damit verbundenen ethischen und rechtlichen Fragestellungen und gesellschaftlichen Debatten insbesondere in Bezug auf Hirnorganoide auf. Zur Debatte steht beispielsweise, ob zukünftige komplexere menschliche Hirnorganoide Formen von Bewusstsein entwickeln könnten, wie sich ein solches messen ließe und ob gegebenenfalls ethische und rechtliche Schutzansprüche für bewusstseinsfähige Hirnorganoide geltend gemacht werden sollten. Aber auch das Implantieren menschlicher Hirnorganoide in Versuchstiere, sog. Mensch-Tier-Chimären, wirft ethische und rechtliche Fragen auf.

Über derzeitige Entwicklungen, Potenziale und Herausforderungen der Erforschung von Organoiden diskutieren:

Sina Bartfeld (Nachwuchsgruppenleiterin am Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, Universität Würzburg)

Jürgen Knoblich (Direktor Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien)

Silke Schicktanz (stellvertretende Direktorin Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin, Universität Göttingen)

Jochen Taupitz (Direktor Institut für Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik, Universitäten Heidelberg und Mannheim)

Moderation: Volker Stollorz (Science Media Center, Köln).

Interessierte an der Online-Veranstaltung melden sich bitte über das Anmeldeformular an.

Past GSCN events

GSCN Bioethischer Workshop

28. & 29.10.2019 an der Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften in Berlin

Auf Anregung während Jahreskonferenz lädt die GSCN-Fachgruppe ELSA kurzfristig alle interessierten Forscherinnen und Forscher zu einem 2-tägigen Propädeutikum zur Methodik und Systematik normativer Wissenschaften am Beispiel aktueller Entwicklungen in der Stammzellforschung ein. Veranstaltungsort ist die Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (Einstein-Saal, Jägerstr. 22/23, 10117 Berlin).
Die Kurs- und Workshop-Inhalte setzen keine spezifischen philosophischen und juristischen Fachkenntnisse voraus, sondern wollen die Grundlagen der bioethischen bzw. rechtswissenschaftlichen Arbeitsweise für interessierte Naturwissenschaftlern aufarbeiten und mit ihnen aktuelle Fragen der Stammzellforschung in den Workshop-Phasen mit normativer Systematik beleuchten und diskutieren.
Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei, Reise- und Übernachtungskosten müssen selber getragen werden.

Montag, 28. Oktober 2019

12:00 – 13:30 Registrierung
(Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
13:30 – 18:30 Philosophie / Ethik
13:30 – 14:00 Begrüßung und Vorstellung der Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer
14:00 – 15:30 Thomas Heinemann / Sebastian Schleidgen
Einführung in die Methodik und Systematik der biomedizinischen Ethik
15:30 – 16:00 Kaffeepause
16:00 – 17:30 Workshop-Phase zur Anwendung der ethisch / philosophischen Methodik am Beispiel der Genom-Editierung
17:30 – 18:30 Diskussion der Workshop-Ergebnisse und vertiefende Q/A
19:30 Abendessen

Dienstag, 29. Oktober 2019
08:30 – 13:30 Rechtswissenschaft
08:30 – 09:45 Hans-Georg Dederer
Einführung in Methoden und Dogmatik der Rechtswissenschaft am Beispiel
der Forschungsfreiheit
09:45 – 10:15 Kaffeepause
10:15 – 11:45 Workshop-Phase mit Ausblick auf Rechtsfragen artifizieller Keimzellen und der Genomeditierung
11:45 – 12:30 Diskussion der Workshop-Ergebnisse und vertiefende Q/A
12:30 – 14:00 Mittagspause
14:00 – Abschluss-Symposien der geförderten Projekte HumArGam / REALiGN-HD

GSCN Career Development Workshop (in German):
Besser argumentieren – überzeugen und begeistern

2-tägiger Intensivkurs (26.-27.09.2019) am MDC (BIMSB) in Berlin-Mitte
Kursinhalte: Dialog und Diskussion – vernetzte Kommunikation; Überzeugen statt Überreden – Mittel der klassischen Rhetorik; Den richtigen Ton treffen – Betonungen setzen; Aber bitte mit Gefühl – Emotionen zeigen und erzeugen; Wenn der Körper spricht – Signale richtig deuten; Umgang mit kritischen Fragen – strategische Kommunikation; Der »Mitmachfaktor« – das Publikum einbeziehen
Die Besprechung im Kollegenkreis, das wöchentliche Labormeeting, der Vortrag auf einer Fachtagung, eine Podiumsdiskussion oder ein Auftritt bei einem Science Café – Wissenschaftler kommen häufig in Situationen, in denen sie ihre Forschung und ihre Position nicht nur verständlich darstellen sollen, sondern auch spontan auf Nachfragen oder Einwände reagieren müssen. Im Seminar lernen Sie Ihre rhetorische Schlagfertigkeit zu erhöhen, wie auch die Kunst, durch richtiges Auftreten und eine schlüssige Argumentation zu überzeugen.
Der Kurs richtet sich an junge Gruppenleiter*innen und Postdocs. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos (max. 12 Teilnehmer/innen) und wird durch das NaWik bescheinigt. Anmeldeschluss: 30.08.2019
Bewerbung mit kurzem Motivationsschreiben bitte bis zum 30.08.2019 an: Insa Schröder

Mehr Informationen zum Kurs: https://www.nawik.de/seminare/dialog-und-diskussion/

Workshop at the GSCN Conference: Open Science and Your Research

TIME: 25. September 2019, 16.30-18.00 30
LOCATION: Dendrit 2/3, MDC.C, Max Delbrück Center (MDC)

Open Science concepts and tools have the potential to transform the current scientific system for the greater good of all, but what does it mean for you? How can you and your work benefit from the Open Science movement? This workshop will establish what Open Science is and why it is needed. There will be an overview of the main areas of Open Science: Open Access, Open Data, Public Engagement. In addition, there will be some practical tips on changes researchers can make towards Open Science, the potential career benefits of Open Science, and information on what resources the ORION project can provide. The session is suitable for those with very little or basic knowledge of open science. Snacks included.
The workshop is free-of-charge, registration is required: https://forms.gle/3EULWkvAAEsxr2rD9
For more information, please contact: orion@mdc-berlin.de
Trainers: Dr. Luiza Bengtsson

Past GSCN events

GSCN WunderBar Evening in L.A. on 28 June at the ISSCR Annual Meeting

The annual Meeting of the ISSCR takes place in Los Angeles from 26 to 29 June. The GSCN offers two events at the international meeting:
The GSCN Meet-Up Hub takes place on Thursday, 27 June, 15:15 – 16:00 – please join us for the informal gathering at the ISSCR to catch up with friends and colleagues, exchange news and enrich your and our network.
The GSCN WunderBar Evening - a great get-together for the GSCN members and friends in L.A. on 28 June from 8:30 - 11pm. Join us for Mexican food and drinks in a relaxed and welcoming setting for networking and meeting with old and new friends. Please find a detailed invitation to GSCN members for the WunderBar Evening here.

Presentation of the GSCN White Paper "Translation - von der Stammzelle zur innovativen Therapie.

Analyse und Empfehlungen zur klinischen Translation von Stammzellforschung in Deutschland

Date: 20 Nov. 2018
Time: 12:30 Lunch / 13 - 14:00 Paneldiscussion
Place: Tagungszentrum im Haus der Bundespressekonferenz, Raum 5
Schiffbauerdamm 40 / Ecke Reinhardstraße 55, 10117 Berlin

Panel:
Key note: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Geiger, University of Ulm (Acting president GSCN)
Panel:
- Prof. Dr. Hartmut Geiger
- Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Eschenhagen, UKE Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Dr. Andreas Bosio, Miltenyi Biotec GmbH
- Dr. Diane Seimetz, Biopharma Excellence

Moderation: Dr. Stefanie Seltmann, Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)

PEI-GSCN Workshop

Regulatory issues relating to the development and clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)

Date: 6 November 2017
Time: 09:30 - 17:00 h

Location: Axon 2, Max Delbrück Communications Center (MDC.C)
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
13125 Berlin-Buch

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Program

Registration is free of charge. Please register for the PEI workshop by e-mail to the GSCN Office.

This workshop provides an overview of regulatory aspects related to the development and translation of mesenchymal stem/stroma cells towards clinical trials. It is the aim of the workshop to support the researchers organized in the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) in the translation of these innovative products towards the first clinical trials as well as to provide a forum for exchange of information between researchers and clinicians of the GSCN, PEI and the competent authorities of the federal states (Bundesländer).

The PEI workshop takes place in combination with the event Aspekte der Qualitätssicherung bei der Herstellung von ATMPs (DE) at the MDC, Berlin on 7 Nov. 2017 (Registration fee: 185,- €).

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GSCN Non-PI Meeting in Münster

Discuss you project, ideas, future directions and difficulties in a relaxing atmosphere with your peers.

Date: 15 May 2017
Time: 10:00 h
Location: "Halle Münsterland", "Roter Saal", Münster

The meeting offers the unique opportunity to discuss not only your most recent and exciting data, but to also cast some light on seemingly tough problems and hurdles that you are struggling with in advancing your project. Get together with PhD students and PostDocs from various stem cell labs to share ideas, experiences, potential troubles and unanswered questions in an informal setting. We will dig deeper into your research results and discuss them from various perspectives.

The GSCN will cover the costs for:

1 night hotel accommodation
Catering at the meeting
Dinner with all participants

Please contact Dr. Peggy Schulze-Matz or the GSCN Office for registration and further information. Deadline: 24 March 2017

7th Bioinformatics and stem cells satellite meeting

we would like to invite you to the 7th Bioinformatics Satellite Meeting taking place after the Stem Cell Network NRW - 9th International Meeting.

Date: 17 & 18 May 2017
Time: start at 18:00 h (17 May)
Location: "Halle Münsterland" (17 May), MPI for Molecular Biomedicine (18 May), Münster

Organizing Committee:

Dr. Mohamed Hamed, Rostock University Medical Center
Prof. Dr. Georg Fuellen, Rostock University Medical Center
Ms. Yvonne Gladbach, Rostock University Medical Center
Dr. Mathias Ernst, Rostock University Medical Center
Prof. Dr. Ingo Roeder, University of Dresden

Find more details here. For registration send an e-mail with your name, affiliation and position to Anna Sacher.

We will host a Workshop on Computational Tools for Single-CellTranscriptomics in Munich on November 14, 2016. Come and discuss with us the latest state-of-the-art single-cell transcriptomicstechnologies and learn about how to process and interpret your datawith different software tools.

Find more details here and on GSCN Humhub. For registration send an e-mail with the date you will participate as well as your name, affiliation and position, and address with phone and e-mail to BioInfo Rostock.

PEI-GSCN Workshop

Regulatory issues relating to the development and clinical application of pluripotent stem cells

Date: 10 November 2016
Time: 10:00 – 17:00 h
Location: Hörsaal, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), Langen

Preliminary Program

This workshop provided an overview of regulatory aspects related to the development and translation of pluripotent stem cells, including iPS cells and human embryonic stem cell derived progenitors towards clinical trials. We are in the process of organizing a similar event in the fall of 2017 - stay tuned!

Workshop on Computational Tools for Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Learn about state-of-the-art single-cell technologies and how to process and interpret your transcriptomics data

Date: 14 November 2016
Time: whole day event
Location: Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München
Organizers: Carsten Marr & Fabian Theis

How to successfully write a grant that supports yourself?

2 days of intense writing and thinking with Dr. Avril Arthur-Goettig, BioXpress

Date: 24 & 25 November 2016
Location: Ulm University
Organizers: Working group "Career Development": Insa Schröder and Hartmut Geiger

This Workshop introduced the participants to grant writing and the application process leading to a successful application.

UniStem Day – European Stem Cell Day

On 11 March 2016 the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) together with German research institutes and universities initiates an European activity day for Stem Cell Research in Germany - the UniStem Day. This day is celebrated since 2009 at universities and research institutes in Italy, Spain, UK and Sweden. See the international activities at this link: UniStem Day and follow the events in Germany here (in German).

Registration Information for BIH Lecture - Masayo Takahashi
28 May 2021 :

The Lecture will be held online via GoToMeeting. To participate in the Lecture, please register here. The registration will be open until maximal participant capacity is reached.

12:00 – 1:00 pm | BIH Lecture
1:10 – 2:00 pm | "Meet the Speaker" with Dr. Takahashi

A login-link or dial-in number for the phone as well as an access code for the BIH Lecture will be provided the evening before the event.

Registration
Program
12:00 - 1:00 pm: BIH Lecture
1:15 - 1:45 pm: Meet & Greet
After the BIH Lecture Prof. Knoblich will be available for further questions and discussions in a separate meeting.
Dr. Daniel Besser from the German Stem Cell Network (GSCN) will moderate the session.