Biotechnology
Stem Cell Training for Scientists and Students
The impact of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) on developmental and cell therapy research will be immeasurable over the ensuing decades. A workshop trains postdoctoral fellows early in their research careers, provides technical support or retrains more senior investigators in this rapidly changing area of human stem cell biology. It will have a substantial long-term impact on the development of hESC derived products and our understanding of basic cell biology. The University of Georgia recognizes this opportunity and has provided more than $1 million in equipment to the hESC core facility in support of hESC activities. The Human Embryonic Stem Cells Toolbox workshop will continue to bring scientists with training in embryology, developmental biology, tissue engineering or cell biology together to learn the intricate details, the how-to and theory of hESC’s self renewal from the UGA faculty of experts. Five HEST workshops will be completed during a three-year grant. About a third of the participants have come from Southeast or southern institutions including Emory, Georgia Tech, Morehouse School of Medicine, Baylor School of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia and North Carolina University, as well as companies headquartered in Georgia and Alabama. Other participants have come from India, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Canada and Denmark. In the future the HEST workshop will be conducted at both the University of Georgia and the Whitehead Institute in Cambridge, Mass. (2006)
Sources
| Name | Department | |
| Steven Stice | sstice@uga.edu | Animal and Dairy Science |
| William Kisaalita | williamk@engr.uga.edu | Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
| Clifton Baile | cbaile@uga.edu | Animal and Dairy Science |