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Update
The 2006 meeting of the SIVB in Minneapolis features a series of
strong scientific sessions, starting with a Keystone symposium,
and followed by three preliminary symposia and sessions on various
aspects of animal and plant cell culture. For the toxicology section
of SIVB, of particular interest, are the following scientific sessions.
The plenary symposium on bioreactors has focus on the cultivation
of eukaryotic cells for the production of pharmaceuticals. The symposium
includes presentations by experts in various areas of the production
of pharmaceuticals, including cultures of vertebrate, invertebrate,
and plant cells. It is expected that this session will help identify
some of the common needs as well as some of the bioreactor tools
and some of the knowledge that can be shared across different disciplines
within the area of in vitro biology.
The animal symposia of direct interest for the toxicology section
include, but are not limited to, Biology of Metastatic Growth, Cell-based
Bioassays in Drug Development, Cryopreservation, Nutritional Requirements
of Cells in Culture, Tissue Engineering, and Stem Cell Culture.
Each of these symposia will attempt to provide the state of the
art information in their respective area. The sessions range from
the “basics” of cell culture (Biology of Metastatic Growth,
Nutritional Requirements), to related technologies (Cryopreservation),
some of the latest developments (Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering),
and the use of in vitro culture to support new products (Cell-based
Bioassays in Drug Development). We look forward to an exciting conference
that will cover many interesting areas of science and technology
of cell culture.
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Cellular Toxicology Chair
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