Rajasekhar Vinagolu K, Vemuri Mohan C
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Stem Cells. 2005 Sep;23(8):1212-20. doi: 10.1634/stemcells.2005-0336. Epub 2005 Aug 2.
This article forms a review and an appraisal of the third annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (http://www.isscr.org), held in San Francisco on June 23-25, 2005. The focus of the meeting was recent advances in stem cell biology. More than 2,000 scientists from around the world met to discuss stem cell research, clinical applications, and the ethical hurdles facing the field. Major topics highlighted during the meeting included the self-renewal and differentiation of embryonic stem cells as well as adult stem cells. Presentations included diverse topics such as cancer stem cells, tissue-specific stem cells, technology development, and clinical aspects of stem cells. Given the excitement the field has generated, linking basic stem cell research and clinical applications was paramount for discussion at the meeting. With the current resources in molecular biology research, improvements in genetic engineering, postgenomic capabilities, and biotechnological advances, it appears timely that stem cell biology research is headed toward making a major therapeutic contribution to human health.
本文是对2005年6月23日至25日在旧金山举行的国际干细胞研究学会第三届年会（http://www.isscr.org）的回顾与评价。会议的重点是干细胞生物学的最新进展。来自世界各地的2000多名科学家齐聚一堂，讨论干细胞研究、临床应用以及该领域面临的伦理障碍。会议期间突出的主要议题包括胚胎干细胞和成体干细胞的自我更新与分化。报告涵盖了多种主题，如癌症干细胞、组织特异性干细胞、技术发展以及干细胞的临床方面。鉴于该领域所引发的热潮，将基础干细胞研究与临床应用联系起来在会议讨论中至关重要。凭借分子生物学研究的现有资源、基因工程的改进、后基因组能力以及生物技术的进步，干细胞生物学研究朝着对人类健康做出重大治疗贡献的方向发展似乎恰逢其时。
