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The ASSCR in its second year
It has been a long time since the last blog. Since, the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research has become more structured, with an elected organizing committee and Executive members. The ASSCR offers members a lot of opportunities to become involved. Read More...
Posted 16 July 09 08:26 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
Stem Cells In Action
I haven't written anything on this blog for awhile. Since the last post, the ASSCR has become firmly established. It now has seventy members. We have organised our first Meeting, during the AHMR Congress, 17th November, Brisbane Convention Centre. At Read More...
Posted 20 September 08 03:38 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
The ASSCR has a web-site at www.asscr.org
Check out our new web-site. The ASSCR is the foremost stem cell society in Australia and New Zealand that aims to promote the discipline of stem cell biology andtherapies, to promote education and research and to disseminatescientific information. So, Read More...
Posted 04 June 08 06:55 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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The ASSCR first conference
The ASSCR is holding its first annual conference during the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress in Brisbane on Monday November 17th 2008. We have invited a number of stem cell scientists from Australia and New Zealand, to speak in a programme Read More...
Posted 05 May 08 11:08 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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Join the ASSCR
Are you interested in the ASSCR? Want to become a member? Then copy the form posted in our Photo blog at URL: - http://myresearchspace.grs.uwa.edu.au/photos/australian_society_for_stem_cell_research_gallery /images/23707/original.aspx Mail this to: Australasian Read More...
Posted 05 May 08 10:45 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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Become A Member of the ASSCR
The Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research promotes stem cell biology and therapies in Australia and New Zealand. Our main objectives: * Support research and encourage scientific exchange to further stem cell research particularly within our region. Read More...
Posted 18 April 08 08:26 by Susan Hawes | 1 Comments   
Winner of the ASSCR Logo Competition
We have a winner and a fantastic logo to represent Australian and New Zealand stem cell interests! Congratulations to Donna Tyler for her beautiful and inspired logo (below). Response to the competition was overwhelming with twenty fantastic entrants. Read More...
Posted 17 March 08 07:24 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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ASSCR Logo Competition
The Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR) is running a competition for the design of a logo. A cash prize of $500 will be awarded to the winner. The winner may also have a year's free membership to the ASSCR. Some helpful points to designing Read More...
Posted 23 January 08 07:46 by Susan Hawes | 1 Comments   
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What do all societies need - a LOGO!
To have a LOGO or symbol that best represents the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research we are going to hold a competition. So, all you budding artists, designers or anyone who wants to see their unique design as a symbol for Australia and New Zealand's Read More...
Posted 18 December 07 07:27 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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The ASSCR is about to become incorporated!
At a meeting to today we finalised all of the rules for the Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research (ASSCR). For those of you interested in such things, I will post the rules later. So, once Consumer Affairs in Victoria have registered the society, Read More...
Posted 18 December 07 06:19 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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ASSCR Rules
Photo from Gary Peh (Monash University). Neural cells from human embryonic stem cells labelled green for a specific protein nestin, with the nucleus stained blue. OK, so at our recent steering committee meeting to establish the new Australasian Society Read More...
Posted 30 October 07 09:44 by Susan Hawes | 1 Comments   
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Who should be members?
We also talked about different types of membership: full and student members (tertiary or higher degree). You could be a full member if you are a scientist, ethicist or clinician who works or is associated with stem cells. An associate membership was Read More...
Posted 23 August 07 10:39 by Susan Hawes | 1 Comments   
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Our first steering committee meeting
Today, we moved one step closer to setting up an Australian/New Zealand Stem Society after a very constructive video-tele conference between twenty-one scientists and administrators who work in the area of stem cell research. Calling the society the Australasian Read More...
Posted 23 August 07 08:54 by Susan Hawes | 0 Comments   
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Development of an Australasian Stem Cell Society
An Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research will establish a stem cell research network in Australia and New Zealand, with interaction within the Asia Pacific Region and provide support and education about stem cells to research scientists and the Read More...
Posted 20 August 07 04:25 by Susan Hawes | 1 Comments   
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