Stem Cell Network
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is a Canadian non-profit that supports stem cell and regenerative medicine research, teaches the next generation of highly qualified personal, and delivers outreach activities across Canada.[1][2] The Network has been supported by the Government of Canada, since inception in 2001.[1][3] SCN has catalyzed 25 clinical trials, 21 start-up companies, incubated several international and Canadian research networks and organizations, and established the Till & McCulloch Meetings, Canada's foremost stem cell research event.[citation needed]
The organization is based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Activities[edit]
Annual Scientific Conference[edit]
Since 2001, SCN has hosted an annual scientific conference. This conference is open to SCN investigators and trainees, and provides a forum to share new research. The conference takes place in a different Canadian city each year. In 2012, the annual conference was re-branded as the Till & McCulloch Meetings. The establishment of the Meetings ensured that the country's stem cell and regenerative medicine research community would continue to have a venue for collaboration and the sharing of important research. The Till & McCulloch Meetings are Canada's largest stem cell and regenerative medicine conference.
Research Funding Programs[edit]
Training[edit]
The SCN training program includes studentships, fellowships, research grants and workshops. Since 2001, SCN has offered training opportunities to more than 5,000 trainees.[citation needed]
Organization[edit]
Member institutions[edit]
SCN and its membership engage in collaborative funding and research activities. Current members institutions include:[4]
- Dalhousie University
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
- Jewish General Hospital
- Lawson Health Research Institute
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Montreal Heart Institute
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Queen's University
- Robarts Research Institute
- Simon Fraser University
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Unity Health Toronto
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université Laval
- University Health Network
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of Ottawa
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario
- York University
Partners[edit]
- AstraZeneca
- BC Cancer Agency
- BC Children's Hospital Foundation
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
- Convatec
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Innovate BC
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- JDRF
- Let's Talk Science
- Miltenyi Biotec
- Mitacs Canada
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
- Muscular Dystrophy Canada
- Novartis
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
- The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
- St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
- Stemcell Technologies
- St. Jude Medical
- Truth in Advertising
References[edit]
- ^ a b Government of Canada (2020-09-25). "Network of Centres of Excellence- Government of Canada. NETWORK LEGACY: STEM CELL NETWORK - SCN". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ^ Draper, Jon; Murray, Cate (2020-07-02). "Stem Cell Network". Stem Cell Research. 47: 101890. doi:10.1016/j.scr.2020.101890. ISSN 1876-7753. PMC 7331550. PMID 32679523.
- ^ Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (2020-03-02). "Government of Canada invests in regenerative medicine research to support Canadians' health". gcnws. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Members and Partners". Stem Cell Network. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
