Vishnu Balaji on behalf of KSU Stem Cell Unit, had a talk during the International Conference on Stem Cells and Cancer (ICSCC-2010) on Proliferation, Differentiation and Apoptosis at I2IT (IGNOU), his talk is about the “Human dermal and foreskin fibroblasts share Multipotent Mesenchymal Stem Cell features”. Held from 11th – 14th December, 2010, at I2IT Convention Center, Hinjewadi, Pune, INDIA.

Dr. May Al-Nbaheen, attended the World Stem Cell Summit in 2010, held in Michigan, USA. She presented the “Comparative analysis of stem cell surface markers expression between MSC derived from bone marrow and adipose tissues versus fibroblastic cells”. This research was done by Dr. May and her team at Stem Cell Unit. For more details on this research, please click the link. World Stem Cell Summit Poster

Recent Advances in Stem Cell Research
11th October 2010

The Stem Cell Unit in Anatomy Department, College of Medicine & King Saud University invites you to our 2nd Workshop about the “Recent Advances in Stem Cell Research" on Monday, 11th October 2010 (3rd Dhu Al-Qadah 1431) from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm in Main Auditorium of College of Medicine in King Saud University.  Download scientific program

Training Program for Medical Students
4/8/2010

The Stem Cell Unit of Anatomy Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University organized a Summer Course Training Program for Medical Students.
The course was held on the 24th of July 2010 – 4th of August 2010, the two weeks course covered a “Hands-On Sessions” and Lectures.
The lectures includes the Important Aspects in Stem Cell Technology and Regenerative Medicine in addition to Culture Techniques, PCR Techniques, FACS Analysis with some lectures on IPS Cells and Stem Cell in Tissue Engineering.

The training program schedule will be as follows:

The Stem Cell Unit of Anatomy Department would like to invite you on a mini seminar for two lectures:
4/5/2010

“Repairing the injured spinal cord: clinical trial of olfactory ensheathing cell transplantation”
“Pluripotent adult stem cells in olfactory mucosa and their use as stem cell models of brain diseases”
by: Alan Mackay-Sim

from National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, Griffith University, Australia
Date: Tuesday 4-5-2010 Time: 9-11am
Venue: Theater C College of Medicine, King Saud University

Stem Cell Unit at KSU and Australian National University formalize twinning research agreements
28/5/2010

Dr. Abdullah Aldhamash, the head and founder of Stem Cell Unit at King Saud University, has announced on May 28 2010, a new research partnership between Stem Cell Unit, represented by Dr. May Salem Alnbaheen, the laboratory manager of Stem Cell Unit-KSU and the Australian National University, where Professor Klaus Matthaei of The John Curtin School of Medical Research is a distinguished stem-cell expert. Doctor Matthaei is a professor and the Chair of King Saud University’s Stem Cell Unit in the College of Medicine and a driving force behind KSU’s ambitious Twinning Program.

 The Australian National University ranks 59th among the world’s finest universities according to China’s Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which annually releases the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).

The twining program aims to transfer the stem cell technology and genetic corrections into the national research units, producing specific tissues and cells to be used for treatment of genetic disorders such as neurodegenerative diseases, and infertility cases, and train national trainees on the latest technology in the field of stem cells and genetic correction.

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/2010/06/08/ksu-and-top-australian-universities-reach-twinning-research-agreements/ 

9/3/2010

Stem Cell Unit in Anatomy Department / King Saud University has organized a mini seminar by Dr. Bassem M. Abdullah, associate Professor and Laboratory Manager / Odense University Hospital, Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory (KMEB) University of Southern Denmark, presenting two lectures “Current understanding of the balance between osteoblast and adipocyte differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells” and “ Novel strategy for directing the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into chondrocyte fro cartilage tissue repair” in Sunday 21 Feb 2010 in College of Medicine, King Saud University. 

Won the FIRST PRIZE
8/1/2010
Stem Cell Unit -College of Medicine King Saud University Won the FIRST PRIZE for the research work entitled (Some Factors Affecting Embryological Techniques in Mice) By Mona Ahmed Elsafadi a researcher in the unit, in the contest organized by the IVF laboratory of the King Fahad Medical City in association with the Riyadh Embryology Club, and the Jeddah Embryology Club during the conference "Recent Advances in Laboratory Assisted Reproductive Technology" held in King Fahad Medical City in 8th Jan 2010