Proteome Biology of Stem Cells Initiative
Overview of Project
Stem cells, and especially embryonic stem cells, are in the focus of attention because of their unique properties to form all cells of the adult body. Control of these properties in vitro would offer tremendous potential to develop treatments of diseases that cannot be cured today, especially in the area of regenerative medicine. However, since our understanding of most of the basic cellular process underlying stem cell self-renewal, maintenance and differentiation are still very limited it will be essential to expand our knowledge especially on the protein level if stem cells are to reach their full potential.
This initiative aims to provide a platform for researchers from both stem cell and proteomic communities to define pressing issues in stem cell biology requiring proteomic analysis and to initiate collaborative projects. This initiative has been established jointly by HUPO and the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and is represented by leading scientists from both fields. An initial workshop will be held at the annual meeting of the ISSCR in Cairns, Australia, June 18th 2007.
There the agenda will be set for the near future with respect to setting up collaborations and organizing workshops. The HUPO meeting in Seoul (October 2007) will host a dedicated meeting on stem cell proteomics and a progress workshop of the PBSC initiative.
Key Documents Related to Activities
Future meetings with dedicated sessions
TBATeam composition
Albert Heck (Utrecht University)Jeroen Krijgsveld (EMBL)
Christine Mummery (Utrecht University and Hubrecht Laboratory)
Jennifer van Eyk (Johns Hopkins, Baltimore)
Bonghee Lee (Seoul, Korea)
Youngmok Park (Seoul, Korea)
Kim Dong-Wook (director of Korea Stem Cell Research Center)
Philip Andrews (U. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Sue O’Shea (U. Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Tony Whetton, (Manchester, UK)
Matthias Mann (MPI Martinsried)
Mahendra Rao (Invitrogen)
Paul J. Simmons (President ISSCR)
Glyn Stacey (Director for the UK Stem Cell Bank)
Martin Pera (UCLA)
Peter Andrews (Sheffield University, UK)
Ihor Lemischka (Princeton University)
Ron McKay (NIH)
Nancy Witty (Executive Director, ISSCR)
Contact
Dr. Jeroen KrijgsveldEMBL
Meyerhofstrasse 1
69117 Heidelberg, Germany
tel. +49-6221-3878560
Email: jeroen.krijgsveld@embl.de
