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December 18, 2007 Public-private sector stem cell strategic planning meeting among representatives from regional universities and companies (hosted by the Public Health Research Institute of UMDNJ).
November 1, 2007 Central New Jersey Stem Cell Public Information Forum sponsored by the Stem Cell Healing Foundation, New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research and the Biology Teachers Association of New Jersey (Hilton Hotel, East Brunswick). Open to the public.
October 23, 2007 Northern New Jersey Stem Cell Public Information Forum sponsored by the Stem Cell Healing Foundation, New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research and the Biology Teachers Association of New Jersey and hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology. Open to the public.
October 2, 2007 Biology Teachers Association of New Jersey (BTANJ) introduces national stem cell education website (www.StemCellResources.org) at Harvard Stem Cell Summit hosted by the Genetics Policy Institute, Harvard Stem Cell Institute and Burrill Life Sciences Media Group.
September 29, 2007 "NJ Stem Cell Research Bond Act: What is it all about?" held at the Council Chambers of Chatham Borough and sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Chatham-Madison Area with distinguished panelists including Dr. Barry Komisaruk (Rutgers University), Dr. Richard Nowakowski (UMDNJ-RWJMS), Dr. Donald Sebastian (NJIT and the Newark Institute for Regenerative Healthcare), Assemblyman Neil Cohen (D-Union) and Assemblyman Michael Carroll (R-Morris).
September 26, 2007 Biology Teachers Association of New Jersey launches national high school education website at Applied Biosystems-Rutgers Stem Cell Technology Symposium (sponsors include Abacus Biocomputing Systems, Alphagenix, Columbia Biosciences, MickMedia, Molecular Machines, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rational Affinity Devices and the Stem Cell Healing Foundation.)
July 26, 2007 Governor Corzine Signs Landmark New Jersey Stem Cell Research Bond Act sponsored by Senator Dick Codey, Senator Barbara Buono, Assemblyman Neil Cohen, Assemblyman John McKeon, Assemblywoman Joan Voss, Assemblyman Michael Panter, Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, and Assemblyman Mims Hackett, Jr.
May 22, 2007 "WHY STEM CELLS?" first regional Stem Cell Public Information Forum hosted by County College of Morris in collaboration with the Stem Cell Healing and Healthcare Community.
April 27, 2007 Orthopaedic Applications of Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering (Clinical Value Workshop Series) featuring presentations by Celgene, EBI-Biomet, Johnson and Johnson, NJIT, Newark Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Osteotech, Stryker and UMDNJ.
January 12, 2007 Biomedical Engineer at NJIT Poised to Take Stem Cell Research a Step Forward. Dr. Treena Arinzeh is pursuing stem cell innovations for spinal cord injury and cartilage repair through grants from the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology.
December 21, 2006 Governor Corzine signs Stem Cell Research Bill into law (Senate Bill S-1471/Assembly Bill A-2828 sponsored by Assemblymen Neil Cohen, John McKeon and Louis Manzo, Assemblywoman Joan Quigley and former Assemblyman Albio Sires).
December 14, 2006 Senate Bill S1471 passes both Houses, authorizing the issuance of bonds by the NJ Economic Development Authority to fund State capital construction projects of $270 million for stem cell research facilities, biomedical research, blood collection and cancer research.
November 7, 2006 Stem Cells in the Era of Regenerative Medicine sponsored by the Rotary Club of Montclair, New Jersey (Pal's Cabin, West Orange NJ).
November 2, 2006 BioBiz Partnering Forum 1:00-4:00 pm co-sponsored by Wake Forest University, Piedmont Triad Research Park and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (Winston-Salem NC).
October 23, 2006 BioBiz Partnering Forum at New Jersey Insitute of Technology in collaboration with Rutgers-Newark and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
October 11, 2006 New Jersey Science Convention at the Garden State Exhibit Center (co-sponsored by New Jersey Science Teachers Association and New Jersey Science Education Leadership Association): 'Regenerative Medicine and the Science of Stem Cells.'
October 3, 2006 Fourth New Jersey Neuroscience Grant Proposal Generation Workshop (co-sponsored by Rutgers-Newark, the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research, New Jersey Insitute of Technology and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey).
September 27, 2006 NJIT, Rutgers, UMDNJ, New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research present 'Stem Cell Treatment of Neural Disorders: Hype of Hope?' -- an educational outreach forum at Kessler Rehabilitation Institute (West Orange, NJ).
September 12, 2006 Stem Cell Utility in Brain Injury and Stroke: Background, Prospects, Challenges and Issues -- an educational outreach forum hosted by NJIT in response to inquiries by brain injury survivors and their families who meet biweekly at Kessler Rehabilittaion Institute.
August 9, 2006 Third New Jersey Neuroscience Grant Proposal Generation Workshop (co-sponsored by Rutgers-Newark, the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research and the Stem Cell Healing & Healthcare Community).
June 26, 2006 Second New Jersey Neuroscience Grant Proposal Development Workshop (co-sponsored by the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research).
June 12, 2006 Wake Forest University Translational Project Development Workshop (hosted by the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Office of Technology Asset Management): 'Regenerative Medicine as a Driver for Interdisciplinary Collaboration -- Nanotechnology meets molecular, cellular and clinical biology.'
May 31, 2006 First New Jersey Neuroscience Proposal Development Workshop (sponsored by the New Jersey Institute of Technology and organized in cooperation with the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research).
May 2-19, 2006 Stem Cell Community Development Events in Shanghai and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
March 23, 2006 Symposium on 'Local Innovation Systems & Regional Economic Development' at New Jersey Institute of Technology featuring thought leaders from NJIT, MIT, the Kauffman Foundation, University of Chicago, University of Cardiff (UK), Univeristy of Tampere (Finland) and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
March 20-21, 2006 Centro di Biotechnologie del Cardarelli hosts the 1st International Stem Cell Community Development Workshop in Naples, Italy.
March 10, 2006 4th Annual NJ Biomedical Engineering Showcase. 'Stem Cells and Biomedical Engineering: Tools to enhance traffic flow in NJ\'s Cure Corridor.'
March 9, 2006 Stem Cell Community Development Roundtable 6:30-9:00 pm at PHRI. Cosponsored by PHRI, NJIT, UMDNJ, Coriell and the Stem Cell Healing & Healthcare Community.
March 2, 2006 'Message and Market Development' stem cell educational outreach workshop, 6:30-9:00 pm hosted by ProposaLab Ventures.
Feb. 21, 2006 Stem Cell Community Development Roundtable hosted by UMDNJ Foundation, New Brunswick NJ
Feb. 16, 2006 Stem Cell Community Development Roundtable hosted by Coriell Institute, Camden NJ.
Jan. 25, 2006 BLACKNJ honors ProfessirX with Outstanding Achievement Award
Dec. 12, 2005 New Jersey Senate hearing on Stem Cell Research Bond Act of 2006, a referendum to authorize $350 million in bonds to finance stem cell research grants.
Dec. 7, 2005 Star Ledger Article: $575 million stem cell plan on table
Dec 7, 2005 Bills would create two stem cell sites in N.J.
Dec 4, 2005 Courier News Editorial
Nov 29, 2005 Echoes Sentinal Article
Nov 29, 2005 Star Ledger Article
Nov 24, 2005 Courier News Article
Oct 26, 2005 ProfessirX-NJIT Rally
Oct 20, 2005 Final 2005 Stem Cell Healing Roundtable
Oct 15, 2005 AHS-NJSCREF Symposium
Sept 20, 2005 Meeting of the Minds on Stem Cell Healing
July 21, 2005 Stem Cell Teambuilding Roundtable
July14, 2005 Stem Cell Healing PROJECT MAPPING ROUNDTABLE
June 28, 2005 Newswire for NJSCREF-NJIT June 28, 2005 press conference
Jun 18, 2005 NJIT-Bio2005
June 9, 2005 1st 5-Partner Stem Cell Healing Roundtable
May 19, 2005 1st Weekly STEM CELL HEALNG ROUNDTABLE
Winter, 2005 NJIT Alumni Magazine Winter 2005
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