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SFLF President Appointed to STOQ Foundation Board We are proud to announce that Dr. Robin L. Smith, President of the Stem for Life Foundation, has been appointed a board member of the “Science and Faith – STOQ” Foundation (Science, Theology and Ontological Quest), a non-profit organization that looks to create important dialogue between the Church and contemporary culture which is strongly shaped by scientific advancements. The…

Professor Silviu Itescu is the Chief Executive and founder of Mesoblast, an Australian publicly-listed company since 2004 and now the world’s largest regenerative medicine company. Professor Itescu has established an outstanding international reputation as a physician scientist in the fields of stem cell biology, autoimmune diseases, organ transplantation, and heart failure. He is currently an active faculty member of Melbourne and Monash…

John Gurdon, Ph.D. Nobel Prize Winner to Keynote at 2013 Vatican Conference The Keynote speaker for the Second International Vatican Adult Stem Cell Conference, Regenerative Medicine: A Fundamental Shift in Science and Culture, will be Dr. John Gurdon, 2012 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine 2012 for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.…

Mary Lobato At the end of my pregnancy, my daughter Elizabeth was breeched so my doctor planned a Caesarian section. Results from an ultrasound determined that she had 10 months to live. Through her first day in the hospital, the doctor told us that both of Elizabeth’s legs, her arms, her collarbones and her ribs were broken in several places. They didn’t…

The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, NeoStem, The Stem for Life Foundation & STOQ International Announce The Second International Adult Stem Cell Conference: Regenerative Medicine — A Fundamental Shift in Science & Culture   Meredith Vieira, Bill Hemmer and Peggy Noonan to Moderate Landmark Event to be Held Within The Vatican to Raise Global Awareness…

Dr. Anthony Atala Anthony Atala, MD, a Stem for Life Foundation Scientific Advisory Board member, directs The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, where he oversees a team of scientists working to build replacement organs and tissues in the lab and develop cell therapies for more than 30 different areas of the body. Recently reported research by Atala’s team includes a project…

In September, The Stem for Life Foundation attended the Catholic Medical Association’s 81st Annual Educational Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota, titled A Witness to Hope: Medicine and the New Evangelization. Joined by an audience of thousands of Catholic medical professionals, clergy and not-for-profit organizations devoted to health and healing, SFLF joined in a broad range of discussions pertaining to the cultural,…

Dr. Max Gomez, Trustee, SFLF and WCBS-TV Health Correspondent The field of stem cells has been so clouded by controversy and misconceptions that few people truly understand what stem cells are, what their potential is and how much research is being done with them. In fact, when we asked people on the street to tell us about stem cells, the…

Continuing our steadfast mission to increase public awareness of adult stem cells, SFLF regularly combs the media for trustworthy stem cell news that highlight advances in research and treatment breakthroughs. We would like to take a moment and reflect on some of the achievements made in adult stem cell science since our last newsletter in Spring 2012. • In October, The Nobel…