Huge thanks to everyone who joined our Clinical Translation in Cell and Gene Therapy webinar! 🙏
Thank you to our speakers for insights on the translation pathway and challenges in advancing cell and gene therapies.
Special thank you to @biocanrx.bsky.social for co-hosting! 🤝
Careers Beyond Academia
Our Careers Beyond Academia series (with @medicinebydesign.bsky.social) wraps up March 18 with a spotlight on Entrepreneurship. Hear from Mike Cooke and Lili Aslostovar as they share insights on turning science into real-world impact. 💡
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/careers-beyond-academia/
Clinical Translation in Cell and Gene Therapy
Join the Clinical Translation in Cell and Gene Therapy webinar, hosted by SCN and @biocanrx.bsky.social on March 4, 2026.
Designed for trainees and researchers exploring how therapies move from lab to clinic. 🔬
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/clinical-translation-in-cell-and-gene-therapy/
(3/3) Patrick Bedford et des experts de Santé Canada, de la PMDA du Japon et de l’Agence européenne des médicaments y font également état des enseignements tirés en la matière. 🧬
(2/3) À l’occasion de la #JournéeDesMaladiesRares, le dernier numéro des Actualités du RCS souligne l'importance d'une collaboration réglementaire mondiale précoce pour faire progresser les thérapies cellulaires et géniques pour les maladies rares vers le stade des #EssaisCliniques.
(1/3) It’s #RareDiseaseDay, and SCN’s latest blog highlights how early, global regulatory collaboration can advance rare disease cell and gene therapies toward clinical trials, with key lessons from Patrick Bedford and experts from Health Canada, PMDA, and EMA.
Deadline extended! Abstract submissions for #ISSCR2026 are now open until 4 March 2026! Share your latest discoveries & connect with leading researchers and industry innovators from around the world this July in Montréal, Canada 👉 https://bit.ly/4owAWzF
(5/5) … mais que le travail, les efforts et les investissements consentis en valent la peine, puisqu’ils permettent au final de sauver des vies et de créer des emplois.
(4/5) Mme Murray note que mettre au point des technologies et des thérapies à base de cellules souches qui auront un effet durable, voire curatif, ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain…
(3/5) @catemurray1.bsky.social, PDG du RCS, a expliqué dans un article de Research Money comment les investissements du RCS soutenus par le fédéral permettent le développement de thérapies à base de #CellulesSouches salvatrices potentiellement curatives.
🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/news/le-r...
(2/5) From diabetes and blood cancers to pediatric lung disease and muscular dystrophies, Cate notes that developing durable, curative stem cell technologies and therapies is not a short journey.
But the work and the investment are worthwhile because they save lives and create jobs.
(1/5) SCN President & CEO, @catemurray1.bsky.social, was featured in Research Money, discussing how federally supported investment through SCN is enabling world-first #StemCell technologies and life-saving, potentially curative therapies.
🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/news/federal...
AI Tools and Large Language Models for Principal Investigators in Regenerative Medicine
Are you a PI navigating #AI in research leadership? 🤖
Learn how AI and large language models can support decision-making, risk mitigation, and lab governance in #RegenMed research.
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/ai-tools-and-large-language-models-for-principal-investigators-in-regenerative-medicine/
SCN Summer Studentship
Attention PIs! This is the last call for applications.
The SCN Summer Studentships 2026 provides $5,000 for undergraduate research in #StemCells and #RegenMed. This funding helps support research from May 2026 to August 2026. 🔬
Apply here. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/summer-studentships/
StemCellTalks is back for 2026! 🎉
We’re travelling across Canada to engage Grades 10–12 students in #StemCellResearch & #RegenMed through a full-day symposium. 🔬
Stops: Guelph, Québec City, Montréal, Hamilton, Vancouver, Ottawa, London, Toronto & Calgary. 📍
🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/resources/ed...
Mitacs and Stem Cell Network Industry-Based Internship Program 2026-2027
⏰ Final call for the SCN–Mitacs Industry-Based Internship Program!
This internship provides hands-on experience in #RegenMed, connecting trainees with CDN companies and academic labs. 🔬
🔗 https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/mitacs-and-stem-cell-network-industry-based-internship-program-2026-2027/
📢 Dernier appel à candidatures!
Si le soutien aux chercheurs en début de carrière ou l’élaboration des initiatives de formation vous passionne, joignez-vous à nous et contribuez à orienter le contenu et la mise en œuvre de nos programmes de formation.
🔗 stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/a-propos/...
🚨 Last call for applications!
Whether you’re passionate about supporting early career researchers or advancing training initiatives, join us and help shape the development and implementation of our training programs.
Learn more. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/about-us/committees/
The @isscr.org and @stemcellnetwork.ca have launched a working group on Global Workforce Development in Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine. I'm excited to co-chair this initiative with Dr. Danielle Spice and to work with an impressive set of trainees and early-career investigators. (1/2)
📣 That’s a wrap on our Careers Beyond Academia: Clinical Research session!
Huge thanks to Sonam Dubey and Ben Wang for sharing their career journeys and insights 🩺✨
🎥 Missed it? Watch the full recording on SCN’s YouTube channel: youtu.be/XyD_VEDm8Mw @medicinebydesign.bsky.social
Silver Anniversary Awards
Le RCS transforme des vies au Canada grâce à la #MédecineRégénératrice — et ce sont des personnes qui propulsent ces progrès.
Nous rendons hommage cette année à 25 personnes ou groupes qui ont renforcé l’écosystème canadien de la médecine régénératrice.
stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/25-prix-p...
Silver Anniversary Awards
For 25 years, SCN has worked to transform lives through #RegenMed in Canada — and people are at the heart of that progress. 🇨🇦
We’re honouring 25 outstanding individuals or groups whose contributions have strengthened Canada’s regenerative medicine ecosystem. 🔬
stemcellnetwork.ca/25-for-25-sc...
SCN Summer Studentship
⏰ Last chance to apply! SCN Summer Studentships 2026 close soon.
The SCN Summer Studentships program gives senior undergrad students hands-on research experience in #StemCells and #RegenMed at a Canadian academic institution.
Apply here. ➡️ https://stemcellnetwork.ca/training/summer-studentships/
(3/3) Ensemble, ces résultats démontrent que les investissements ciblés dans la formation se traduisent par une meilleure préparation de la main-d’œuvre, des réussites professionnelles et la rétention à long terme des talents au Canada.
Téléchargez le rapport : stemcellnetwork.ca/fr/impact/ba...
(2/3) 📊 Principaux constats :
• + de 2 000 stagiaires ont participé à + de 100 événements nationaux de formation
• 88 % des anciens sont employés au Canada
• 82 % ont affirmé que les formations du RCS ont favorisé leur réussite professionnelle
(1/3) Depuis plus de 20 ans, le RCS contribue au renforcement de l’écosystème canadien de la médecine régénératrice en formant la prochaine génération de scientifiques, de cliniciens et d’innovateurs.
Notre nouveau rapport examine les résultats des formations soutenues par le RCS de 2020 à 2025.
(3/3) Together, these results demonstrate how targeted training investments translate into workforce readiness, career success, and long-term talent retention in Canada.
👉 Download the Report: stemcellnetwork.ca/impact/build...
(2/3) Our new report examines outcomes from SCN-supported training between 2020 and 2025.
📊 Key findings include:
• 2000+ trainee participants in 100+ national training events
• 88% of alumni employed in Canada
• 82% report SCN training advanced their career success
(1/3) For more than two decades, SCN has played a critical role in strengthening Canada’s regenerative medicine ecosystem by training the next generation of scientists, clinicians, and innovators.
📣 Calling stem cell researchers and GMP manufacturing specialists!
The University of Alberta is hiring a #ResearchAssociate, Stem Cell Process Development & GMP Manufacturing to join the Shapiro Stem Cell Diabetes Lab, led by Dr. James Shapiro.
Learn more and apply. ➡️ stemcellnetwork.ca/careers/
