Stem Cell Network
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The Stem Cell Network (SCN) is a Canadian non-profit that supports stem cell and regenerative medicine research, teaches the next generation of highly qualified personal, and delivers outreach activities across Canada.{{Cite web|last=Government of Canada|date=2020-09-25|title=Network of Centres of Excellence- Government of Canada. NETWORK LEGACY: STEM CELL NETWORK - SCN|url=https://www.nce-rce.gc.ca/NetworksCentres-CentresReseaux/NCE-RCE/SCN-RCS_eng.asp|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-09|website=}}{{Cite journal|last1=Draper|first1=Jon|last2=Murray|first2=Cate|date=2020-07-02|title=Stem Cell Network|journal=Stem Cell Research|volume=47|pages=101890|doi=10.1016/j.scr.2020.101890|issn=1876-7753|pmc=7331550|pmid=32679523}} The Network has been supported by the Government of Canada, since inception in 2001.{{Cite web|last=Innovation|first=Science and Economic Development Canada|date=2020-03-02|title=Government of Canada invests in regenerative medicine research to support Canadians' health|url=https://www.canada.ca/en/innovation-science-economic-development/news/2020/03/government-of-canada-invests-in-regenerative-medicine-research-to-support-canadians-health.html|access-date=2021-02-10|website=gcnws}} SCN has catalyzed 25 clinical trials, 21 start-up companies, incubated several international and Canadian research networks and organizations, and established the Till & McCulloch Meetings, Canada's foremost stem cell research event.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
The organization is based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Activities
= Annual Scientific Conference =
Since 2001, SCN has hosted an annual scientific conference. This conference is open to SCN investigators and trainees, and provides a forum to share new research. The conference takes place in a different Canadian city each year. In 2012, the annual conference was re-branded as the Till & McCulloch Meetings. The establishment of the Meetings ensured that the country's stem cell and regenerative medicine research community would continue to have a venue for collaboration and the sharing of important research. The Till & McCulloch Meetings are Canada's largest stem cell and regenerative medicine conference.
= Research Funding Programs =
= Training =
The SCN training program includes studentships, fellowships, research grants and workshops. Since 2001, SCN has offered training opportunities to more than 5,000 trainees.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
Organization
= Member institutions =
SCN and its membership engage in collaborative funding and research activities. Current members institutions include:{{Cite web |title=Members and Partners |url=https://stemcellnetwork.ca/about-us/members-and-partners/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908180252/https://stemcellnetwork.ca/about-us/members-and-partners/ |archive-date=2022-09-08 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Stem Cell Network}}
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- Dalhousie University
- Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont
- Hospital for Sick Children
- Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
- Jewish General Hospital
- Lawson Health Research Institute
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Montreal Heart Institute
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Queen's University
- Robarts Research Institute
- Simon Fraser University
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Unity Health Toronto
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université Laval
- University Health Network
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of Lethbridge
- University of Manitoba
- University of Ottawa
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario
- York University
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= Partners =
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- AstraZeneca
- BC Cancer Agency
- BC Children's Hospital Foundation
- California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Canadian Cancer Society
- Canadian Medical Association
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
- Convatec
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Innovate BC
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- JDRF
- Let's Talk Science
- Miltenyi Biotec
- Mitacs Canada
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
- Muscular Dystrophy Canada
- Novartis
- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
- The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
- St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
- Stemcell Technologies
- St. Jude Medical
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