The 17th International Symposium on Neural Transplantation & Repair (INTR), in conjunction with 34th Annual Symposium of the Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration (NECTAR) will take place on Oct 28-30, 2024 at the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore. This year's symposium is hosted by the Duke-NUS Medical School together with Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore.
The INTR symposium represents the international meeting of the American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair (ASNTR), Asia-Pacific Association for Neural Transplantation and Repair (APANTR) and the Network for European CNS Transplantation and Restoration (NECTAR). This year's symposium marks the 40th anniversary since the first INTR symposium was organized by Professor Anders Bjorklund, pioneer of cell therapy for Parkinsons disease, in 1984. Professor Bjorklund will be one of the keynote speakers to the symposium.
This conference will bring together leading scientists, clinicians, and industry representatives from around the world to share their latest findings in gene and cell therapy for neural disorders that will help foster new collaborations. The three-day program will feature keynote lectures, symposia on hot topics, workshops/young investigator colloquia, Industry/patient advocates discussion, and opportunities for oral communications and poster presentations. The scientific program will cover a broad spectrum of stem cell biology, genome editing, preclinical and clinical research and development in cell and gene therapy.
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