The 6th International Conference on Cellular Engineering


The 6th International Conference on Cellular Engineering will be held from August 20-22, 2003 at the Swiss Grand Hotel Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia overlooking Sydney's fabulous Bondi Beach. Conference website: .

Invited speakers are from amongst the international leaders in the field and the scientific program promises to be exciting. Themes and topics include: Development of differentiated cell types from stem cells; Regulation of cellular growth and development; Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions; Biophysical properties of cells and tissues; Cell-based technologies - Gene delivery and expression, cell selection and expansion, biosensors, tissue-scaffolds; Cellular or tissue based therapies; and regenerative medicine.

Submission of abstracts - and processing of registration and payments - are online. All abstracts will be peer-reviewed and full papers for publication in MBEC Journal will be called for after the conference. The official language of the conference is English.

A number of oral presentations in each session will be selected from submitted abstracts. Poster presentations, panel discussions and educational sessions will focus on introducing specific topics of interest. Several student travel scholarships are available.

The Swiss Grand Hotel is conveniently situated just 20 minutes from Sydney's International Airport and the City centre. Accommodation is in 4-star single and twin-share rooms and student accommodation is also available. The social program includes the Welcome Reception, the Conference Dinner and accompanying persons program. Please check the website: www.celleng2003.org.au.

ICCE 2003 is an official satellite symposium of the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. It will be held just prior to the World Congress (also convened in Sydney) and is supported by the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering, Cellular Engineering Working Group; the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, and the Institute of Engineers, Australia.

Contacts:
Laura Poole-Warren celleng2003@gsbme.unsw.edu.au
Magic Touch Consultancies: celleng2003@magicdatabases.com
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