Dear Colleaques:

On June 19-20, 2008, a small German research consortium will hold a Ministry of Science and Technology-funded workshop that explores the challenges one faces in the exploitation of hair follicle- and other skin derived stem cells for new regenerative medicine approaches to wound healing (see the program).

Our emphasis will be on fostering debate and on defining the key problems at hand in a small, carefully selected, interdisciplinary group of colleagues so as to facilitate application-oriented future research projects inside and outside of the existing consortium for skin defect repair.
Therefore, we'd be absolutely delighted if you could find the time to join us in Berlin, and to add your unique perspective to the practical and scientific challenges that we are facing in skin defect repair.

Workshop participation is by invitation only (limited vacancies!), but there is no registration fee for invited participants.

If you are interested to join this meeting, please, send a brief application to lauster@drfz.de AND ralf.paus@uk-sh.de by June 5, 2008, stating your affiliation and specific reasons for wishing to participate. You'll be notified about acceptance at the latest one week after sending your application note.