Latest Past Events
2021 BCRegMed 5th Annual Symposium
Virtual/OnlineBCREGMED is proud to host our annual Symposium taking place May 19th and 20th, 2021 from 9AM-1PM both days. In keeping with provincial and federal guidelines, we will be sticking with a VIRTUAL event. The ongoing goal of BCREGMED is to provide opportunities for members of the regenerative medicine and cell therapy community to come together, identify existing gaps in the field, pursue new collaborations, and continue working toward effective and permanent solutions to some of today’s most challenging and prevalent health care issues. We believe this goal can be just as effectively realized through our new digital mediums. As [...]
BCREGMED Dragon’s Den Competition for Trainee Projects
OnlineAre you a trainee? Do you have a trainee? Do the two of you want a super-shiny stipend grant to pursue a new project and celebrate the holidays? BCREGMED is bringing in the new year with a brand-new opportunity to support trainees! We are now offering $15K salary stipends to SIX lucky trainees and are inviting trainees and PIs to participate in our virtual dragon's den competition! How it works: interested trainees or principal investigators will register to pitch their project below. Abstracts will be assessed by our team to determine if the research is relevant to regenerative medicine and successful [...]
Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Symposium
OnlineRegenerative Rehabilitation: an emerging field that integrates regenerative medicine with rehabilitation therapies Simon Fraser University and BCREGMED are proud to present a first-of-its-kind, virtual Regenerative Rehabilitation Research Symposium taking place January 19th and 20th, 2021 (10AM-12PM both days)! This unique event seeks to explore the interface of tissue engineering and regenerative therapies with rehabilitation techniques. Background: As most of us know, regenerative medicine involves the regeneration or replacement of diseased cells and tissues using tools such as stem cells, engineered tissues, biomaterials, or molecules. Two pressing questions surround this approach: 1) it is necessary to precondition biological materials prior to implantation? [...]