Patients at the heart of Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Symposium

I have been to a lot of stem cell conferences over the years and there’s one recent trend I really like: the growing importance and frequency of the role played by patient advocates.

There was a time, not so long ago, when having a patient advocate speak at a scientific conference was almost considered a novelty. But more and more it’s being seen for what it is, an essential item on the agenda. After all, they are the reason everyone at that conference is working. It’s all about the patients.

Kicking off the @CIRMnews Alpha #StemCell Clinics Symposium @UCLA. Great line-up of speakers including: Drs. Antoni Ribas, Mehrdad Abedi, Karen Aboody, John Zaia, Catriona Jamieson & more! @UCLAstemcell#CIRMSymposiumpic.twitter.com/T9pndrDY7W

— Neil Littman (@njlittman) April 19, 2018

That message was front and center at the 3^rd Annual CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinics Network Symposium at UCLA last week…