2012 Missouri Cures Education Foundation Speakers Series Co-sponsored by the Staenberg Family Foundation in conjunction with THF Realty & MedStem Feb. 26, Columbia: Mark Kirk, Ph.D. March 11, Kansas City: Dawn Cornelison, Ph.D. April 15, Columbia: John Viator, Ph.D. April 22, St. Louis: Marie Csete, M.D., Ph.D. May Fund-raiser, St. Louis: Details TBA June 10, St. Louis: Bill Miller, M.D. August (date TBA), Springfield: John Viator, Ph.D. Aug. 26, Kirksville: Dawn Cornelison, Ph.D. Sept. 9, Columbia: Russell Swerdlow, M.D. September, Kansas City: Details TBA October Fund-raiser, St. Louis: Details TBA Learn more »

Awards galore and much more Sunday, January 29, 2012 HADASSSAH IS HOSTING A BIG STEM CELL RELATED EVENT on Feb. 14, this one of particular interest in advances against Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In case you had not noticed, the event falls on Valentine's Day and is called "Framing the Future Encore: A Love Story." It will feature an inspiring story from a MS patient from Houston and her husband. Embryonic stem cells improve vision for two women Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Two women with untreatable eye diseases said they had dramatic improvements in their vision after injections of human embryonic stem cells, making it the first documented time these controversial cells have helped someone. See All News »