HYBRID Rita Levi-Montalcini Regenerative Medicine Symposium: Holden Thorp (Editor-in-Chief, Science Journals), Bob Goldstein (University of North Carolina) – “Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”

January 23, 2023

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Zoom/Eric P. Newman Education Center Auditorium (EPNEC; Medical Campus)

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“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.”

Hosted by the Center of Regenerative Medicine

This half-day symposium held in honor of Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini will feature two prominent invited speakers and talks from our current Rita Levi-Montalcini postdoctoral scholars in regenerative medicine.

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Symposium overview:

8:00 to 8:30 – Continental breakfast
8:30 to 10:00 – Session I
- Keynote Dr. Holden Thorp, editor in chief of the Science family of journals. “Spreading the truth in a world of misinformation”
- Featured talks by RLM fellows Dr. Matt Ishahak and Dr. Sade Williams Clayton
10:00 to 10:30 – Coffee break
10:30 to noon – Session II
- Keynote Dr. Bob Goldstein, author of “A lab of her own”, a magazine article on the life and ground-breaking discoveries of Rita Levi-Montalcini. “Life lessons from tracing the footsteps of Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini”
- Featured talks by RLM fellow Dr. Mohamed Hassan and CRM postdoctoral fellows Dr. Blerta Stringa and Dr. Rowan Karvas

For inquiries contact the Center of Regenerative Medicine.