FEATURE ARTICLE
An American scientist in Tehran
Rudolf Raff
The congress attracted over 2,000 participants and more than 80 speakers from Iran and all over the world, but only seven speakers were from the USA. Sessions were conducted in English and ranged from gynaecology to epidemiology to ethics, as well as, of course, stem-cell biology. The conference facilities were excellent and discussions within sessions and in the corridors were lively. Accomplishments presented at the conference included a cloned sheep, molecular characterizations of pluripotency and other work in proteomics, cellular reprogramming, and work on both adult and embryonic stem cells. This annual congress is of great importance for Iranian scientists, as it is the best, and for many the only, way of meeting foreign scientists.
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