April 16-17, 2008 – 1st Annual Student Symposium in Regenerative Medicine, hosted by the CIHR Training Program in Regenerative Medicine and the Stem Cell Network. Open to graduate students, registration is required. Read More | 
Promising new drug for spinal cord injuries – 08/04/2008
McEwen Researcher Michael Fehlings is studying the use of Cethrin following spinal cord injury. Read More
April 3, 2008 - Visiting Speaker Dr. Konrad Hochedlinger from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Stem Cell Institute presented his work entitled “Reprogramming of adult cells into pluripotent cells”.
VistaGen Therapeutics Announces Broad Stem Cell R&D Alliance With Toronto’s University Health Network and The McEwen Centre For Regenerative Medicine – 03/12/2008
VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company using embryonic stem (ES) cell technologies to discover and develop new drugs for diabetes and neurological disorders, announced an expansive ES cell research alliance with Toronto’s University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s leading research hospital, and its stem cell research affiliate, the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine.
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McEwen Researcher Honoured with Award for Cancer Research – 03/11/2007
John E. Dick, Ph.D., Canada research chair in stem cell biology, division of cellular and molecular biology at the Toronto General Research Institute/University Health Network/ Princess Margaret Hospital/OCI; and professor of medical genetics and microbiology at the University of Toronto, is the recipient of the 48th Annual AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Memorial Award.
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Giving stem cell research some muscle – 06/05/2007
“The last thing I thought of when I said 'I'll be back,' was stem cell research,” said California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a media conference at MaRS, May 30. Researchers and fans looked on while Governor Schwarzenegger and Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a new Ontario-California collaboration to support stem cell research.
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Centre aims to become stem cell research leader – 04/26/2007
Canadian businessman Rob McEwen believes that Canada can be at the forefront of medical research with an innovative approach to curing disease. By donating part of his fortune, he is helping to fund research in the new field of regenerative medicine.
CTV: Centre aims to become stem cell research leader
Meet the A-Team of stem-cell science – 11/25/2006
The Globe and Mail takes a closer look at Dr. John Dick’s career and his contributions (and that of his Toronto-based colleagues) to cancer stem cell research.
The Globe and Mail: Meet the A-Team of stem-cell science
The Stem Cell Revolution – 11/20/2006
McEwen Director Dr. Gordon Keller is featured in a piece by Canadian Business about the potential –commercial and therapeutic—of stem cell research in Canada and abroad.
Canadian Business: The Stem Cell Revolution
Dr. Gordon Keller featured on the front page
Colon Cancer: Rooted in Stem Cells – 11/20/2006
McEwen investigator Dr. John Dick and his team have discovered that only a small subset of cells - called colon cancer stem cells - are capable of sustaining tumours in the colon.
CBC: Recurrence of colon cancer linked to stem cells
The Globe and Mail: Stem cells core of more cancers
Nature Podcast: Dr. Dick on his latest work on colon cancer stem cells
Hot off the Press - McEwen Centre Launch – 10/26/2006
October 2006 saw the launch of the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine with renowned humanitarian and visionary Sir Bob Geldof.
CityNews: Bob Geldof In T.O. Boosting Stem Cell Research
CTV News: Bob Geldof helps open Toronto research centre
New Director Appointed to McEwen Centre – 10/26/2006
A major coup for the McEwen Centre is the recruitment of a new Director, Dr. Gordon Keller who is one of the world’s leading stem cell biologists and researchers.
CBC News: Stem cell research centre attracts leading scientist back to Canada
The Globe and Mail: Top researcher to head regenerative medicine centre
Celebrating the Official Launch of the McEwen Centre – 10/26/2006
October 2006 saw the launch of the McEwen Centre
for Regenerative Medicine with renowned humanitarian and visionary Sir Bob Geldof.
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Healing the Heart with Bone Marrow Cells - 07/04/06
Researchers at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine at Toronto General Hospital have discovered the ‘SOS’ distress signal that mobilizes specific heart repair cells from the bone marrow to the injured heart after a heart attack.
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