The man behind the trial of stem cells in stroke treatments at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital is the guest speaker at an event in Edinburgh on Monday, December 6.
Consultant neurologist Professor Keith Muir will give an address at the first Stem Cell Roadshow in the Symposium Hall at the Royal College of Surgeons.
The UK National Stem Cell Network, in collaboration with the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), is going around the country giving people the chance to find out more about issues surrounding stem cell treatments. The focus of ‘Stem cell treatments, where are we? – co-organised by the Scottish Stem Cell Network – is on treating stroke patients and those with MS. This event starts with a series of short presentations and will be followed by a question and answer session.
Earlier this month Professor Muir and his team injected stem cells into the brain of an elderly male stroke patient, the first in the world to receive this treatment. He was given low doses and is said to be doing well after being discharged from hospital.
The stem cells used were provided by Angel BioTechnology, which is based at the Pentlands Science Park in Midlothian.
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