The International Forum on Stem Cells (IFSC) aims to foster international collaborations and multi-disciplinary programs on stem cell biology and translational research, and will be the 8^th meeting in 2022. Organized by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the largest national center for medical research, education and patient care in China, the previous seven meetings were well received. Many internationally renowned stem cell researchers, such as Stuart Orkin, Irving Weissman, David Scadden, Ian Wilmut, Hal Broxmeyer, Anthony Atala, Toshio Suda, Connie Eaves, Elaine Dzierzak, Ihor Lemischka and Linheng Li, came to our meetings as speakers or conference co-chairs.

The IFSC 2022 virtual meeting will be held on Oct. 20-21, 2022 (Beijing time). Current sessions include development, lineage and differentiation, microenvironment, maintenance, pathogenesis, translation and therapy and cutting-edge technologies. Please visit the meeting website for more information: http://www.ifsc.net.cn/.

Registration for this year’s virtual meeting is free, please reserve October 20-21, 2020, on your calendar.