Stem Cell Summer School

Poster for Stem Cell Summer School 2026. The info on the poster can also be found by following the link to our website.

We are delighted to announce that we are now open for applications for 2026 summer school

Dates: 11th - 18th September 2026

Deadline for applications: 8th May

See our website for info on how to apply.. and to check out our stellar speaker list!

www.stemcellsummerschool.org/apply

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Ever thought about exploring Stem Cells in different fields of biomedical research while surrounded by the beauty of a Greek island? That's exactly what the European Stem Cell Summer School offers – an inspiring learning experience on the outstanding island of Spetses 🇬🇷 @stemcellsummer.bsky.social

A slide displaying an image of a whisky distillery plus a list of 22 specialist biological terms, some from the stem cell and developmental biology field. These include transcription factor, central doga, gastrulation, stem cell niche, mRNA, flow cytometry, chromatin, cell culture, and more.

The Scientific Distillery

Could you distil a complex scientific concept so that it can be explained in 30 seconds and be understood by a lay person, but *without* sacrificing scientific depth?

The delegates at #SCSS2025 were brilliant at this task 👏

Super-impressive talk from Christine Mummery, who uses iPS-derived cardiac microtissues to measure disease-specific arrhythmias.

In a brilliant application of of data sonification:
we could actually "hear" the calcium-imaging data as arrhythmias respond to drugs added to the media 🤯

#SCSS2025

A group of people talking on a balcony overlooking the azure Agean sea.

Our wonderful #SCSS2025 faculty spend the sunny afternoons discussing science, careers, life, the universe, & everthing with our delegates.

Lively chat here with @alejofraticelli.bsky.social, who blew our minds yesterday with data showing that long-established textbook models are WRONG.

Matthias Lutolf treats us to a breathtaking tour through his work using engineering principles to guide self-organisation, aiming to build complex human tissues. There has been remarkable progress in this area in recent years.

#SCSS2025

Anna Couturier guides us through a fascinating, sometimes terrifying, talk on Stem Cell Research in Society: Philosophy, Misinformation, and Digital Futures

We discuss the [distorting] lenses through which the world views our work, & the challenges we face in combating misinformation

#SCSS2025

A provocative opening this morning from Cedric Blanpain, who sets out to argue that most tissues are maintained by unipotent stem cells. We look forward to hearing him make his case.. #SCSS2025

Fireworks across the sea. This is the ceremonial burning of a boat as part of the festival.

BOOM! The Spetses Stem cell Summer School is off to a spectacular start as we take time off to visit the island's Armata festival. We've heard lots of great science already: stay tuned for more updates #SCSS2025

Less than a week to go!

Follow #SCSS2025 for updates during the meeting

Reminder: deadline to apply for the Stem Cell Summer School is 30th May. And it's May already! So you have to apply this month!

A limited number of bursaries are available.

p.s. this year, the summer school coincides with the Spetses Armata Festival, so there will be a big party on the island 🙂

such an amazing place for a summer school.
go for it!

Poster listing the faculty for the 2025 stem cell summer school on Spetses. Check our website (URL in bio) for full details.

The 2025 European Summer School in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine will take place 12-19 Sept 2025, on the beautiful Greek island of Spetses.

Keep an eye on our website www.stemcellsummerschool.org for updates, or give us a follow 😀

Deadline for applications: 30th May 2025