WASHINGTON (March 10) -- Howard University and Howard University Health Sciences host a special five-day lecture course on stem cells in cancer from Monday, March 14, to Friday, March 19, in the Tower Auditorium of Howard University Hospital.

The free course, "The Frontiers in Stem Cells and Regeneration Course," is a dynamic, evolving laboratory and lecture course that includes the complete array of biological and medical perspectives from fundamental basic biology of "stemness" through preclinical and clinical trials evaluating human embryonic stem cells for therapeutic benefit.

The course is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and designed for postdoctoral fellows, newly independent scientists and established investigators seeking comprehensive and sophisticated training in research strategies and state-of-the-art cellular, molecular and genetic approaches for advancing human embryonic stem cell research.

The course consists of daily lectures from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from resident faculty and other invited speakers, discussions and informal seminars, laboratory exercises and demonstrations, and one-on-one tutorials.