17th Stem Cell Society Singapore Symposium 2025


Date:       11 Nov (Tue) - 14 Nov (Fri) 2025
                
Format:    In-person


Venue:     Matrix Building, Biopolis
                 Auditorium Level 2

                        30 Biopolis Street
                 Singapore 138671



Pre-symposium Workshop (11-12 Nov): 
You will have the opportunity to register for a pre-symposium workshop held on the 11 Nov (full day) and 12 Nov (until lunch). To participate in the workshop, registration to the symposium is required, and there will be an extra small registration fee for the workshop. Most of the cost of the workshop is supported by sponsors and the SCSS.
More information about the workshop

Registration to the Pre-symposium Workshop has been closed. 

Main Symposium (12 - 14 Nov)

Session Topics: 
  • Organoid disease modeling

  • Stem cell-based models for cardiac disease

  • Epigenetic dynamics of early embryonic fate
  • Stem cells in vascular and metabolic diseases

  • Cell therapeutics & clinical translation
Keynote Speaker:

Martin PERA

Jackson Laboratories, USA

Duanqing PEI
Westlake University, China

Confirmed Symposium Speakers:

Matias AUTIO
Genome Institute of Singapore

Lingyi CHEN
Nankai University, China

Christine CHEUNG
NTU, LKCM, Singapore

Vincenzo DE PAOLA
Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore

Koji ETO
CiRa, Kyoto, Japan

Roger FOO
National University Hospital of Singapore

Helen GOODRIDGE
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA

Shawn JE
Duke-NUS, Singapore

Robert 
JUDSON
STEMCELL Technologies Inc, Canada

Bon-Kyoung KOO
Institute for Basic Science, South Korea

Anjali KUSUMBE
NTU, LKCM, Singapore

Ronghui LI
National University of Singapore

Ryan LIM
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Singapore
Ji-Hyun LEE
Institute for Basic Science, South Korea

Jodhbir METHA
Singapore National Eye Institute, Singapore

Shyh Chang NG
Chinese Academy of Science, China

Rickie PATANI
National University of Singapore

Chrishan RAMACHANDRA
National Heart Centre Singapore

Geetika SAHNI
AIM Biotech, Singapore

Boon Seng SOH
IMCB, Singapore

Lincon STAMP
University of Melbourne, Australia

Adrian TEO
IMCB, Singapore

Hongyan WANG
Duke-NUS, Singapore

Shifeng XUE
NUS, Singapore

Lynn YAP
NTU, LKCM, Singapore

Fanyi ZENG
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Confirmed Workshop Speakers:

Bon-Kyoung KOO
Institute for Basic Science, South Korea

Jonathan LOH
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore

Martin PERA
Jackson Laboratories, USA


Jaichandran SIVALINGAM
Bioprocessing Technology Institute, Singapore





Reshma TANEJA
National University of Singapore

Alfred SUN
Duke-NUS, Singapore

Yun XIA
NTU, LKCM, Singapore

Eng Soo YAP
Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS), Singapore



Registration
Registration fees (SGD)

Category
Early bird
(24 Oct 25)
Regular
(6 Nov 25)
Onsite
(from 7 Nov 25)
Members
Academic / Professional

$ 300
$ 500
$ 700
Member Trainees
(< 5 years after PhD)
$ 150
$ 300
$ 500
All Non-members
$ 600
$ 700
$ 900
Abstract submission:
  • Abstracts will be selected either for a short talk in the programme or for a poster presentation.
  • Abstracts must be submitted during the registration process using the downloadable abstract template (see on the right).

Group registration: Interested in a discounted group registration (> 5 individuals)? Contact us for more details
Important Deadlines

Early bird registration deadline
extended to 24 October 2025


Regular registration deadline
6 November 2025

Onsite registration fees apply from
7 November 2025

Abstract submission deadline
extended to 24 October 2025

Travel Awards and Best Poster Prizes

The best selected oral presentations will be awarded a Travel Fellowship of $ 1,500 each. The best poster presentations will be awarded a cash prize of $ 300 each. The travel fellowships and the poster prizes are intended for early-career researchers. Selection of the awardees is at the discretion of SCSS.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations may be considered until 10th October 2025. Notification of cancellation must be submitted to SCSS in writing. A cancellation fee of $50 will apply to cancellations received by 10th October 2025. No refunds will be issued for cancellations received on or after 11th October 2025.

Please contact symposium@stemcell.org.sg for any queries.

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