title: Stem cell gene therapy--second conference. Biology and technology. 31 May - 3 June 1998, Orcas Island, WA, USA.
abstract: This conference, which was organized by George Stamatoyanno-poulos (University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA), comprised 44 oral and 55 poster presentations. It started immediately after the First Annual Meeting of the American Society of Gene Therapy in Seattle, and took place at the Rosario Resort, located in the beautiful and quiet Orcas Island, in the Pacific Northwest. Several issues including stem cell biology, viral vectors, gene transfer into hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and a variety of clinical trials were covered. There were about 150 attendees including students, postdoctoral fellows and prominent experts in different aspects of the field. Most of these were from academia including research institutes, universities and hospitals, with a very small proportion from industry. Some of the information had already been presented a few days before at the Seattle meeting.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recerca Oncològica, Department of Cryobiology, Gran Via Km 2,7, 08907 Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain. jbarquinero@iro.es
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barquinero