3rd Annual Meeting of The Forum of Italian Researchers on Mesenchymal and Stromal cells (FIRST); Milano (Italy)

On April 18th 2011, FIRST third meeting was held in Milan, Italy, at Palazzo delle Stelline with the participation of more than 100 attendees from 5 European Countries and particular emphasis was put on the contribution of young researchers who were also awarded for the best abstracts. Presentations included studies on neuroregenerative properties of MSC and kidney repair, on MSC senescence, on mechanisms underlying MSC multipotency and their immunomodulatory properties. Moreover, the limits and bottlenecks of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have been reviewed, with particular attention to cardiovascular applications