Papers relating to events during the year 2009, 2009

Events include: 16th International Society of Developmental Biologists Congress 2009, Edinburgh (6-10 September 2009); Awarding of the Nexxus Lifetime Achievement Award, Edinburgh (24 November 2009); Beijing, China collaboration visit (7-11 April 2009), including signing ceremony for Framework Collaborative Agreement; Joint Stem Cell Workshop, Peking (10 April 2009); Dinner Discussion Meeting, Balerno, Edinburgh (23 September 2009); European Molecular Biology Organization, Beta Cell Differentiation and Regeneration Workshop (Peebles, 26 February - 01 March 2009); European Network for Cell Transplantation and Repair, Cardiff (26-28 November 2009); Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Symposium, Dublin (22-24 April 2009); Research visit to Ken Chien's laboratory, MGH Cardiovascular Research Center, Boston, Massachussetts (03-06 June 2009); ISSCR 7th Annual Meeting, Barcelona (07-10 December 2009); ISSCR Board of Directors meeting, San Diego (04 December 2009); Launch of the University of Edinburgh's Global Health Academy, Edinburgh (06 November 2009); Medical Research Council Heads of Centres and NMHB meetings (09-11 November 2009); Medical Research Council Stem Cell Clinical and User Liaison Committee (30 July 2009); NAEA Chinese University Leadership Programme, Edinburgh (16-20 November 2009); Opening of the Euan MacDonald Centre for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Edinburgh (11 August 2009); Regenerative Medicine dinner in the presence of HRH Duke of Edinburgh, Edinburgh (16 November 2009); 'Scotland's Achievements in Science and Innovation - Past, Present and Future, Edinburgh (29 September 2009); Select Biosciences - Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine conference (23 September 2009); Stem Cells and Bioinformatics (21-22 September 2009); Stem Cell Research Lecture to the Royal Society, London (2 June 2009); Stem Cells Conference, London (16-17 February 2009); Taiwan Scottish Joint Workshop on Diseases and Regenerative Medicine, Edinburgh (22-25 September 2009); Workshop on Cardiac Stem Cells and Repair, London (19 February 2009); World Conference on Regenerative Medicine, Leipzig (29-31 October 2009).