42nd Meeting of the Society for Cryobiology
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
July 24-27, 2005

Proposed Symposia/Sessions:

Cryosurgery and Cryomedicine, Hibernation, Endangered Species and Coral Reef Conservation, Tissue Engineering, Stem Cell Biology, Medical Devices in Cryobiology, Thermal and Mechanical Properties, Cryo EM Techniques, Cell Based Sensors, Cryopreservation, Lyophilization/Drying, Hypothermic Storage, Gamete Preservation, Plant Cryobiology, Molecular and Genetic Adaptations to Cold.

Pre Conference Workshops:
July 23 All Day: Stem Cell Workshop
July 23 Half Day: Grant Writing Workshop

Thank You

Conference Highlights

We would like to extend our thanks to all the participants in Cryo2005. We had over 100 attendees at the Stem Cell Workshop and over 200 attendees at Cryo2005 with a total of 193 abstracts. We would like to extend our thanks to the following people: Local Organizing Committee: Al Aksan, Rob Griffin, Ken Roberts, Allison Hubel, John Bischof Department of Mechanical Engineering: Nathan Frenzel, Nancy Johnson, Karon Mooney Hubel, Bischof and Aksan Lab students and staff Scientific Organizing Committee: Al Aksan, John G. Baust, John Bischof, John Critser, John Crowe, Greg Fahy, Andy Gage, Rob Griffin, Mary Hagedorn, Allison Hubel, Esther Lubzens, Jonathan McAnulty, Jeff McCullough, Yoed Rabin, Ken Roberts, Jim Southard, Mehmet Toner, Tiantian Zhang Grant Writing Workshop: Gloria Elliot Stem Cell Workshop: Jeff McCullough, Allison Hubel, John Critser, and John Bischof The contributions of these people made the conference a success. We would also like to thank our sponsors whose financial support made the conference possible.

Co-Chairs:
John Bischof University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering 111 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 tel: (612) 625-5513 fax: (612) 625-4344 bischof@umn.edu	Allison Hubel University of Minnesota Department of Mechanical Engineering 111 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 tel: (612) 626-4451 fax: (612) 625-4344 hubel001@umn.edu