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Dear Colleague, We are delighted to invite you to The Fifth Margaret River Region Forum. This year, the Forum will be held at the Abbey Beach Resort, Busselton, between the 3rd and 5th November 2014.

The focus of the Forum this year is to continue the research and development of biological therapies and cellular engineering for the treatment of cancer and age-related chronic diseases.

Highlights of the scientific program will include keynote presentations by national and international experts, as well as leaders in regenerative medicine in Western Australia.

For further information on registration and abstract submission details, please go to: http://www.surgery.uwa.edu.au/research/Orthopaedic-Research-Unit/margaret-river-region-forum

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