NIH Symposium: Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based Therapies
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Challenges & Promise of Cell-Based Therapies
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Author/Sponsor: The National Institutes of Health
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May 6, 2008
Natcher Conference Center
NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland
Agenda
7:30–8:00 a.m. |
Registration |
8:00–8:05 a.m. |
Welcome/Opening Remarks Story C. Landis, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Summary |
8:10–8:40 a.m. |
Overview of Current Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Abstract | Summary |
Session 1: Neurological Disorders |
8:40–10:20 a.m. |
Moderator: Ronald McKay, Ph.D., National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH
Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells and Multiple Sclerosis Mark S. Freedman, M.D., M.Sc., Ottawa Health Research Institute and University of Ottawa Abstract | Summary
Combining Stem Cell and Gene Therapy for Neurological Disorders Clive N. Svendsen, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract | Summary
Preclinical Development of Remyelination and Motor Neuron Replacement Strategies in the Central Nervous System Douglas Kerr, M.D., Ph.D., Transverse Myelitis Center, Johns Hopkins University Abstract | Summary |
10:20–10:35 a.m. |
Break |
Session 2: Cardiac Disorders |
10:45–12:15 p.m. |
Moderator: Sonia Skarlatos, Ph.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Clinical Trials on Cell-Based Therapies for Cardiac Repair Douglas W. Losordo, M.D., Northwestern University Abstract | Summary
Cardiac Niches and Control of Progenitor Cell Differentiation Annarosa Leri, M.D., Harvard Medical School Abstract | Summary
Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Cardiac Tissue Engineering Michael A. Laflamme, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington Abstract | Summary |
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. |
Lunch (Natcher Conference Center) Lunch on your own |
Session 3: Musculoskeletal Disorders |
1:15 p.m.–2:55 p.m |
Moderator: Pamela Robey, Ph.D., National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
Stem Cells and Muscular Dystrophy Terence A. Partridge, Ph.D., Children's National Medical Center Abstract | Summary
Repair of Bone and Other Tissues by the Adult Stem/Progenitor Cells From Bone Marrow Referred to as Mesenchymal Stem Cells or Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Darwin Prockop, M.D., Ph.D., Tulane University Medical School Abstract | Summary
Tackling Crippling Diseases in Bone and Other Mesoderm Derivatives Through Postnatal Progenitors Paolo Bianco, M.D., Sapienza—Universita' di Roma Abstract | Summary |
2:55–3:10 p.m. |
Break
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Session 4: Metabolic Disorders |
3:10–4:50 p.m. |
Moderator: James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH
Principles for Guiding Stem Cells to Liver and Pancreas Fates Kenneth Zaret, Ph.D., Fox Chase Cancer Center Abstract | Summary
Challenges to Clinical Cell-Based Liver Therapy Markus Grompe, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University Abstract | Summary
Engineering Approaches in Controlling Cell Behavior and Designing Cell-Based Therapies Linda Griffith, Ph.D., Massachussetts Institute of Technology Abstract | Summary |
4:50–5:20 p.m. |
Patient-Specific Pluripotent Stem Cells George Daley, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Stem Cell Institute Abstract | Summary |
5:20–5:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks and Summary James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH Summary |
5:30 p.m. |
Adjournment |