2nd Annual Symposium of University of Miami
Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute

June 27, 2008, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, University of Miami Hospital, South Building, Seminar Center, First Floor Conference Rooms A, B, & C

The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute would like to announce its 2nd Annual Symposium on June 27, 2008 at the University of Miami Hospital, South Building, 1st Floor conference room. This symposium brings together leading experts to discuss novel data on the latest cutting-edge advancements in the field of stem cell research (click here for the program). Discussions from prominent keynotes including:

• Dr. Evangelos Badiavas - Bone Marrow Cells in Wound Healing
• Dr. Herman Cheung - Dental Pulp Derived Pluripotent Stem Cell
• Chunming Dong - Endothelial Progenitor Cells),
• Dr. Joshua Hare - Clinical Trials with Mesenchymal Stem Cell in Cardiac Patients
• Dr. Tan Ince - Cell origin influence on tumor phenotype),
• Dr. Norma Kenyon - MSC and Immune Effects Following Cellular Grafts
• Dr. Krishna Komandori - Stem Cell Transplantation for Cancer Patients
• Dr. Ian McNiece - Cord Blood Derived Stem Cell), and
• Dr. Andreas Tzakis - Organ Transplant at UM, tolerance

Breakfast and Lunch is provided. Refreshments will be provided during closing remarks of key-note speakers.

The conference is seeking poster participation by UM researchers to showcase recent findings of their research in stem cell biology. Presenters should make their posters both informative and visually interesting. Due date for poster submissions including abstracts by Friday, June 13, 2008 and should be sent via e-mail to Sharifa Pettigrew (spettigrew@med.miami.edu) Administrative Assistant to the Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute. There will be twelve posters presented.

For more information and registration please contact Sharifa Pettigrew at spettigrew@med.miami.edu or click here to download and fax the registration form.

Previous Events...

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute Seminar Series

• Thursday, January 31, 2008: “Towards Rational Design of Cardiac Cell Therapies”
  Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education
  CRB, 1st Floor Auditorium
  
  Guest Speaker:
  Nenad Bursac, PhD
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Biomedical Engineering
  Duke University
  
  
• Thursday, December 6, 2007: “ALDH1- Marker of Normal and Malignant Human Mammary Stem Cells and a Predictor of Poor Clinical Outcome”
  Lois Pope Life Center, 7th Floor Auditorium
  
  Guest Speaker:
  Gabriela Dontu, M.D., Ph.D.
  Research Assistant Professor
  Division of Hematology/Oncology
  Department of Internal Medicine
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  
  
• Thursday, November 8, 2007: “Regulation of Adult Progenitor Cell Differentiation and Function”
  Lois Pope Life Center, 7th Floor Auditorium
  
  Guest Speakers:
  Stephanie Dimmeler, Ph.D
  Professor of Molecular Cardiology
  University of Frankfurt
  
  Andreas Zeither, MD
  Professor and Head of the Division of Cardiology
  University of Frankfurt