Monday, October 18th |
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2:00 - 7:30 |
Registration |
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5:30 - 7:00 |
Welcome Reception for Registered Attendees |
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7:00 - 7:15 |
Opening Remarks - John McCarrey, UTSA |
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7:15 - 8:15 |
Keynote Address:
Alan Trounson, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine*
"A Model for Translation of Stem Cell Discoveries" |
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| Tuesday, October 19th |
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Session I - Basic Biology of Pluripotent Stem Cells
Chairs: John McCarrey (UTSA) and Christopher Navara (UTSA) |
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Session I Keynote:
Rudolf Jaenisch, MIT/Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research*
"Stem Cells, Pluripotency and Nuclear Reprogramming" |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Thomas Zwaka, Baylor College of Medicine*
"Ronin and Caspases in Embryonic Stem Cells: A New Perspective on Regulation of the Pluripotent State" |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
Austin Cooney, Baylor College of Medicine*
"Regulation of Pluripotency by Nuclear Receptors" |
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Christopher Navara, UTSA*
"Chromosomal Passenger Proteins and Pluripotency" |
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John McCarrey, UTSA*
"Enhanced Maintenance of Genetic Integrity is a Fundamental Property of Pluripotent Stem Cells" |
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12:00 - 1:30 |
Lunch (on your own) |
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Session II - Stem Cells and Tissue Homeostasis
Chairs: Christi Walter (UTHSCSA) and Vivienne Rebel (UTHSCSA) |
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1:30 - 2:30 |
Session II Keynote:
Elaine Fuchs, Rockefeller University*
"Skin Stem Cells in Morphogenesis, Homeostasis and Wound-Repair" |
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2:30 - 3:00 |
Peggy Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine*
"Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells" |
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3:00 - 3:30 |
Coffee Break |
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3:30 - 5:00 |
Vivienne Rebel, UTHSCSA*
"Using CREBBP and EP300 to Dissect Hematopoietic Stem Cell Regulation" |
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Brian Hermann, University of Pittsburgh/UTSA*
"Donor-Derived Spermatogenesis in Rhesus Macaque Testes Following Spermatogonial Stem Cell Transplantation" |
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LuZhe Sun, UTHSCSA*
"Mammary Stem Cells and Their Genetic Integrity" |
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5:00 - 6:30 |
Mixer for Registered Attendees |
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6:30 - 8:30 |
Panel Discussion - "Stem Cell Research in Texas"
John Gearhart, University of Pennsylvania*, Chair
Peggy Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine*
Col. Robert Hale, Brooke Army Medical Center*
Steven Wolf, UTHSCSA*
Bettie Sue Masters, UTHSCSA & Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences*
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| Wednesday, October 20th |
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Session III - Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Chairs: Rena Bizios (UTSA) and Steven Wolf (UTHSCSA) |
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8:30 - 9:30 |
Session III Keynote:
Hans Keirstead, University of California - Irvine*
"Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derivates for Clinical Application" |
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9:30 - 10:00 |
Rita Perlingeiro, University of Minnesota*
"From ES/iPS Cells to Skeletal Muscle Precursors" |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 - 12:00 |
Steven Wolf, UTHSCSA*
"Regenerative Medicine in Burns" |
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Jian Ling, Southwest Research Institute*
"Bioreactor System Design to promote Mesenchymal Stem Cell Proliferation" |
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Robert Christy, US Army Institute for Surgical Research*
"Stem Cells for the Treatment of Soft Tissue Trauma and Burns" |
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12:00 - 12:15 |
Closing Remarks - Christi Walter, UTHSCSA |
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