International Symposium On Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine-from Bench to Bedside-

This event is Free of charge and will be conducted in English

Venue: Kitasato Hall, School of Medicine, Keio University

Program
Opening remarks  Yasuo Ikeda (Dean, School of Medicine, Keio University)

Session 1 Exploratory and Creative Research by Young Investigators at Keio

Chair: Keiichi Fukuda (Professor, The Sakaguchi Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics, Keio University)

Masataka Kuwana (Assistant Professor, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University) Circulating CD14+ Monocytes as a Potential Cell Source for Tissue Regeneration
Akihiro Shiotani (Assistant Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Keio University) New Therapeutic Strategies for Laryngeal Paralysis
Satoshi Matsuda (Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University) Signaling Defect in PI3K-deficient B Cells
Kazunobu Sawamoto (Associate Professor, Bridgestone Laboratory of Developmental and Regenerative Neurobiology, Keio University) Birth and Migration of Neurons in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Hiroyuki Yamagishi (Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Keio University) A Molecular Regulation in Myocardial Precursor Cells Derived from the Anterior Heart Field
Fumio Arai (Instructor, The Sakaguchi Laboratory of Developmental Biology, Keio University) Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells by the Niche

Session 2 Frontiers of the Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine 3:20-5:00

Chair: Michisuke Yuzaki (Professor, Department of Physiology, Keio University)
James I. Morgan (Co-Chair, Developmental Neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital USA) Mouse Brains Cloned from Brain Tumors--Resetting the Epigenetic Program

Chair: Shigeo Koyasu (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University)

Richard K. Burt (Professor and Chief, Division of Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA) Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Autoimmune Disease: Graft Versus Autoimmune Disease (GVA) without Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)

Closing remarks   Shigeo Koyasu (Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Keio University)

Contact details for Symposium Secretariat
Tel:(03)5363-3523(direct) Fax:(03)5363-3524
E-mail: [email protected]

From 14 Jan 2006
Until 14 Jan 2006
Keio University, Japan
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