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Welcome to International Forum on Stem Cells, held in Tianjin, China. This conference is organized by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and the National Science Foundation of China. It will be hosted by the Institute of Haematology/Hospital for Blood Diseases that houses the National Centre for Stem Cell Engineering and Technologies of China and the State Key Laboratory for Experimental Haematology. The timing, location and amazingly booming economy in China will certainly offer new exciting opportunities to launch some joint international efforts on stem cell research and applications.
Conference Co-chairs:
Tao Cheng and Robert Lanza
Conference Coordinator:
Zack Wang (wangz@mmc.org)
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 Ian Wilmut
Director
Centre for Regenerative Medicine,
University of Edinburgh, UK
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 Daniel G. Tenen
Professor
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Director
Cancer Research Centre, National University, Singapore
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 Darwin J. Prockop
Director
Center for Gene Therapy,
Tulane University, USA
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Agenda Topics
- Embryonic stem cell derivation and maintenance
- Embryonic or germ line stem cell differentiation
- Reprogramming and “iPS”cells
- Somatic stem cells
- Pathogenic stem cells
- Stem cell transplant and tissue engineering
- Stem cell manipulations and drug discovery
- Stem cell applications and business models
- Open discussion on potential international collaborations and advantages of doing stem cell research/business in China
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Confirmed Speakers
Kevin Bunting Case Western Reserve University
Lingzhao Cheng Johns Hopkins University
Tao Cheng Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and University of Pittsburgh
Hongkui Deng Peking University
Sheng Ding The Scripps Research
Zhengfeng Duan Harvard Medical School
Guoping Fan University of California Los Angeles
Lixin Feng Shanghai Jiaotong University
Shaorong Gao National Institute of Biological Sciences
Zhongchao Han Institute of Hematology, CAMS
Jifan Hu Stanford University Medical School
Ying Jin Shanghai Institute of Health Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Shanghai JiaoTong University
Armand Keating University of Toronto
Robert Lanza Advanced Cell Technology
Huashun Li Shichuan University
Linheng Li Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Lingsong Li Peking University
Lu-Yuan Li University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Shaoguang Li University of Massachusetts Medical School
Bing Liu Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing
Lin Liu Nankai University, Tianjin
Ting-Xi Liu Shanghai Institute of Health Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Shanghai JiaoTong University
Shijiang Lu Advanced Cell Technology
Feng Ma Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Randall D. McKinnon Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Bruno Peault University of Pittsburgh
Duanqing Pei Chinese Academy of Science-Guangzhou Branch
Xuetao Pei Beijing Institute for Transfusion Medicine
Darwin J. Prockop Tulane University
Lugui Qiu Institute of Hematology, CAMS
Cheng-kui Qu Case Western Reserve University
Enal Razvi Biotechnology Analyst, California
Qin Shen New York Neural Stem Cell Institute
Yufang Shi University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Daniel Tenen Harvard University & National University
Zack Z Wang Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Ian Wilmut University of Edinburgh
Wen-shu Wu Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Lei Xiao Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell biology, CAS
Renhe Xu University of Connecticut Health Center
Jerry Yang University of Connecticut
Yong-Guang Yang Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital
Fanyi Zeng Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine
Dong-Er Zhang University of California San Diego
Lin Zhang University of Pittsburgh
Wen-Jie Zhang Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine
Pu Zhang Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
Robert Zhao Center of Excellence in Tissue Engineering, Peking Union Medical College
Daohong Zhou Medical University of South Carolina
Qi Zhou Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianhong Zhu Fudan University and Haushan Hospital, Shanghai | |