| News Advisory
NIH to Host Research Symposium on Clinical
Applications of Stem Cell Therapies |
| What: |
"Challenges and Promise of Cell-Based
Therapies" is a one-day symposium to explore promising
research in regenerative medicine using stem cells. The opening
plenary session will feature an overview of hematopoietic
stem cell therapy. This will be followed by four plenary
sessions that will highlight cell-based therapies for the
treatment of neurological, cardiac, musculoskeletal, and
metabolic diseases and disorders. It will close with a presentation
on induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the issues
that need to be addressed to enable their potential use in
cell-based therapies. |
| Why: |
The purpose of the symposium is to determine
productive new directions for research in regenerative medicine
and to help NIH prioritize research with the greatest potential
for clinical benefit. |
| Who: |
Speakers include:
Story C. Landis, Ph.D., National Institute
of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes
of Health
James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., National
Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders,
National Institutes of Health
Paolo Bianco, M.D., Sapienza Universita'
di Roma
George Daley, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Stem
Cell Institute
Mark S. Freedman, M.D., M.Sc., University
of Ottawa
Linda Griffith, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Markus Grompe, M.D., Oregon Health & Science
University
Douglas Kerr, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins
University
Michael A. Laflamme, M.D., Ph.D., University
of Washington
Annarosa Leri, M.D., Harvard Medical School
Douglas W. Losordo, M.D., Northwestern University
Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., Harvard Stem Cell
Institute
Terence A. Partridge, Ph.D., Children’s
National Medical Center
Darwin Prockop, M.D., Ph.D., Tulane University
Medical School
Clive N. Svendsen, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Kenneth Zaret, Ph.D., Fox Chase Cancer Center |
| When: |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Where: |
Natcher Conference Center, NIH Campus |
Press Registration: For a registration form
please send your name and email to nihsymposium@masimax.com,
or call 866-710-0135 and leave your name and phone number. To be
admitted into the symposium, you will need to show your press ID
(or credentials) at the registration desk to receive a name badge.
More Information: http://stemcells.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's
Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and
Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting
and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research,
and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both
common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and
its programs, visit www.nih.gov. |
