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SYMPOSIUM:
The Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Reserach,
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UCLA Extension present :
5th Annual Stem Cell Conference
Stem Cells: From Pluripotency to Tissue Regeneration
This conference features leading experts in stemcell biology,
regulation of pluripotency; reprogramming and regulation; and adult stem cell development, function, and applications.
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When: Friday, February 27, 2009: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: UCLA De Neve Auditorium (see below).
Fees: Free. On-line registration required and space subject to availability (see below).
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Program
8:30-9:00am Check-In/Registration
9:00-9:15am Welcome
9:15-9:55am Transcriptional Control of Stem Cells
Stuart H. Orkin, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
9:55-10:35am How to Make Pancreatic Beta Cells
Douglas A. Melton, PhD, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
10:35-11:15am Outwitting Death: Planarian Stem Cells and Regeneration
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, PhD,
University of Utah
11:15-11:40am Coffee Break
11:40-12:20pm Mosaic of Glial Cells That Function as Stem Cells in the Adult
Arturo Alvarez Buylla, PhD, UCSF
12:20-1:00pm Human Neural Stem Cell Transplantation for Spinal Cord Injury: Mechanism
versus Mantra in Regeneration and Repair
Aileen Anderson, PhD,
Reeve-Irvine Research Center
1:00-2:30pm Lunch (Bradley International Hall) and Poster Session
2:30-3:10pm Birth of Blood Forming Stem Cells
Hanna Mikkola, MD, PhD, UCLA
3:10-3:50pm Model Systems to Elucidate Molecular Mechanisms in Stem Cell Niches
Kateri Moore, PhD, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine
3:50-4:30pm Hematopoietic Stem Cells as Targets for Engineering the Immune System
David Baltimore, PhD, California Institute of Technology
4:30pm Refreshmentss
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ON - LINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Enrollment is limited. Registration at the door is subject to space availability. We anticipate that no spaces will be available on the date of the event, early registration is recommended.
To guarantee lunch and seating pre-register as early as possible. Pre-registration closes February 26. A buffet luncheon is served in the International Room at the upper level of Bradley International Hall.
Directions
Parking is available but limited in lot P7. All UCLA staff and faculty are encouraged to park in their designated lost and enjoy the walk to DeNeve Plaza in the northwest sector of UCLA.
Supported by a generous gift of the Bloomfield Family Foundation
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