The International Conference of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine for Neurodegenerative Diseases |
幹細胞及神經損傷之再生醫療國際研討會
April 22-24, 2010 in Buddhist Tzu-Chi General Hospital Hualien, Taiwan
Organizing committee
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Buddhist Tzu Chi General HospitalTaiwan |
Bedford Stem Cell Research Foundation, Bedford, MA |
W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University |
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Buddhist Tzu Chi University, Taiwan |
China Spinal Cord Injury Network |
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Day 1 Thursday, Apr 22, 2010
12:10-13:00
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Registration & Reception
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13:00-13:30
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Opening Remarks
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Session I-Recent Advance in Stem Cell Research
Chair: Ann Kiessling
Harvard Medical School, USA
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13:30-14:20
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What Is a Pluripotent Cell and Is Pluripotency Important to Neuronal Differentiation
Ann Kiessling (USA)
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14:20-15:10
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CD34 Stem Cell Implantation Enables the Regeneration of the Corticospinal Tract in the Chronic Stroke Patients
Shinn-Zong Lin 林欣榮 (Taiwan)
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15:10-15:30
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Coffee Break
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15:30-16:20
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Advances in Differentiation and Survival of Neuronal Progenitor Cells Prior to Transplantation
Steve Stice (USA)
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16:20-17:10
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Purification and Characterization of Transplantable Somatic Cell Types from Human Embryonic Stem Cells: A Neural Paradigms
Hung-Chih Kuo 郭紘志 (Taiwan)
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17:10-18:00
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18:00-20:00
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Welcome Banquet (Sphere of Lazuli Dinning Hall)
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Day 2 Friday, Apr 23, 2010
08:00-08:30
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Registration & Reception
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Session II-Translational Research in Regenerative Medicine
Chair: Wise Young
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA
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08:30-09:20
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Lithium Effects on Blood and Brain Stem Cells
Wise Young (USA)
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09:20-10:10
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Transplantation of Size-Sieved Stem Cells Compositing with Fibrin Glue after MCAo in Conscious Rat
Henrich Cheng 鄭宏志 (Taiwan)
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10:10-10:30
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Coffee Break
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10:30-11:20
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11:20-12:10
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Intravenous Transplantation of Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Bone Marrow into Stroke Patients, and Application for Spinal Cord Injury
Osamu Honmou (Japan)
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12:10-13:30
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Lunch (He Qi Conference Room)
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Chair: Tang-Yuan Chu朱堂元
Buddhist Tzu-Chi University, Taiwan
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13:30-14:20
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Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Support Prolonged Expansion of Human Embryonic Stem Cells without Tumorigenesis
Dah-Ching Ding 丁大清 (Taiwan)
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14:20-15:10
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Porphyrin Homeostasis Maintained by ABCG2 Transporter Regulates Self-Renewal of Embryonic Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells
Chia-Ning Shen 沈家寧 (Taiwan)
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15:10-15:30
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Coffee Break
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15:30-16:20
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The Role of Macrophages in Control of Teratoma Development after Embryonic Stem Cell Transplantation in Spinal Cord
Yi Ren (USA)
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16:20-17:10
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Clinical Trial of Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury
Waisang Poon (Hong Kong)
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Day 3 Saturday, Apr 24, 2010
08:00-08:30
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Registration & Reception
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Session III-Cell Therapy & Clinical Trials
Chair: Ivar Mendez
Dalhousie University, Canada
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08:30-09:20
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Clinical Neuraltransplantation for Parkinson's Disease: Methodological Considerations
Ivar Mendez (Canada)
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09:20-10:10
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Clinical Trial of Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury
Alok Sharma (India)
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10:10-10:30
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Coffee Break
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10:30-11:20
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Surgical Viewpoint for Early Spinal Cord Injury
Tzu-Yung Chen 陳子勇 (Taiwan)
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11:20-12:10
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Cell Therapy in Peripheral Nerve Injury from Bench to Clinical Work
Hung-Chuan Pan 潘宏川 (Taiwan)
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12:10-13:30
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Lunch (He Qi Conference Room)
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Chair: Kuo-Liang Yang 楊國梁
Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center, Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taiwan
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13:30-14:20
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Translational Research in Spinal Cord Injury
Mao-Tsun Lin 林茂村 (Taiwan)
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14:20-15:10
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Preclinical and Phase 1 Development of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells Derived From Human Embryonic Stem Cells for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury
Edward Wirth (USA)
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15:10-16:20
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Round Table Discussion & Concluding Remarks (He Qi Conference Room)
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