Announcing: Stem Cells in the 4th Dimension—Mechanisms of Stem Cell Aging and Maturation

Image courtesy of Carlos Marti-Figueroa, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Image courtesy of Carlos Marti-Figueroa, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, University of Wisconsin, Madison

On April 13th, the BTC Institute and Promega Corporation will host the 11th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium — Stem Cells in the 4th Dimension: Mechanisms of Stem Cell Aging and Maturation.

Our co-coordinators at the UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center have put together an outstanding list of presenters, including leading researchers who are investigating the effects of aging on stem cell populations and their progeny and recapitulating aging mechanisms in vitro to mature human stem cell derivatives and transplants.

The morning session will review systemic and cell autonomous factors known to impact stem cell maturation, aging and senescence. The afternoon session will focus on using these approaches and understanding to develop in vitro models of matured, stem cell-derived neural, cardiac, and pancreatic cells and tissues for regenerative medicine applications.

HIGHLIGHTED ISSUES:

  • Endocrine, micro-RNA, epigenetic, and metabolic regulators of aging
  • Systemic regulators elucidated by parabiosis
  • Treatment of age-related stem cell dysfunction
  • In vivo and in vitro models of neural, musculoskeletal, cardiac, and pancreatic tissue maturation

PRESENTERS:

Craig Atwood, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology, Veterans Administration Hospital, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI

Barak Blum, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Cell & Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI

Vincent Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

Paul Robbins, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Metabolism & Aging, Scripps Florida, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL

Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Ph.D., Associate Director, Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine; Professor, Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Lorenz Studer, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Sloan-Kettering Center for Stem Cell Biology; Professor, Department of Neuroscience, Weill-Cornell Graduate School, New York, NY

Rocky S. Tuan, Ph.D., Director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering; Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Associate Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Director, Center for Military Medicine Research; Professor, Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Tony Wyss-Coray, Ph.D., Professor, Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine; Associate Director, Center for Tissue Regeneration, Repair, and Restoration, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

The Symposium also features a Poster Session & Contest as well as exhibits that showcases our 20+ sponsoring companies and organizations.

For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.btci.org/stemcell/default.html .

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Karin Borgh
Karin Borgh, PhD is the Executive Director of the BTC Institute.

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