WISCONSIN STEM CELL SYMPOSIUM


April 10, 2013

BioPharmaceutical Technology Center
5445 East Cheryl Parkway
Fitchburg/Madison, WI 53711

Coverage posted on The Why? Files: Healing broken hearts - stem cells to the rescue?

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OVERVIEW: Coordinated by the University of Wisconsin Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center and BTC Institute, this symposium brought together world leaders in the area of cell-based therapies for heart and vascular disease, and included a review of current clinical trials.

TOPICS:

  • Advances and therapeutic opportunities for somatic and reprogrammed cells for cardiovascular repair
  • Translational and regulatory pathways to the clinic
  • Safe and effective cell delivery approaches
  • The role of industry in shaping the future of cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease

PRESENTERS

Brian H. Annex, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering; Division Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)

Tara Clark (General Manager, NA Clinical Operations, Miltenyi Biotec, Auburn, CA)

Robert Deans, Ph.D. (Executive Vice President, Regenerative Medicine, Athersys, Inc., Cleveland, OH)

Andrea Hunt (Vice President, Regenerative Medicine, Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL)

Annarosa Leri, M.D. (Associate Professor of Anaesthesia, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA)

Brenda Ogle, Ph.D. (Associate Chair of Graduate Admissions and Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

Amit Patel, M.D., M.S. (Director of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT)

Shahin Rafii, Ph.D. (Arthur B. Belfer Professor of Genetic and Regenerative Medicine; Co-Director, Ansary Stem Cell Institute and Tri-SCI Stem Cell Center; Investigator, HHMI,Weil Cornell Medical College, New York, NY)

Amish Raval, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

Ann Remmers, Ph.D. (Clinical Scientist Consultant, Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI)

Warren Sherman, M.D. (Director, Cardiac Cell-Based Endovascular Therapies, Columbia University Medical Center / New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY)

MODERATORS

Derek Hei, Ph.D.(Director, Waisman Biomanufacturing Facility, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

Timothy J. Kamp, M.D. (Professor, Medicine; Co-director, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Bo Liu, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

William L. Murphy, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering; Co-director, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

Amish Raval, M.D. (Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

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POSTER SESSION ABSTRACTS
Congratulations to our contest winners: Subarna Bhattacharya (1st Place), Kurt Kolander (2nd Place), and Paul Wrighton & Yi Si (tied for 3rd Place)!

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