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10th Annual Gene Therapy Symposium for Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases
Focus Topic: Cell Trafficking and the Niche
November 16-18, 2011 - Sonoma, California
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - Welcoming Reception
 Thursday, November 17, 2011
Keynote Speaker
- Paul S. Frenette, M.D. (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
“Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche Regulation by the Autonomic Nervous System”
Session I: Vectors
- John J. Rossi, Ph.D. (City of Hope)
“Small RNA Therapeutics for the Treatment of HIV”
- James M. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)
“AAV Vectors for Human Gene Therapy”
- Kam W. Leong, Ph.D. (Duke University)
“Intracellular Trafficking Studies and Cell-Topography Interactions Related to Nonviral Gene Delivery”
Student/Fellow Presentations and Poster Session - Link to Information
Session II
- Karen L. Christman, Ph.D. (UC San Diego)
“Injectable Extracellular Matrix Derived Hydrogel for Cardiac Repair”
- Mervin C. Yoder, M.D. (Indiana University)
“Circulating Human Endothelial Colony Forming Cells and In Vivo Vasculogenic Activity Modulation”
“Practical Strategies”: Tissue Engineering
- Doris A. Taylor, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota)
“Building Hearts: Tissue Engineering as a Solution to Cardiovascular Disease”
- Laura Niklason, M.D., Ph.D. (Yale University)
“Lung Regeneration: Progress and Challenges”
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Workshop: “In Vivo Imaging”
- Joseph A. Frank, M.D. (NIBIB, NIH)
“Enhanced Homing, Permeability, and Retention of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) using Pulsed Focused Ultrasound: Implications for Targeting Stem Cell Delivery”
Session III
- Gregor B. Adams, Ph.D. (University of Southern California)
“Regional Localization of the Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche”
- Stanton L. Gerson, M.D. (Case Western Reserve University)
“The Hematopoietic Niche Occupancy Assay Uncovers HSC Defects Due to Loss of Non-homologous End-joining (NHEJ)”
- Bruno Péault, Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles)
"Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Adult Human Organs: Identification, Purification and Therapeutic Use"
Student/Fellow Presentations and Poster Session - Link to Information
Session IV
- Edward E. Morrisey, Ph.D. (University of Pennsylvania)
“Epigenetic Control of Lung Development and Regeneration”
- David Warburton, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. (Childrens Hospital Los Angeles)
“Cell Based Therapy for the Lung: Theoretical and Practical Considerations”
 
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