BIOENGINEERING

Course Program 2009

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Wednesday, August 12
 
7:50-8:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.
8:00-8:40 a.m.

Tissue Engineering in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Yilin Cao, M.D., Ph.D.

8:50-9:30 a.m. Treatment of Human Diseases: Cell-Based Therapies Using Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells Arnold I. Caplan, Ph.D.
9:40-10:20 a.m.

Morphogens for Tissue Engineering A. Hari Reddi, Ph.D.

10:30-11:10 a.m. Synthetic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D.
11:20 a.m.-
12:00 noon
Development and Commercialization of Regenerative Scaffolds for Soft Tissue Repair David J. McQuillan, Ph.D.
12:00 noon-
1:30 p.m.

Luncheon
 
1:30-2:10 p.m.

Strategic Directions in Tissue Engineering Peter C. Johnson, M.D.

2:20-3:00 p.m. Extracellular Matrix: Structure and Function; Applications to Tissue Engineering Mary C. Farach-Carson, Ph.D.
3:10-3:50 p.m.

Cell Adhesion on Synthetic Substrates Rena Bizios, Ph.D.

4:00-4:40 p.m.

Computational Structural Biology and Systems Biology for Tissue Engineering Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D.

4:50-5:30 p.m. Cell Migration and Tissue Growth Kyriacos Zygourakis, Ph.D.
6:00 p.m. Laboratory Tours and Reception
 
Thursday, August 13
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8:00-8:40 a.m. Dental Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering Rena N. D'Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D.
8:50-9:30 a.m. Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering Paul J. Simmons, Ph.D.
9:40-10:20 a.m. Genetically Engineered Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering WT Godbey, Ph.D.
10:30-11:10 a.m.

Adipose Derived Cells for Tissue Engineering Kai Pinkernell, M.D.

11:20 a.m.-
12:00 noon

Tissue Engineering Enabled Platforms for Regenerative Medicine Anthony Atala, M.D.

12:00 noon-
1:30 p.m.

Luncheon

 
1:30-2:10 p.m.

 Synthetic Extracellular Matrix Mimics for Tissue Engineering Glenn D. Prestwich, Ph.D. 

2:20-3:00 p.m.

Fibrin-Based Matrices for Tissue Engineering Bill Tawil, Ph.D.

3:10-3:50 p.m.

Injectable Cellular Constructs Using Biodegradable Hydrogels Stephanie J. Bryant, Ph.D.

4:00-4:40 p.m.

Nanofunctionalized Surfaces for Regenerative Medicine John A. Jansen, D.D.S., Ph.D.

4:50-5:30 p.m.

Tissue Engineering in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Mark E.K. Wong, D.D.S. 

 
Friday, August 14
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8:00-8:40 a.m. Stem Cell Bioprocessing: Principles of Stem Cell Expansion and Differentiation Athanasios Mantalaris, Ph.D.
8:50-9:30 a.m.

Cultivation of Embryonic Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering Krishnendu Roy, Ph.D.

9:40-10:20 a.m.

Bioreactors for Tissue Engineering Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, Ph.D.

10:30-11:10 a.m. Interfacial Tissue Engineering Johnna S. Temenoff, Ph.D.
11:20 a.m.-
12:00 noon
Commercialization of Live Cell Therapies: Successes and Failures Christopher V. Gemmiti, Ph.D.
12:00 noon-
1:30 p.m.

Luncheon
 
1:30-2:10 p.m. Vascular Morphogenesis Karen K. Hirschi, Ph.D.
2:20-3:00 p.m. Vascularization of Tissue Engineering Constructs Laura J. Suggs, Ph.D.
3:10-3:50 p.m.

Tissue-Engineered Heart Valves K. Jane Grande-Allen, Ph.D

4:00-4:40 p.m. .Biomimetic Materials in Vascular Tissue Engineering Jennifer L. West, Ph.D.
4:50-5:30 p.m. Tissue Engineering of Heart Tissue Jeffrey G. Jacot, Ph.D.
6:00 p.m.


Dinner
 

 
Saturday, August 15
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8:00-8:40 a.m. Strategies for Tissue Regeneration and Vascularization Based on Release Technology of Growth Factor Yasuhiko Tabata, Ph.D., D.Med.Sci., D.Pharm.
8:50-9:30 a.m.

Design and Delivery of Nanotherapeutics for Tissue Engineering Junghae Suh, Ph.D. 

9:40-10:20 a.m.

Carbon Nanotubes for Tissue Engineering James M. Tour, Ph.D.

10:30-11:10 a.m.

Nanocomposite Tissue Engineering Scaffolds F. Kurtis Kasper, Ph.D.

11:20 a.m.-
12:00 noon
Development of Regenerative Technologies for Spinal Applications Richard K. Suzuki, Ph.D.
12:00 noon-
1:30 p.m.

Luncheon
 
1:30-2:10 p.m.

Regeneration-Inspired Tissue Engineering Panagiotis A. Tsonis, Ph.D.

2:20-3:00 p.m. Tissue Engineering in Reproductive Medicine Stephanie A. Pangas, Ph.D.
3:10-3:50 p.m. Impact of Inflammation on Tissue Engineering Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Ph.D.
4:00-4:40 p.m. Imaging Methods for the Dynamic Evaluation of Tissue Engineering Constructs Mary E. Dickinson, Ph.D.
4:50-5:30 p.m.

Animal Models for Evaluation of Tissue Engineered Devices Michael J. Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D.

Although we make every effort to maintain the published schedule for classes, unforeseen conditions may require a schedule change or cancellation. Speakers and topics are subject to change.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
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