Sixth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
NYSCF’s Sixth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference was held on October 11-12, 2011 at The Rockefeller University in New York City.
NYSCF Conference Overview
The NYSCF conference is unique: it focuses on translational stem cell research, demonstrating the potential to advance cures for the major diseases of our time.
It is designed for all professionals with an interest in stem cell research, including physicians, researchers, clinical investigators, professors, government and health officials, postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. The panels on Tuesday are designed to reach a broader audience, including the lay public.
Confirmed Speakers and Session Chairs
Margaret Buckingham, MD, PhD
Institut Pasteur
Shuibing Chen, PhD
The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Weill Cornell Medical College
Kevin C. Eggan, PhD
The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Harvard University
Dieter Egli, PhD
The New York Stem Cell Foundation
Steven A. Goldman, MD, PhD
University of Rochester Medical Center
Pedro L. Herrera, PhD
University of Geneva
Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Scott Johnson
Myelin Repair Foundation
Alex Meissner, PhD
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Bob Palay, JD
Cellular Dynamics
Shahin Rafii, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Mahendra Rao, MD, PhD
NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine
Michael Rudnicki, PhD
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa
William A. Sahlman
Harvard Business School
Hans Snoeck, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Medical School
Deepak Srivastava, MD
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco
Clive Svendsen, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, University of Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center
Vivianne Tabar, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Paul Tesar, PhD
The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Craig B. Thompson, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Irving L. Weissman, MD
Stanford School of Medicine
Krishna Yeshwant, MD
Google Ventures
CO-CHAIRS
Lee Goldman, MD, MPH
Columbia University
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, DPhil
Weill Cornell Medical College
Douglas A. Melton, PhD
Harvard University
Allen M. Spiegel, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD
The Rockefeller University
Craig B. Thompson, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
SCIENTIFIC CO-CHAIRS
Moses V. Chao, PhD
Skirball Institute of Biomedicine
Zach W. Hall, PhD
The New York Stem Cell Foundation
Ihor Lemischka, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dan R. Littman, MD, PhD
Skirball Institute of Biomedicine
2011 Conference Schedule
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
9:45 am – 11:30 am ROAD TO THE CLINIC
Welcoming Remarks – Susan L. Solomon – NYSCF
Chair and Moderator – Lee Rubin, PhD – Harvard University
Steve Chang, PhD – The New York Stem Cell Foundation
Scott Johnson – Myelin Repair Foundation
Robert J. Palay, JD – Cellular Dynamics International
William A. Sahlman, PhD – Harvard Business School
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm THE FUTURE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Chair and Moderator – Susan L. Solomon – NYSCF
Mahendra S. Rao, MD, PhD – NIH Center for Regenerative Medicine
Craig B. Thompson, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Marc Tessier-Lavigne, PhD – The Rockefeller University
Irving L. Weissman, MD – Stanford University
3:15 pm – 5:00 pm POSTER SESSION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2011
8:15 – 8:45 am REGISTRATION AND COMPLIMENTARY BREAKFAST
8:45 – 8:50 Introduction – Susan L. Solomon – NYSCF
8:50 – 8:55 Welcome – Marc Tessier-Levine, PhD – The Rockefeller University
9:00 – 10:10 am DIABETES
Chair – Rudolph Leibel, MD – Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center
9:00 – 9:20 Hans Snoeck, MD, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
9:25 – 9:45 Shuibing Chen, PhD – Weill Cornell Medical College
9:50 – 10:10 Pedro Herrera, PhD – University of Geneva, Switzerland
10:15 – 10:45 BREAK & POSTER SESSION
10:45 – 11:55 am CANCER AND BLOOD DISEASE
Chair – Eric Bouhassira, PhD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
10:45 – 11:05 Shahin Rafii, MD – Weill Cornell Medical College
11:10 – 11:30 Viviane Tabar, MD – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
11:35 – 11:55 Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD – University of California, San Diego
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH & POSTER SESSION
1:10 – 1:40 pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Irv Weissman, MD – Stanford University
1:45– 2:55 pm REPAIRING OUR HEART & MUSCLES
Chair – Rocky Kass, PhD – Columbia University
1:45 – 2:05 Margaret Buckingham, MA, PhD – Institut Pasteur
2:10 – 2:30 Deepak Srivastava, MD – University of California, San Francisco
2:35 – 2:55 Michael Rudnicki, PhD – Ottawa Health Research Institute
3:00 – 4:10 pm NEURODEGENERATION AND SPINAL CORD INJURY
Chair – Moses Chao, PhD – NYU School of Medicine, Skirball Institute
3:00 – 3:20 Steven Goldman, MD, PhD – University of Rochester Medical Center
3:25 – 3:45 Paul Tesar, DPhil – Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
3:50 – 4:10 Clive Svendsen, PhD – Cedars-Sinai Regenerative Medicine Institute
4:15 – 4:45 BREAK & POSTER SESSION
4:45 – 5:05 pm THE NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL PRIZE ADDRESS
The Inaugural NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient
5:10 – 6:20 pm PROGRAMMING AND REPROGRAMMING
Chair – Ihor Lemischka, PhD – Mount Sinai School of Medicine
5:10 – 5:30 Alex Meissner, PhD – Harvard University
5:35 – 5:55 Dieter Egli, PhD – The New York Stem Cell Foundation
6:00 – 6:20 Kevin Eggan, PhD – The New York Stem Cell Foundation, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
6:25 – 7:45 pm CLOSING RECEPTION & POSTER PRESENTATIONS