22nd IGB Meeting, 10-13 October 2009 - Capri, Italy

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This Workshop will provide an overview of the growing information on stem cells in tissues physiology and pathology, as well as their applications in regenerative medicine. Among the topics to be covered is the formation of tissues of multiple organs, such as the CNS, skin, heart and skeletal muscle. Furthermore, reprogramming of adult stem cells, which promises to open up new frontiers in human biology and therapy, will be a key topic of the meeting.

Scientific Organizers:

Stefania Filosa, Gabriella Minchiotti and Christine Mummery

SPEAKERS

Ernest Arenas, Stockholm, Sweden
Antonio Baldini, Naples, Italy
Paolo Bianco, Rome, Italy
Patrick Brundin, Lund, Sweden
Giulio Cossu, Milan, Italy
Chad Cowan, Cambridge, MA, USA
Michele De Luca, Modena, Italy
Sheng Ding, La Jolla, CA, USA
Magdalena Gotz, Munich, Germany
Konrad Hochedlinger, Boston, MA, USA

Jeroen Krijgsveld, Heidelberg, Germany
Ihor Lemischka, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Roger Pedersen, Cambridge, UK
Michel Puceat, Evry, France
Wolf Reik, Cambridge, UK
David Sassoon, Paris, France
Hans R. Schoeler, Muenster, Germany
Shahragim Tajbakhsh, Paris, France
Fiona Watt, Cambridge, UK
Thomas P. Zwaka, Houston, Texas, USA

IGB Meeting Coordinators:
Ingram I. Iaccarino and M. Patrizia Stoppelli