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Symposium Proceedings—NIH Research: Recent Progress and Future Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, June 12, 2003

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Recent Progress and Future Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Thursday, June 12, 2003
Author/Sponsor: The National Institutes of Health
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National Institutes of Health Symposium
NIH Research: Recent Progress and Future Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
June 12, 2003
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center (Building 10)
NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, Maryland

AGENDA

Morning Plenary Session—MASUR AUDITORIUM
7:30–8:00 a.m. Registration
8:00–8:05 a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks
James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., NIDCD/NIH
8:05–9:10 a.m. Characterization of Undifferentiated Stem Cells
Moderator: Michael E. McClure, Ph.D., NIEHS/NIH
Ronald McKay, Ph.D., NINDS/NIH
Daniela S. Gerhard, Ph.D., NCI/NIH
Mahendra S. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., NIA/NIH
Steven A. Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
9:10–10:35 a.m. Differentiation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Moderator: John W. Thomas, Ph.D., NHLBI/NIH
George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D., Whitehead Institute
Dan S. Kaufman, M.D., Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Timothy J. Kamp, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School
Esmail D. Zanjani, Ph.D., Sierra Biomedical Research Corporation
Gordon Keller, Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine
10:35–10:45 a.m. Break
10:45–11:55 a.m. Differentiation into Placental Trophoblast Cells
Moderator: Mahendra S. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., NIA/NIH
Thaddeus G. Golos, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells
Moderator: Mahendra S. Rao, M.D., Ph.D., NIA/NIH
James Huettner, Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Su-Chun Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School
John W. McDonald III, M.D., Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
11:55 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Closing Remarks
Moderator: James F. Battey, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., NIDCD/NIH
Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D., Director, NIH
12:15 p.m. Adjourn (registered all-day attendees proceed to the Lipsett Lobby)
Afternoon Session
12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch—LIPSETT LOBBY
Boxed lunches for registered all-day attendees
Poster Session—LIPSETT LOBBY
To attend workshops in the 14th Floor Assembly Hall, use the elevators near Masur Auditorium.
(in PDF format–requires the free Adobe Reader)
  1. M. Amit–Alternative Methods for Culturing Human Embryonic Stem Cells [76 KB]
  2. Sharon Gerecht Nir–Bioreactor Cultivation Enhances Human Embryoid Body Formation and Differentiation [80 KB]
  3. Irene Ginis–Comparison of Gene Expression in Human and Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells [80 KB]
  4. K.-Y. Francis Pau–Translational Research With Monkey Embryonic Stem Cells [84 KB]
  5. S. L. Stice–Differentiation of Rhesus Embryonic Stem Cells To Neural Progenitors and Neurons [68 KB]
  6. Bernard E. Tuch–Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Promotes Differentiation of Insulin-Producing Cells From Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells [80 KB]
1:30–2:30 p.m. Workshop Session 1
#1: Material Transfer Agreements and Intellectual Property
Issues of Stem Cell Research
14TH FLOOR ASSEMBLY HALL
Moderator: Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Ph.D., J.D., OD/NIH
Mark L. Rohrbaugh, Ph.D., J.D., OD/NIH
Nancy E. Block, Ph.D., WiCell Research Institute
Kevin E. Noonan, Ph.D., J.D., McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff

#2: Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Training
LIPSETT AMPHITHEATER
Moderator: John W. Thomas, Ph.D., NHLBI/NIH
John W. Thomas, Ph.D., NHLBI/NIH
Barbara Knowles, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Martin D. Pera, Ph.D., Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break—LIPSETT LOBBY AND 14TH FLOOR ASSEMBLY HALL
Poster Session (continued)—LIPSETT LOBBY
2:45–3:45 p.m. Workshop Session 2
#3: Federal Guidelines on Stem Cell Research: NIH Implementation
14TH FLOOR ASSEMBLY HALL
Moderator: Della M. Hann, Ph.D., OD/NIH
Della M. Hann, Ph.D., OD/NIH
Gemma Flamberg, J.D., OD/NIH

#4: Culture Techniques for Human Embryonic Stem Cells
LIPSETT AMPHITHEATER
Moderator: L. Tony Beck, Ph.D., NCRR/NIH
Meri T. Firpo, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Martin D. Pera, Ph.D., Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development
Tenneille Ludwig, Ph.D., Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
3:45 p.m. Adjourn