The 2005 Stem Cells Symposium
26-27 April 2005 / The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel / San Francisco / USA
This April, the world's leading stem cells researchers from Sweden and California will join pioneers from the fields of life sciences, finance and the legal community to map out the future of stem cells research and development in California. The 2005 Stem Cells Symposium is organized by the Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco/Silicon Valley, the Swedish Office of Science and Technology in Los Angeles and Astragen LLC and will bring together the scientific and business expertise required to build bilateral world-class research programs and foster entrepreneurship.
Key note speakers
- Anders Björklund, MD, PhD, Prof., Wallenberg Neuroscience Center, Division of Neurobiology, Lund University. Title: "Use of Stem Cells for Cell Replacement Therapy in Parkinson's Disease."
- Lars Ährlund-Richter, PhD, Prof., Director, Unit of Molecular Embryology, Clinical Research Centre, Karolinska Institutet. Title: "Challenges for Achieving Clinically Eligible Cells."
- Arnold R. Kriegstein, MD, PhD, Prof., Director, Program in Development and Stem Cell Biology, UCSF School of Medicine. Title: "Developmental Biology as the Foundation for Stem Cell Research."
- Jane Lebkowski, PhD, Senior Vice President of Tissue Regenerative Medicine, Geron Corporation. Title: "Development of Human Embryonic Cell Based Therapeutics for the Treatment of Human Degenerative Diseases."
- Henrik Semb, PhD, Prof. of Functional Genetics, Lund University, Co-Founder of Cellartis AB . Title: "Human Embryonic Stem Cells-Future Potential in Curative Medicine with Diabetes as an Example."
- Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen, MD, PhD, Prof. Of Stem Cell Biology, Head Hematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory, Director, Lund Stem Cell Center, Lund University.