7th Annual Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium - Neural Stem Cells: Generation and Regeneration

April 11, 2012

The focus this year is on understanding the mechanisms of neural development, modeling neural disorders and harnessing the potential of neural regeneration.

Confirmed speakers include: David M. Gamm, M.D., Ph.D. (Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Retina Research Foundation; Edwin & Dorothy Gamewell Professor, UW Eye Research Institute, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI)

Robin Franklin, Ph.D. (Professor of Neuroscience and Developmental Director of Research, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge Veterinary School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)

Rudolph Jaenisch, M.D. (Member, Whitehead Institute; Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA)

Yoshiki Sasai, M.D., Ph.D. (Director, Neurogenesis and Organogenesis Group, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan)

David V. Schaffer, Ph.D. (Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute; Co-Director, Berkeley Stem Cell Center, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA)

Xinyu Zhao, Ph.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI)

TOPICS:

• What are the key mechanisms that underlie neural development and are these mechanisms maintained in adult neurogenesis?
• How can we use pluripotent stem cells to model neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders?
• How can we manipulate the neural stem cell niche to influence phenotype?

Location: BioPharmaceutical Technology Center
Cost: $90 ($45 for students and post-docs)
Presented by: UW Stem Cell & Regener ative Medicine Center and the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute

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