BioNEt Event

Monday 7 February 2005, 9.15 am-3.30 pm, Grainger Suite, Centre for Life Conference Centre, Newcastle. Everyone welcome. Refreshments, attendance and lunches are free. Limited to 100 participants. Register for event and state if you plan to display a poster by emailing Dr Pamela Robinson at Enquiries

BioNEt Regional Progress in Stem Cell Biology

Programme

9.15 Coffee and viewing of posters
Chair: Dr Stefan Przyborski, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham
9.45 The success and failure of neuronal differentiation by stem cells
Dr Stefan Przyborski, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham
10.10 Human embryonic stem cells: Made in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Dr Miodrag Stojkovic, Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University
10.35 Insights into the maintenance of pluripotency of human ES cells
Dr Majlinda Lako, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle
11.00 Coffee and viewing of posters
11.30 Inhibition of muscle stem cell regeneration in premature ageing diseases: Targets for drug therapy?
Prof Chris Hutchison, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham
11.55 Hair follicle stem cells
Dr Colin Jahoda, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham
12.20 Limbal stem cells: The culture, characterisation and transplantation
Dr Sajjad Ahmad, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle
12.45 Lunch and viewing of posters
Chair: Dr Miodrag Stojkovic, Institute of Human Genetics, University of Newcastle
13.30 Stem cells and diabetes
Dr Wendy MacFarlane, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, University of Newcastle
13.55 Stem cells and ageing
Prof Tom Kirkwood, Institute for Ageing and Health, University of Newcastle
14.20 Ethical (re)framings: Emerging questions in stem cell biology
Dr Jacquelyne Luce, Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Institute (PEALS), University of Newcastle
14.45 Commercial opportunities for stem cells
Philip Aldridge, Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences (CELS) Ltd, Newcastle
15.10 Tea and viewing of posters/exhibitions
15.30 Close of workshop

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