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Scientific Workshops

Workshops at the McEwen Centre are an opportunity for McEwen Investigators to present their work in progress to a scientific audience, followed by an interactive discussion of progress and possibilities.  For registration or questions, please contact us.

Past Workshops

Thursday June 5, 2008 4:30-6:00 pm
Topic: Hematopoetic Stem Cells

Presenters:

• Dr. Norman Iscove – Specification of self-renewal in hematopoietic stem cells
• Dr. John Dick – How to assay a human hematopoietic stem cell

Thursday March 27, 2008 4:30-6:00 pm
TGH Residence Amphitheatre, Room 109
Topic: Lung repair, regeneration & transplantation

Presenters:

• Dr. Shaf Keshavjee – Gene Therapy in Transplantation: Can we make donor organs?
• Dr. Thomas Waddell – Bone Marrow Derived Epithelial Cells

Tuesday, October 30, 2007  4-7 PM  
Topic: Cardiac regenerative medicine
Presenters:

• Dr. Mansoor Husain – Insights into vascular smooth muscle cell growth & differentiation: from animal models to stem cells
• Dr. Rudiger von Harsdorf – Role of Cell Cycle Factors in Cardiac Growth Control
• Dr. Ren-Ke Li – Cell Transplantation for Cardiac Regeneration
• Dr. Richard Weisel – Tissue Engineering for Cardiac Restoration

Wednesday, October 3, 2007  4-7 PM
Topic: Stem Cells and Neural Repair
Presenters:

• Dr. Freda Miller – SKPs: From Dermis To Nerve and Back Again
• Dr. Molly Shoichet – Neural Tissue Engineering Strategies
• Dr. Michael Fehlings – Translational Regenerative Strategies for Spinal Cord Injury

Monday, April 30, 2007  4-7 PM
Topic: Engineering Stem Cells
Presenters: Dr. Gordon Keller, Dr. Derek van der Kooy, Dr. Peter Zandstra, Dr. Andras Nagy