ISSCR 2009

2009 Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), Barcelona

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Presentations given by members of our Centre included the following:

Friday 10 July

  • 1.00-2.30pm: Prof Jeremy Brockes at “Meet the experts” lunch
  • 2.45-4.45pm: Prof Jeremy Brockes presentation at “Plenary Session VI: Cells that build bodies”
    Read a report in Nature's blog The Niche

Saturday 11 July

  • 1.00-2.30pm: Prof Chris Mason moderates the industry lunch “Promoting Translation and Commercialization”, Room 211/212

Poster Presentations

  • Poster # 157
    RAT MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS GENETICALLY ENGINEERED WITH KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE SURVIVAL OF RATS AFFECTED BY NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS
    Cananzi M, Funakova M, Lauriti G, Zani A, Piccoli M, Qasim W, Eaton S, Pierro A, De Coppi P.
    Institute of Child Health, University College London

  • Poster # 172
    AUTOLOGOUS AMNIOTIC FLUID STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION: POSSIBLE STRATEGY FOR IN UTERO CELL THERAPY?
    SW Steven Shaw, Sveva Bollini, Annalisa Gastaldello, Mara Cananzi, Elisa Filippi, H Bobby Gaspar, Waseem Qasim, Paolo De Coppi, Anna L David

  • Poster # 182
    "Partial restoration of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) function by transplantation of neurons derived from human Muller stem cells into RGC depelted rat retina".
    Presented by G. Astrid Limb, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology

  • Poster # 237
    RAT AMNIOTIC FLUID STEM CELLS RESPOND TO LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE INCREASING THE PRODUCTION OF VEGFA, FGF2 AND TGFB1
    Marco Ghionzoli, Miroslava Funakova, Giuseppe Lauriti, Augusto Zani, Agostino Pierro, Simon Eaton, Paolo De Coppi, Mara Cananzi
    Surgery Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health

  • Poster # 488
    "Elucidating differentiation pathways using a novel combinatorial cell culture approach".
    Presented by Diana Hernandez and Chris Mason, UCL Advanced Centre of Biochemical Engineering

  • Poster # 520
    "Comparison of three human embryonic stem cell lines for neuronal differentiation efficiency with confirmed functionality using electrophysiology".
    Presented by Margaret L. Gillet and Chris Mason, UCL Advanced Centre of Biochemical Engineering
  • Poster # 585
    AMNIOTIC FLUID STEM CELLS POTENTIAL FOR CARDIAC REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
    S. Bollini 1,8, M. Pozzobon 1, K. Cheung 2, Nicola Smart 3, X. Dong 4, S. Giuliani 5, S. Sartore 6, John Martin 4, N. Elvassore 7, Paul Riley 3, M. Lythgoe 2, P. De Coppi 1,8
    1 Stem Cell Processing Laboratory, Department of Paediatrics, University of Padova, Italy
    2 RCS Unit of Biophysics University College London, Institute of Child Health
    3 Molecular Medicine Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London
    4 Centre for Cardiovascular Biology & Medicine, Department of Medicine, University College London, BHF Labs
    5 Paediatric Surgery Department, University of Padova, Italy
    6 Biomedical Science Department, University of Padova, Italy
    7 Chemical Engineering Department, University of Padova, Italy
    8 Surgery Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London

  • Poster # 587
    AMNIOTIC FLUID STEM CELLS POTENTIAL FOR CARDIAC TISSUE ENGINEERING
    BOLLINI, SVEVA 1, NOBLES, MURIEL2,  FIGALLO, ELISA 3, POZZOBON, MICHELA 4, PICCOL I, MARTINA 4, TINKER, ANDREW 2, ELVASSORE, NICOLA 3, DE COPPI, PAOLO 1
    1 Surgery Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London
    2 Rayne Institute, Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, University College London
    3 Chemical Engineer, University of Padua, Italy
    4 Stem Cell Processing Lab, Paediatric Oncohaematology, University of Padua, Italy

  • Poster # 1677
    CLONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RAT MUSCLE SATELLITE CELLS: PROLIFERATIVE AND METABOLIC SIGNIFICANCE FOR ALTERNATIVE DIFFERENTIATIVE ROUTES
    Carlo Alberto Rossi 1, 3, Michela Pozzobon 1, Andrea Ditadi 1, Karolina Archacka 1,2, Annalisa Gastaldello 3,6, Marta Sanna 4, Chiara Franzin 4, Alberto Malerba 3, Mara Cananzi 3, Stefano Schiaffino 5, Roberto Vettor 4, Michelangelo Campanella 6.7, and Paolo De Coppi 1,3
    1 Stem Cell Processing Lab, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padua, Italy
    2 Department of Cytology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw
    3 Surgery Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London
    4 Endocrine-Metabolic Lab, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
    5 Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padua, Italy
    6 Royal Veterinary College, University of London
    7 Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London

  • Poster # 1679
    FRESHLY ISOLATED MOUSE SATELLITE CELLS EMBEDDED IN HYALURONAN-BASED HYDROGEL ALLOW HYSTOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY OF PARTIALLY ABLATED TIBIALIS ANTERIORIS MUSCLE
    Carlo Alberto Rossi 1,4, Nicola Elvassore 2, Marina Flaibani 2, Michela Pozzobon 1, Bert Blaauw 3, Carlo Reggiani 3, Libero Vitiello 4, Paolo De Coppi 1,4
    1 Stem Cell Processing Lab, Department of Pediatrics, University of Padova, Italy
    2 Chemical Engineering Department, University of Padova, Italy
    3 Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Padova, Italy
    4 Surgery Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London

  • Poster # 1718
    "Microfluidic bioreactor for human embryonic stem cell processing"
    Presented by Nicolas Szita, UCL Department of Biochemical Engineering


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