1st International Exchange Program for
Developmental/Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
23-29 August 2009
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Course information:
This course is offered to students of University of Toronto and University of Hong Kong only. Seven students will be selected from the applicants at each University. The lectures, however, will be advertised and open for the entire University of Hong Kong.
Our budget allows the coverage of the airfare of the Toronto students up to $ 1200 CAN (current lowest fare with Air Canada). Any amount above this is on their supervisors.
During the course full accommodation is provided to the Toronto students by University of Hong Kong.
Students interested
at HKU contact Prof. Kathy Cheah (hrmbdkc<at>hkusua.hku.hk )
at UofT contact Prof. Andras Nagy ( nagy<at>lunenfeld.ca )
Provide (1) a letter of interest describing how your project and career plan benefit from the course, (2) a letter of support from your supervisor.
Application deadline: June 15, 2009
Tentative Program
Saturday, 22th August, 2009
18:00Registration
19:00WELCOME RECEPTION
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Chair:
9-9:15 AM Welcome and overview and practicalities
Kathy Cheah and Andras Nagy
9:15-10:30 AMIntroduction to Stem cells
Andras Nagy
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMSearch for Stem Cells in human endometrium
Rachel Chan
12:00-14:00 PMLunch and self introduction of “students”
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PMSKPs and Stem Cell Therapies
Freda Miller
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-18:00 PM Practical
18:00 - Dinner and free time
Monday, August 24, 2009
Chair:
9-10:30 AMStem cells from the blastocyst
Janet Rossant
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMEpigenetic reprogramming in stem cell differentiation
Ray Ng
Chair:
12:00-13:00 PMStudent talks - 4 – (15 min each)
13:00-14:00Lunch
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PMReprogramming and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
Andras Nagy
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-18:00 PM Practical: hESC Identification of undifferentiated colonies (0.5h)
Freezing/ Sub-culture of hESC (1.5h)
In vitro differentiation (0.5h)
WSB Yeung and Cherry
18:00 - Dinner and free time
Tueday, August 25, 2009
Chair
9-10:30 AMSignaling protein and drug discovery using cancer stem cells
David Kaplan
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMExtracellular matrix niche and stem cell differentiation
Barbara Chan
12:00-13:00 PMStudent talks - 4 – (15 min each)
13:00-14:00PMLunch
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PM Neural Stem Cells in Normal and Pathological Development
Freda Miller
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-17:30 PM p53 families in neurodegeneration and neural stem cell function
David Kaplan
18:00 - Dinner and free time
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Chair:
9-10:30 AMCardiac differentiation of human ES cells
Ron Li
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMAdult stem cells for angiogenesis
HF Tse
12:00-13:00 PMLunch
13:00-14:00 PM Student talks - 4 – (15 min each)
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PMRole of microRNAs in cardiac Regeneration
Ron Li
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-17:00 PMEstablishing mesenchymal stem cells from human ESC/iPSC and applications in cardiovascular diseases
Qizhou Lian
17.00-1800Practical: hESC Thawing of hESC (1h)
WSB Yeung and Cherry?
18:00 - PUBLIC LECTURE ON STEM CELLS BY Janet Rossant
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Chair:
9-10:30 AMHematopoietic stem cells
Ian Rogers
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMGene expression profiling in understanding the colon stem cell niche environment - SY Leung
12.00-1:00 PMStudent talks - 4 – (15 min each)
13:00-14:00 PMLunch
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PM Genetic alterations of stem cells
Andras Nagy
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-17:00 PMStudent talks - 4 – (15 min each)
17:00-18:00 PM Practical
18:00 - Dinner and free time
Friday, August 28, 2009
Chair:
9-10:30 AMNSC potential - both biological and therapeutic
Robin Lovell-Badge
10:30-11:00 AMCoffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMZebrafish for the study of normal and neoplastic hematopoiesis?
Anskar Leung
12:00-14:00 PMLunch
Chair:
14:00-15:30 PMTransdifferentiation: facts and artifacts
Ian Rogers
15:30-16:00 PM Coffee/tea break
16:00-16:45 PMStudent talks - 3 – (15 min each)
16:45-18:00 PM Practical: hESC : Examination of hESC colonies and EB (0.5h)
18:00 - Dinner and free time
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Chair:
9-10:30 AMIn vitro-derived gametes and ethics of stem cell research and therapy"
Robin Lovell-Badge
10:30-11:00 AM
Coffee/tea break
11:00-12:00 PMDiscussion on Ethics:
Chairs: Janet Rossant, Robin Lovell-Badge, PC Ho
12.00-12.30 Wrap up, closing
All faculties
12:30-14:00 PMLunch
14:00-18:00 PM Outing
18:00 - Outing – Banquet
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Departure