MSC2007 brought together more than 300 attendees from 27 countries and 127 institutions. Take a look back at the 2007 conference program to get an idea of what to expect at MSC2009. More information on the MSC2009 program will be posted as details are finalized.

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MSC2007 • Program

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Quick Links to daily schedule:
Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday

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Program and Speakers:
Monday, August 27, 2007

1:00 p.m. Welcome to MSC 2007 by Stanton Gerson and Pamela Davis

1:15 p.m. Session I: Chronology of Discovery of MSCs

Chair: Stanton Gerson
1:15-1:45 Arnold Caplan
1:45-2:15 Mark Pittenger
2:15-2:45 Darwin Prockop
2:45-3:15 Catherine Verfaillie

3:15 – Break

3:30 p.m. – Session II: Stem Cells from Bone Marrow

Chair: George Muschler
3:30-4:00 Paolo Bianco
4:00-4:30 Dominique Bonnet
4:30-5:00 Paul Simmons

5:00-6:00 p.m. – Short Talk Presentations

Chair: Arnold Caplan
5:00-5:05 Lianhua Bai
5:05-5:10 Antonio Crovace
5:10-5:15 Qian Ye
5:15-5:20 Nicanor Moldovan
5:20-5:25 Maria Siemionow
5:25-5:30 Anita Laitinen
5:30-5:35 Noelle Mathieu
5:35-5:40 Tomoyuki Okumura
5:40-5:45 Cecilia Sanchez
5:45-5:50 Graham Sharp
5:50-5:55 Vladimir Smirnov
5:55-6:00 Joni Ylostalo

6:00-9:00 p.m. – Poster Session with Heavy Hors D'oeuvres and Bar Service.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

7:00 a.m. – Breakfast

8:00 a.m. – Session III: Stem Cells from Adipose Tissue

Chair: Mark Pittenger
8:00-8:30 Marc Hedrick
8:30-9:00 Farshid Guilak
9:00-9:30 Jan Nolta

Platform Presentations:
9:30-9:45   Reza Izadpanah
9:45-10:00 Jeff Thompson

10:00 a.m. – Break

10:15 a.m. – Session IV: Stem Cells from Cord Blood/Placenta

Chair: Pablo Rubinstein
10:15-10:45 Wolfgang Hofgartner
10:45-11:15 Peter Wernet

Podium Presentations:
11:15-11:30 Jane Ennis
11:30-11:45 Maria Roubelakis

11:45-12:15 Anthony Atala

12:15 p.m. – Lunch Discussion "Terminology For Adult Derived Stem Cells"

Chair: Anthony Atala
Mark Pittenger
Paolo Bianco
Marc Hedrick
Catherine Verfaillie

1:30 p.m. – Session V: Trophic Pathways and Expression

Chair: Mahendra Rao
1:30-2:00 Marc Penn
2:00-2:30 Luis Solchaga

Podium Presentations:
2:30-2:45 Arshak Alexanian
2:45-3:00 Humberto Cerruti
3:00-3:15 Keith Haskell
3:15-3:30 Biju Parekkadan

3:30 p.m. – Break

3:45 p.m. – Session VI: Tissue Engineering and Animal Models

Chair: Stanley Dannemiller
3:45-4:15 Frank Barry
4:15-4:45 Robert Harman
5:15-5:45 Alan Trounson

Podium Presentations:
5:45-6:00 Bruno Peault
6:00-6:15 Manu Platt
6:15-6:30 Alexandra Semont

6:30 p.m. – Poster Session with Hors D'oeuvres and Bar Service

7:00 p.m. – Keynote Lecture by Linda Powers with Hors D'oeuvres and Bar Service

8:00 p.m. – Banquet

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

7:00 a.m. – Breakfast

8:15 a.m. – Session VII: Therapeutic Applications

Chair: Alan Smith
8:15-8:45 Katarina LeBlanc
8:45-9:15 Armand Keating
9:15-9:45 Robert Miller

Podium Presentations:
9:45-10:00   Paulette Conget
10:00-10:15 Frank Marini

10:15 a.m. – Break

10:30 a.m. – Session VIII: Clinical Trials

Chair: Robert Deans
10:30-11:00 Keith Wonnacott
11:00-11:30 Hillard Lazarus
11:30-12:00 Michael Chopp
12:00-12:30 C. Randal Mills

12:30 p.m.– Closing Remarks: Arnold Caplan