Stanford Report, November 8, 2006

Nov. 10-11 symposium on regenerative medicine

This year's Bio-X symposium "Regenerating Life" covers the spectrum from regenerating human tissues to basic research in a flatworm the size of a fingernail. These worms, known to basic biology lab students nationwide as planaria, will be the focus of a talk and a how-to session at the two-day event.

Co-sponsored by the Program in Regenerative Medicine and Bio-X, the Nov. 10-11 symposium is intended to educate students and scientists from different disciplines about the field of regenerative medicine. It is free and open to the public, no pre-registration required.

Both Bio-X and PRM have a goal of inspiring the type of cross-disciplinary research embodied by regenerative medicine, which relies on basic developmental biology, stem cell research and bioengineering to succeed.

Speakers coming from as far away as the United Kingdom and Switzerland will present on topics ranging from wound healing, stem cell biology, embryonic patterning, bioengineering of tissues, regenerative medicine in diverse animal models and ethics. The lectures begin at 8 a.m. the first day, with the final one ending at noon on the second day of the event. The symposium also includes time to meet with the speakers on Saturday over breakfast and lunch.

For a schedule and detailed information see: http://biox.stanford.edu/news/pdfs/RL_Program.pdf.