1st Comparative & Translational Regenerative Medicine Network Research Day

The 1st Comparative and Translational Regenerative Medicine Network Research Day at Guelph include 5 guest lecturers, poster presentations, and networking opportunities with experts in the field. Coffee, snacks and lunch are provided. The purpose of this conference is to promote the CTRMN at the University of Guelph and learn about ongoing research in the field of regenerative medicine.

Program

10 am – 1.00 pm: Morning lecture session (room 1714)

10.00-10.10: Welcome remarks

10.10-10.30: Introduction and Vision of CTRMN. Prof. Thomas G. Koch, Director CTRMN

10.30 – 11.20: Prof. Dori Borjesson, University of California, Davis:

• “From the Bench to the Bedside: Current Clinical Trials using Stem Cells in Cats, Dogs and Horses”

11.20- 11.40: Break. Coffee, Tea and Snacks.

11.40 -12.30: Prof. Sowmya Viswanathan, University of Toronto:

• “Mesenchymal stromal cells and polarized monocytes/macrophages as anti-inflammatory therapeutic approach for osteoarthritis”

12.30 – 12.12.45: Jodi Garner, Senior Manager, Operations and Science, Ontario Institute of Regenerative Medicine (OIRM).

12.45 – 1.00 pm: Mira Puri, Manager, Research Partnerships at Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM).

1.00 – 3.30 pm: Lunch and Posters

1.00 – 2.00 pm: Lunch Room 1707, 1708 and 1714

2.00 – 3.30 pm: Poster Session with Coffee and Sweets room 1707

2.00 – 2.30 pm: Let’s Talk Science talk for invited High School Students

2.30 – 3.15 pm: Campus Tour for invited High School Students

3.30 – 4.30 pm: Chappel Memorial Lecture (room 1714)

Prof. Rocky Tuan, University of Pittsburgh: “Skeletal Tissue Engineering and Regeneration: Stem Cells, Biomatrix, and Biomimetic Scaffolds”

4.30 – 5.00 pm: Cheese and Crackers (1707)

• Hosted by the Dean’s Office of OVC

5.30 pm: More Networking

• The Shakespeare Arms Pub