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:: SYMPOSIUM
Clinical Translation of Tissue Engineering Technologies
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 13th and 14th, 2010
PROGRAM
May 13th
08:30 – 9:15
Registration
09:15 – 09:30
Welcome and Introduction
09:30 – 10:10
- Clinical Perspectives for Tissue Engineering Technologies. Lessons Learnt from the Past.
Dr. Alan Russell. McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
University of Pittsburgh.
10:10 – 10:30
- Immnunotherapy of Cancer with Dendritic Cells. Clinical Experience
Dr Guillermo Mazzolini. Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Austral
10:30 – 10:50
- TBD based on abstract submission.
Gene expression as a determinant of cell viability in human condrocytes cultured for clinical use. Rodríguez I, Nieto-Aguilar,
Morales A, Garzón I, Alaminos M, Campos A. Universidad de Granada, Spain, and Universidad de Córdoba, Argentina.
Bioactivity of glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Haro-Durand L, Sureda R, Porto Lopez J, Boccaccini A, Gorustovich A. Conicet, Salta, Argentina, Imperial College of London, UK.
10:50 – 11:05
Coffee break
11:05 – 11:35
- Clinical Application of Dermal Scaffolds and Epidermal Cell Cultures for Cutaneous Repair.
Dr Fortunato Benaim. Fundación Benaim.
11:35 – 11:55
- Clinical Needs for the Treatment of Abnormal Wound Healing in a Surgery Department.
Dr Pedro Saco. Hospital Universitario Austral.
11:55 – 12:15
- TBD based on abstract submission.
Biologic scaffold for the treatment of non-healing wounds. Valdez P, Saco P, Lorenti A, Nieponice A. Hospital Universitario Austral, Argentina.
Costa Rican experience in the establishment of primary skin cell cultures for therapeutic approaches. Centeno-Cerdas C, Calvo-
Castro L, Alvarenga S, Guerrero M, Rojas M. Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica.
12:15 – 14:00
- Break,
14:00 – 14:40
- Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds; inductive Remodeling and Widespread Clinical Use.
Dr Stephen Badylak. McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
University of Pittsburgh.
14:40 – 15:00
- New insights in Corneal Stem Cells Transplantation.
Dr Juan Gallo. Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Austral.
Dr Laura Correa, Laboratorios CRAVERI, Argentina.
15:00 – 15:20
- TBD based on abstract submission
CellFateTM: a novel membranous 3D cell culture hydrogel platform. Porto L, Recouvreux D, Berti F, Koepp J, Rambo C. Chemical and Food Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, BioCellTis Cell and Tissue Engineering Ltd, Florianopolis, Brazil.
Massive 3D bacterial cellulose-based vascularized scaffolds for organ engeneering. Recovreux D, Berti F, Koepp J, Dias P, Antonio R, Rambo C, Porto L. Federal University of Santa Catarina, BioCellTis Cell and Tissue Engineering Ltd, Florianopolis, Brazil.
15:20 – 15:35
Coffee Break
15:35 – 16:15
- Using Ordinary Biomaterials To Stimulate Healing and Regeneration.
Dr Buddy Ratner. UWEB, University of Washington
16:15 – 16:35
- Understanding the Role of Neuroprogenitor Cells in Brain Diseases.
Dr Angela Suburo. Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Austral.
16:35 – 16:45
- TBD based on abstract submission.
Morphogenesis “In Silico” using two cell types deposited by bioprinting. Ramirez C, Angelini J. Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Argentina.
16:45 – 17:30
- Poster session
1- Evaluation of a novel human fibrin-agarose skin substitute. Rodríguez I, Carriel V, Jiménez J, Garzón I, Arias S, González-Andrades M, Campos A, Alaminos M. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. Universidad de Granada, and Hospital Universitario San Cecilio y Virgen de las Nieves, Spain.
2- Self-organized, three-dimensional structures from rat bone marrow stromal cells. Francalancia V, Lewis A, Chertkoff A, Lanfredi Rangel A, Botelho Soares M, Ribeiro Dos Santos R, Tous M. Instituto Carlos Malbrán, Argentina. CPqGM-Fiocruz, Bahía, Brazil.
3- Is there hope for spinal cord lesion regeneration?. What can be envisioned with organic electronics and seeded cell scaffolds?. Koepp J, Bagnariolli B, Soares C, Recovreux D, Rambo C, Rae G, Porto L. Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
4- BioCellTis: designing tissue and organ engineering solutions. Rambo C, Recovreaux D, Koepp J, Porto L. BioCellTis Cell and Tissue Engineering Ltd y Universidad Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
May 14th
09:00 – 09:40
- Clinical Impact of Vascular Tissue Engineering in Pediatric Surgery.
Dr. Toshiharu Shinoka. Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, Yale University.
09:40 – 10:00
- Regulatory Aspects of Cell Based therapies
Dr Liliana Bisignano. INCUCAI. Minister of Health.
10:00 – 10:20
- Feasibility studies with biomaterials for medical devices. Designing the right protocol.
Dra. Marta Kauffman. ANMAT. Minister of Health.
10:40 – 10:50
- Dimensions and challenges about ethical evaluation tissues engineering and the roll of State. Siede L. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad del Museo Social Argentino, Hospital Eva Perón, Argentina.
10:50 – 11:10
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:10 – 11:20
Development of Clinical Translation Unit at Hospital Universitario Austral: Looking at the Future.
11:20 – 12:00
Round Table: Questions and Answers with Keynote Speakers.