KI-NUS Life Sciences Symposium 9-10 February 2002 in Singapore

Second Announcement

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

THEME 1 – Stem Cell Biology
9 February 2002 Saturday Morning

• Engineering stem cells for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease, by Ernest ARENAS
• A simple computer simulation of stem cell division; impact on cancer biology, by Laszlo SZEKELY
• Tissue engineering techniques in the repair and regeneration of tendon and ligament, by CH James GOH
• Role of integrins in cell migration and proliferation, by Staffan STRÖMBLAD
• Integrin-ligand interactions in leukocyte physiology, by Manuel PATARROYO

 
THEME 2 - Tissue Engineering and Biomineralization
9 February 2002 Saturday Afternoon

• Human spare parts from the petridish - the dream of a reconstructive surgeon? by Gunnar KRATZ
• Environmental control of cellular functions: A perspective in liver tissue engineering, by Hanry YU
• Tissue engineering of a scaffold-implant-bone construct, by Kee Hai HO
• Regeneration of mineralized tissues, by Mikael WENDEL
• Understanding the molecular mechanism of biomineralization: A molecular engineering perspective of hard tissue formation,
  by Suresh VALIYAVEETTIL

THEME 3 – Cellular Microbiology and Immunology
10 February 2002 Sunday Morning

• Comprehensive genomic/postgenomic analysis of host-microbe interactions in gastro-intestinal disorders, by Sven PETTERSSON
• Dormancy in Mycobacterium: Post-omic and genetic approaches, by Thomas DICK
• Gene regulation of rat neuroinflammation, by Tomas OLSSON
• Host-pathogen interactions in the infection by Burkholderia pseudomallei , by Yunn-Hwen GAN
• Infections and cancer: How virus modulation of host cell function results in tumor risk, by Ingemar ERNBERG

Theme 4 – Tissue Degeneration and Regeneration
10 February 2002 Sunday Afternoon

• Tissue engineering approaches to peripheral nerve regeneration, by Shu WANG
• Regulation of bone resorption by local and systemic factors, by Göran ANDERSSON
• Computer assisted scaffolds design and fabrication in tissue engineering, by Swee Hin TEOH
• New strategies for treatment of Alzheimer´s Disease, by Agneta NORDBERG
  

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