BSC Specialty Update Symposium
SUNDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2017 |09.00 – 12.50
BSC Specialty Update Symposium
09.00 – 11.00 BSC Session
CHAIRS: Henri Leuvenink, Groningen, The Netherlands
Nina Pilat-Michalek, Vienna, Austria
09:00 Organogenesis and development of organs C18
Stephen A.Duncan, Charleston, United States
09:45 Ageing donor organs and recipients’ immune systems
Michiel Betjes, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
10:30 Generation of kidney tissue from iPS
Minoru Takasato, Kobe, Japan
11.10 – 12.50 Joint BSC and VCA Session
CHAIRS : Gerald Brandacher, Baltimore, United States
Nina Pilat-Michalek, Vienna, Austria
11:10 VCA and regenerative medicine: a perfect couple?
Gerald Brandacher, Baltimore, United States
11:20 Creating stem cell niches in vitro
Martin J. Hoogduijn, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
11:50 Engineering functional tissues: The Holy Grail or an attainable goal?
Tahera Ansari, Harrow, United Kingdom
12:20 Pediatric reconstructive transplantation
Lawrence Levin, Philadelphia, United States
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Objectives:
To give in depth insight in biological processes related to ageing. To provide general insight in organ development and regeneration. To implement general knowledge of ageing and regeneration in the transplantation field.
Target audience:
Basic Scientists, Transplant immunologists, Regenerative Medicine researchers, Transplant physicians.
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BSC in pills:
The Basic Science Committee promotes Basic science in transplantation in Europe
Goals:
- Translation of innovation into clinical activity;
- Communication between basic scientists and clinicians;
- Collaboration between laboratories in Europe.