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2022 Sanford Stem Cell Institute Symposium Agenda

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Name Time Affiliation
Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD 9:00 - 9:05am University of California San Diego
Pradeep Khosla, MSEE 9:05 - 9:10am University of California San Diego
Zea Borok, MD 9:05 - 9:10am University of California San Diego
Patty Maysent, MPH, MBA 9:05 - 9:10am University of California San Diego
Session 1: Regenerative Medicine - Chaired by Rob Signer, PhD University of California San Diego
*KEYNOTE* Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD 9:10 - 9:55am University of California San Francisco
Jeffrey Magee, MD, PhD 9:55 - 10:30am Washington University
Session 2: Stem Cells and Space - Chaired by Alysson Muotri, PhD University of California San Diego
Twyman Clements, MSME 10:30 - 11:30am Space Tango
Marc Giulianotti, PhD 10:30 - 11:30am Sierra Space
Michael Roberts, PhD 10:30 - 11:30am ISS National Labs
Jana Stoudemire, Mbio 10:30 - 11:30am Axiom Space
Peggy Whitson, PhD 10:30 - 11:30am Axiom Space AX-2 Commander/Private Astronaut
LUNCH 11:30am - 12:30pm
Session 3: Alpha Clinic Director's Panel - Chaired by Maria Millan, MD California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Patient Story - Sandra Dillon 12:30 - 12:35pm Patient Advocate
Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD 12:30 - 1:30pm University of California San Diego
Daniela Bota, MD, PhD 12:30 - 1:30pm University of California Irvine
Noah Federman, MD 12:30 - 1:30pm University of California Los Angeles
Leo D. Wang, MD, PhD 12:30 - 1:30pm City of Hope National Medical Center
Mehrdad Abedi, MD 12:30 - 1:30pm University of California Davis
Sean Turbeville, PhD 12:30 - 1:30pm California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM)
Sheila Chari, PhD 12:30 - 1:30pm Cell Stem Cell
Patient Stories/ Patient Navigators 1:30 - 1:40pm
Shiri Gur-Cohen, PhD - Introduced by Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD 1:40 - 2:15pm University of California San Diego
Fellow Awards - Chaired by Shiri Gur-Cohen, PhD
Outstanding Graduate Student - Alyssa Holman, M.Eng 2:15 - 2:30pm University of California San Diego
Outstanding Post Doctoral Fellow - Helena Yu, MD 2:30 - 2:45pm University of California San Diego
Runner Up Graduate Student - Karina Barbosa Guerra 2:45 - 2:50pm Sanford Burnham Prebys
Runner Up Post Doctoral Fellow - Francesca Boscolo Sesillo, PhD 2:50 - 2:55pm University of California San Diego
Session 4: Neural Stem Cells - Chaired by Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD University of California San Diego
Viviane Tabar, MD 2:55 - 3:30pm Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Frank Furnari, PhD 3:30 - 4:05pm University of California San Diego
COFFEE BREAK 4:05 - 4:20pm
Blood and Cancer Stem Cells - Introduced by Corrine Peek-Asa, PhD University of California San Diego
*KEYNOTE* Derrick Rossi, PhD 4:20 - 5:05pm Convelo Therapeutics
Closing Remarks 5:05 - 5:15pm
Networking Cocktail Hour and Poster Presentations (In Person - Outside Duane Roth Auditorium) 5:30 - 6:30pm

 

Friday, October 21, 2022

Name Time Affiliation
Alysson Muotri, PhD 8:00 - 8:10am University of California San Diego
*KEYNOTE* Thomas C. Südhof, MD 8:10 - 8:55am Stanford University
Session 1: Modeling Neurological Conditions in Children Using Stem Cells - Chaired by Evan Snyder, MD, PhD Sanford Burnham Prebys
Alex Shcheglovitov, PhD 8:55 - 9:30am University of Utah
Beth Stevens, PhD 9:30 - 10:05am Harvard University
Alysson Muotri, PhD 10:05 - 10:40am University of California San Diego
Panel Q&A 10:40 - 11:05am
LUNCH 11:05am - 12:05pm
Session 2: Stem Cells in the Early Embryo and Placenta - Chaired by Mana Parast, MD, PhD University of California San Diego
Myriam Hemberger, PhD 12:05 - 12:35pm University of Calgary
Heidi Cook-Andersen, MD, PhD 12:35 - 1:05pm University of California San Diego
Shawn Chavez, PhD 1:05 - 1:35pm Oregon Health & Science University
Panel Q&A and Closing Remarks 1:35 - 2:00pm