Stem Cells in Tissue Engineering

Monday, November 9, 2009: 12:30 PM
Bayou D (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:
This session focuses on bioengineering approaches aiming to utilize embryonic stem cells, adult progenitor cells and induced pluripotent cells in tissue engineering applications. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: the design of novel agents or biomaterials supporting stem cell self-renewal or promoting cell differentiation towards a particular lineage; methods for the expansion and/or differentiation of embryonic stem cells and tissue-residing progenitor cells in scalable systems; studies on stem cell-derived tissue development and morphogenesis; and novel methods of transplantation or therapeutics.


Sponsor:
Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science


Chair:
Debra T. Auguste
Email: auguste@seas.harvard.edu

Co-chairs:

12:30 PM
(117a) Extracellular Matrix Mechanics Affect Stem Cell Lineage in 3D by Controlling Integrin Binding
Nathaniel Huebsch, Praveen R. Arany, Angelo S. Mao, Jose Rivera-Feliciano and David J. Mooney

12:50 PM

1:10 PM
(117c) Guided Cardiogenic Commitment of Human Embryonic Stem Cells for Heart Tissue Engineering
Donghui Jing, Abhirath Parikh and Emmanuel (Manolis) S. Tzanakakis

1:30 PM
(117d) Elasticity Effects On the Origin of Heartbeat
Christine I. Carag and Dennis Discher

1:50 PM
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