Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Richard Hart, MD, DrPH

President, Loma Linda University

Anthony Zuccarelli, PhD

Associate Vice President for Research Administration
Loma Linda University

Prudence Talbot, PhD

Director of the Inland Empire Stem Cell Consortium (IESCC)

Ubaldo Soto, PhD

Chair of the Symposium Steering Committee

Mini-symposium: “Stem Cell Research at the IESCC”

Chair: Nicole zur Nieden, PhD

"MicroRNA profiling and surface marker characterization of neonatal and adult cardiovascular progenitors"

Tania Fuentes

(from Dr. Mary Kearns-Jonker's Lab)
Loma Linda University

"Site-Targeted Nanotherapeutic Approach To Enhance Nitric Oxide-Mediated Vascular Regeneration"

Soroush Ardekani

(from Dr. Kaustabh Ghosh's Lab)
University of California Riverside

"Development of an Assay System Indicative of Somatic Cell Reprogramming Activity"

David Parker

(from Dr. Frank Sauer's Lab)
University of California Riverside

Break

Keynote

Introduction of Speaker:Jeffrey Thompson, Ph.D.

"Stem Cells and Neurodegenerative Diseases"

Philip Schwartz , PhD

National Human Neural Stem Cell Resource, Center for Neuroscience Research, Children Hospital Orange County

Lunch - Vendor Show

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POSTER SESSION

Stem Cell Outreach

"IESCC Outreach Program"

Presentation of Student Awards

Nicole zur Nieden, PhD

Closing Remarks

Prue Talbot, PhD
IESCC, Director