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ISCI Lecture Series - Upcoming and Past Lectures
Upcoming Lectures
The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute’s Monthly Lectureship series is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
November 18, 2011 ● 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Andrew V. Schally, Ph.D., M.D.h.c. (Multi), D.S.c.
Distinguished Medical Research Scientist
Head of The Endocrine, Polypeptide and Cancer Institute
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Distinguished Leonard M. Miller Professor of Pathology
Processor of Hematology, Oncology
Recipient of The Nobel Prize in Medicine
Lecture: Synthetic Analogues of Hypothalamic Hormones for Tumor Therapy” A Historical Perspective
January 26, 2012 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 p.m.
Camilo Ricordi, M.D.
Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology and Immunology
Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer
University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute
February 23, 2012 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 p.m.
Arnon Blum, M.D.
Visiting Professor of Cardiology, University of Miami
Director of the Department of Medicine, Baruch Padeh Hospital
Lower Galilee, Israel
April 26, 2012 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Krishna Komanduri, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program
University of Miami
Associate Director, Translational Research, Miami Transplantation Institute
Jackson Memorial Hospital
May 17, 2012 ● 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Evangelos Badiavas, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Cutaneous Wound Healing and Regeneration Laboratory
Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute
Associate Professor, Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery
Past Lectures
February 24, 2011 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Neuroregenerative Medicine: Progress in Pre-clinical Studies and Clinical Translation
Dileep R. Yavagal, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Director, Interventional Neurology
Co-Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery
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March 17, 2011 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Stem Cells: The Promise or Culprit in Lung Disease
Karen C. Young, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Objectives: To describe recent advances in lung stem cell biology; to review emerging stem cell based therapies to regenerate the injured lung; and
to describe strategies to translate stem cell therapies from bench to bedside.
April 7, 2011 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Retinal Stem Cells
Jeffrey Goldberg, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Secondary Appointment in Cell Biology and Anatomy
Department of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
Objective: To understand mechanisms to study the regulation of retinal stem cell differentiation and integration after transplant.
May 5, 2011 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Diabetes
Camilo Ricordi, M.D.
Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Microbiology and Immunology
Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer
University of Miami Diabetes Research Institute
June 16, 2011 ● 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Breast Tumor Differentiation Phenotypes
Tan Ince, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Department of Pediatrics
Objective: To understand the new classifications of breast cancer.