Repair and Reconstruct: Advancements in Regenerative Medicine
The Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology Students’ Union (LMPSU) is proud to announce regenerative medicine as the topic for our next undergraduate annual research conference.
The ever-improving quality of healthcare outcomes and technologies starts with the work done by these researchers and those who work alongside them. Join us to learn about their achievements and what the field of regenerative medicine may look like in the years to come.
Agenda
Opening statement
10:00 Dr. Rita Kandel, LMP Department Chair
Keynote speaker
10:05 Dr. Michael Laflamme, MD, PhD: 'Heart Regeneration with Human Pluripotent Stem Cells'
- Read about Dr. Laflamme's research in A 20 year path to translation: repairing broken hearts
Clinical applications
11:00 Dr. Amy Wong, MSc, PhD: 'Stem Cell Models to Understand Pulmonary Disease Pathogenesis and Therapy Discovery'
11:45 Dr. Sonya MacParland, PhD: 'Mapping the Human Liver with Single Cell Resolution: Implications for Regenerative Approaches'
Break
12:30 Lunch and student poster presentations
Interdisciplinary approaches
1:30 Dr. Craig Simmons, PhD, PEng: 'Bioengineering Approaches to Improve Stem Cell Culture'
2:15 Dr. Michael Sefton, ScD, PEng: 'Preparing the Ground for Endogenous Repair'
3:00 Dr. Axel Guenther, PhD: Title to be confirmed
Closing remarks
3:45 Justin Callahan and Nathaniel Vo LMPSU Co-Presidents
