New Jersey Stem Cell Symposium

Session I

Time

Presentation

10:00

Opening comments—Dr. Chris Armstrong, VP and General Manager, Primary and Stem Cell Systems, Life Technologies, and Kenneth Breslauer, Linus C. Pauling professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Dean of Life Sciences, and Vice President for Health Science Partnerships, Rutgers University

10:15

Stem Cells Present and Future: Successes, Concerns, and Potential
Ronald P. Hart, Rutgers Stem Cell Center and Dept. of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University

10:30

Multipotent Inner-Ear Progenitor Cells Generated by Retroviral c-Myc Infection Reveal a Molecular Switch from Self-Renewal to Differentiation
Kelvin Y. Kwan, Harvard Medical School and Dept. of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University
Introduced by Karl Herrup, Chair, Dept. of Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Rutgers University

11:00

Dynamic Histone Modifications and Transcription Factor Binding Patterns as Progenitor Cells Transition to Their Progeny
Michael Verzi, Dept. of Genetics, Rutgers University
Introduced by Maureen Barr, Mentor, Dept. of Genetics, Rutgers University

11:30

The Paf Oncogene is Essential for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function and Development
Lisa Denzin, Child Health Institute of New Jersey, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
Introduced by Arnold Rabson, Director, Child Health Institute of New Jersey

12:00

Lunch and poster viewing

Panel Discussion

12:30

Stem Cell Core Facilities and Services
Participants: Jennifer C. Moore and Michael Sheldon, Rutgers University Cell & DNA Repository’s NIMH Stem Cell Center, Chi Tarn, Coriell Institute’s Stem Cell program (including the NIGMS stem cell repository), David Piper, Life Technologies, Inc., and and Mark Tomishima, Head, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Stem Cell Resarch Facility.

Session II

Time

Presentation

1:30

Regulation of Gene Expression in Stem Cells
Li Cai, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University

2:00

Flow Cytometric Analysis of Mouse SVZ Neural Precursor in LIF Deficient Mice
Steven Levison, Director, Laboratory of Regenerative Neurobiology, Department of Neurology & Neurosciences, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark

2:30

Novel Alkaline Phosphatase Substrate for Pluripotent Stem Cell Staining
Uma Lakshmipathy, Life Technologies, Inc.

Keynote Speaker

3:00

Towards the Application of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells in Drug Discovery and Cell Therapy of the Nervous System
Keynote Speaker—Lorenz Studer, Developmental Biology, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

4:00-6:00

Networking event and poster viewing

5:00

Poster Awards