Regenerative Medicine's Challenge to Cure
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - Hilton Americas-Houston, Texas, 9:15am - 4:00pm
A new one-day symposium, designed to introduce and showcase the exciting potential offered by the regenerative medicine research community.
Are you aware of the enabling technologies that are now available for the practicing clinician?
This first of its kind, interactive symposium will serve as a dynamic opportunity to better understand opportunities for patient treatment within the growing field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The forum will close the TERMIS-NA 2011 Conference and Expo, and will provide a unique opportunity to participate in a non-structured setting. Experts will discuss how regenerative medicine is poised to change the landscape of modern medicine. You'll interact with global experts who have come to Houston for the TERMIS-North America 2011 annual conference and recognized leaders who are willing to share their knowledge and project insight.
Approach
Research => Clinical Trials => Regulatory Pathways => Funding => Commercialization
By presenting the clinical pathways and challenges for some of the most disabling and debilitating diseases and injuries, researchers will offer in-depth discussions on the latest therapies available for several of the world's most problematic diseases and injuries. They'll also address therapies which offer the most promise for near-term cures. Presenters will candidly describe the challenges they have faced in discovering cures or treatments.
Each clinician will present the cause, the symptoms, the current treatment options and the results of a particular disease or injury. They will then lead a discussion with an audience of scientists, engineers, clinicians, biologists and others on the potential solutions to the challenges being presented.
Clinical translation including regulatory affairs, translational processes, funding and industry will be highlighted.
Focus areas include:
>Bone
>Cartilage
>Neural Tissue
By sharing our knowledge, you will be able to:
- Identify the challenges you and your colleagues face on a daily basis, and provide the latest therapy approaches in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering
- Discuss the obstacles encountered in clinical translation (funding, regulatory issues, etc) and ways to best overcome these issues.
- Come away with a clear understanding of the solutions that have been investigated to date, and how far have they come
- Participate with global experts who are specialists in orthopedics, neurology, rehab medicine
- Find out how close this industry is to discovering new applications for life-enhancing technologies
Specific questions that will be discussed include:
- What are the unmet clinical needs and opportunities for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine therapies?
- What are specific translational pathways for engineered tissues and regenerative medicine therapies that could lead to clinical trial and therapeutic development?
- What are the practical clinician-based approaches, e.g. isolating cells for transplantation in a given office vs. having off-the-shelf products?
Audience
All tissue engineering researchers (scientists, bioengineers, clinicians) who have an interest in translational
research, moving basic research toward applications, and assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of potential
new treatments.
This is a must-attend symposium for any clinician involved in and will be of most value if you are a clinician, medical student, resident, particularly from orthotics orthopedics, neurology neurosurgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, otorhinolarygology, academia, industry, government and others experts who are involved in translating scientific discovery into patient treatments.
Reduced registration available for 3 or more attendees from the same department. Contact Gina Saxton, gsaxton@conferencestrategists.com, for more information.
REGISTRATION NOTE: Prior registration for TERMIS-NA 2011 Annual Conference is not mandatory. TERMIS-NA members and non-members who have registered for the annual conference are welcome to attend.
Workshop Organizer
Mark E. K. Wong, DDS, Chairman and Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston
Dr. Mark Wong is a tenured Professor and Chairman of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston, where he also serves as the Director of Residency Training. He holds clinical appointments to Memorial Hermann Hospital, Ben Taub General Hospital, LBJ General Hospital and The Methodist Hospital. He also holds academic appointments with The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston and the Department of Bioengineering at Rice University.
Dr. Wong has actively served on a number of local and national committees and is currently President of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery after serving many years as an examiner.
His clinical interests and research efforts have focused on maxillofacial traumatology, facial reconstruction, tissue engineering of bone and the biomechanical characterization and regeneration of the temporomandibular joint. He has delivered numerous CE courses and lectures in these areas both nationally and internationally and authored textbook chapters and papers on these subjects. Current research in the field of regenerative medicine is supported through NIH funding and the Department of Defense's Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine.
Advisory Panel
Antonios G. Mikos, Ph.D., Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering; Director, J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering, Rice University
Patrick M. Cantini, Director of Scientific Collaborations for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC);
Director of the McGowan Institute's Center for Industry Relations.
Anita Caufield, MHA, President and Executive Producer, Forecast Technology Group
Regenerative Medicine's Challenge to Cure
Wednesday, December 14, 2011Final Agenda
Registration begins at 7:00am
| Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 0915 - 0920 | Welcome Remarks | Mark E. Wong, D.D.S., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 0920 - 1000 | Clinical Challenges in the Battlefield | Joseph C. Wenke, Ph.D., United States Army Institute of Surgical Research |
| 1000 - 1040 | Promise and Pitfalls of Tissue Engineering Circa 2011 | F. Kurtis Kasper, Ph.D., Rice University |
| 1040 - 1120 | Advances in Cartilage Regeneration | Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University |
| 1120 - 1200 | Cartilage Degeneration and its Impact on Society | Terry A. Clyburn, M.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 1200 - 1300 | LUNCH | |
| 1300 - 1340 | Meeting the Challenges in Nerve Regeneration | Michael J. Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine |
| 1340 - 1420 | A Shortage of Bone | Michael J. Miller, M.D., The Ohio State University |
| 1420 - 1435 | BREAK | |
| 1435 - 1515 | Current and Future Strategies to Regenerate Bone | Robert E. Guldberg, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1515 - 1555 | From Bench to Clinic: A Long and Winding Road | Anthony Ratcliffe, Ph.D., Synthasome, Inc. |
| 1555 - 1600 | Concluding Remarks | Mark E. Wong, D.D.S., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
PROGRAM INFORMATION
DATE: Regenerative Medicine's Challenge to Cure will be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Registration will begin at 7:00am. The Workshop will officially start at 9:15am and conclude at 4:00pm
Location & Hotel Accommodations:
The workshop will be held at the Hilton Americas-Houston, Texas
1600 Lamar Street
Houston, Texas 77010 USA
Phone: 1-713-739-8000
FAX: 1-713-739-8007
To make room reservations online, please visit click here.
Workshop Attire: Business Casual
REGISTRATION NOTE: Prior registration for TERMIS-NA 2011 Annual Conference is not mandatory. TERMIS-NA members and non-members who have registered for the annual conference are welcome to attend at no additional charge. For those individuals only attending this post-c onference workshop, the fee of $159.00 will apply.
Program Fees:
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Limited seating available.
Registration for this Workshop is open.
Click here to register.
Registration Fee: $159 for students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical residents and fellows, faculty and all others
who are NOT attending the main TERMIS-NA conference. However, for those who are attending the TERMIS-NA 2011 Conference, no additional fee
is required.
If unable to attend, registrations are transferrable to anyone in your organization.
Sponsorship Opportunities Available!
We are seeking sponsoring companies (small, medium and large) who are involved in regenerative
medicine/tissue engineering product and service development. Sponsoring companies may invite will be
offered display space during the Wednesday program. For info on extending your company's exposure
at the main conference, contact Gina Saxton at 330-502-3092 or
gsaxton@conferencestrategists.com.