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Whitehead Institute Symposium XXV
Regeneration in Biology and Medicine
October 1, 2007  8:00am-5:15pm   
Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Regeneration is a key process in all organisms and has important
implications for basic research and the treatment of human disease. Some
organisms can regenerate an entire organism from a portion of the whole;
whereas others can regenerate only limbs. Humans can regenerate skin and
liver but not other organs. What are the factors that limit regeneration and
permit the rejuvenation of new cell types, organs, and organisms?  
 
Join us for Whitehead Symposium XXV as an international group of leaders in
the field discuss the factors that permit the rejuvenation of new cell
types, organs, and organisms and the potential these discoveries hold for
new therapies.

Confirmed Speakers:

TGFbeta-induced Failure of Tissue Regeneration: Lessons from Mendelian
Disorders 
Hal Dietz, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Interrogating Development and Disease Using Nuclear Transplantation and Stem
Cells
Kevin Eggan, Harvard University

Neurogenesis in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Fred Gage, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Tissue Engineering                                    
Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Neural Stem Cells: Novel Signals and Sources
Freda Miller, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute

Organ Regeneration in Zebrafish
Kenneth Poss, Duke University
 
RNAi Screening Identifies Regeneration Regulatory Genes in Planarians
Peter Reddien, Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Maintenance and Renewal of Blood and Muscle Stem Cells
Amy Wagers, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School


**Registration is required and space is limited!
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