(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 4th Annual Conference on Regenerative Medicine, including scientist, researchers, and clinicians interested in promoting new advances in the field will all assemble at the Renaissance Hotel, in Washington, D.C. November 17-19, 2003. Organized by BioConferences International, Inc., in cooperation with GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS and Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. this conference provides an opportunity to share new research and technology in the area of cloning, stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The conference will provide a forum for discussing Cellular Therapies--Repairing the Damaged and Worn Body; Substitutive Medicine--Organ Replacement and Repair; Tissue Engineering; and New Frontiers in Alzheimer's Disease. Members of the press will assemble on Tuesday November 18th, at 10:30 a.m. for a press conference with Dr. William Haseltine.
What: The Fourth Annual Conference on Regenerative Medicine: Rebuilding the Body, Restoring Function
When: November 17-19, 2003 Opening Monday, November 17, at 5:00 p.m. Concluding Wednesday, November 19, at 5:00 p.m.
Where: Renaissance Washington, D.C. Hotel, 999 Ninth Street N.W., Washington, D.C.
Who: Roster of Distinguished Speakers: William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., Chairman & CEO Human Genome Sciences
Robert S. Langer, Ph.D., MIT Roger Pedersen, Ph.D., University of Cambridge Margaret A. Goodell, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine Judith A. Shizuru, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine
Ian Wilmut, Ph.D., Roslin Institute John Hardy, Ph.D., National Institute on Aging William M. Pardridge, M.D., University of California Los Angeles Michael Wolfe, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Cynthia A. Lemere, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Buddy D. Ratner, Ph.D., University of Washington Michael V. Sefton, University of Toronto Anthony Atala, M.D., Harvard Medical School Linda Powers, Toucan Capital Peer M. Portner, Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine Steven Timmis, M.D., William Beaumont Hospital Thomas Ming Swi Chang, M.D. Ph.D., McGill University Brack F. Hattler, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Sponsors: USF College of Medicine, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology www.mmsionline.com/regmed and Genetic Engineering News www.genengnews.com
Supporters: Human Genome Sciences, Inc., Toucan Capital Corp.
Details: For complete program and registration visit: http://www.bioconferences.com/ebio
Press Conference: Tuesday, November 18, 10:30 a.m., Room 15
Contact:
BioConferences International, Inc., Larchmont Harriet I. Matysko, 914-834-3100 ext. 608 hmatysko@liebertpub.com
Source: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.