The 7th Tokyo International Symposium on Cord Blood Transplantation

-Global collaboration of cord blood transplantation and banking-

 

 The Conference Hall

The Institute of Medical Science The University of Tokyo (IMSUT)

4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, JAPAN

 

Open Forum of AsiaCORD:            October 10th, 2003     15:00 -17:00

Assembly at AsiaCORD@-Report from Asian countries-

Ho Chi Minh City, VIETNAM : Tran Van Be (Blood Transfusion and Hematology Center)

Seoul, KOREA : Hoon Han (Seoul Cord Bank, The Catholic University of Korea)

Tianjin, CHINA : Zhong Chao Han (Institute of Hematology & Hospital of Blood Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College)

Bangkok, THAILAND : Surapol Issaragrisil (Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University)

Taipei, TAIWAN : K.L. Yong (Tzuchi Foundation)

Beijing, CHINA : Kai-yan Liu (Department of Medicine, Peoplefs Hospital Beijing Medical University)

Tokyo, JAPAN : Hideki Kodo (Fuchu Metropolitan Hospital,)

 

 

Academic Symposium:                  October 11th, 2003        8:30-18:30

- Basic Science for Future Cell Transplantation –

gHOXB4-induced expansion of adult hematopoietic stem cellsh

R. Keith Humphries (University of British Columbia, CANADA)

gBmi-1 in self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cellsh

Michael F. Clarke (University of Michigan, USA)

gBone marrow derived stem cells initiate pancreatic regenerationh

Mickie Bhatia (Robarts Research Institute, CANADA)

gMesenchymal stem cells and hematopoietic engraftment: preclinical studies in-vitro and in-vivo.h

William E. Fibbe (Leiden University, NETHERLANDS)

gRegenerative potentials of the tissue stem cellsh

Hisamitsu Nakauchi (The University of Tokyo, JAPAN)

- Current Status and Future of Clinical Cord Blood Transplantation –

gRegulation of human cellular and tissue-based productsh Video Presentation

Ellen F. Lazarus (FDA, USA)

gCurrent progress of cord blood banking and transplantation in Scandinavian countries.h

Ritta Kekomaki (Finnish Red Cross, FINLAND)

gCord blood transplantation in EuroCORDh

Vanderson Rocha (Hopital Saint-Louis, FRANCE)

gCord blood transplantation in Japanh

Gouji Kato (Japan Red Cross Nagoya First Hospital, USA)

gClinical outcome of Cord Blood transplantationh

Pablo Rubinstein (New York Blood Center, USA)

gReport from cord blood banks in Asia : AsiaCORDh

Dao-pei Lu (Beijing Medical University, CHINA) and AsiaCORD Members

gReport from cord blood banks in Europe : NETCORDh

Peter Wernet (Heine University, GERMANY) and NETCORD Members

gFuture of Cord blood transplantation and bankingh

Shigetaka Asano (IMSUT, JAPAN)

- Entrance free, 2,000 for admission -

 

Organizer

Tokyo International Symposium Organizing Committee in AsiaCORD

Office: Advanced Institutes for Medical and Clinical Sciences [AIMCS]

TEL +81-3-5791-1761 / FAX +81-3-5791-1762 / E-mail: aimcs@f8.dion.ne.jp

Secretariat F Division of Cell Processing, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan

TEL +81-3-5449-5744 / FAX +81-3-5449-5452 / E-mail: takahasi@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp

WWW:@http://www.ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cellpro/7thcongress.htm

 

Corporate Organizer

AsiaCORD

Public Health Research Center Foundation (PHRF)

Science Council of Asia

Tokyo Cord Blood Bank

 

Sponsor

The Comittie on Encouraging Centers of Excellence Symposium:

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology