Oakland University students and researchers made important contributions to the
2010 World Stem Cell Summit, held in Detroit this week. OU was a Science & Education Partner for this meeting, and two OU faculty members—
Rasul Chaudhry (Dept.
Biological Sciences) and
Sumit Dinda (
School of Health Sciences)—served on the meeting program committee. At the second day of the meeting, Provost
Virinder Moudgil announced the establishment of the
Oakland University William Beaumont Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.
Below are listed several poster presentations from OU. In particular, many undergraduate and graduate students were coauthors on these posters and attended the meeting. These student-researchers represented Oakland well, and are some of the young scientists who will use stem cells to cure diseases and alleviate suffering in the coming decades.
Study Cell-Substrate Interactions using Label Free Sensor Technology
Xiangqun Zeng, Zhihong Shen, Yanyan Wang , Weilian Qiu , Heping Yan , Ray Mernaugh
Is the Protein Component of the Conditioned Medium Responsible for Supporting the Undifferentiated Growth of Human Embryonic Stem Cells?
Daniel Mortens, W. Dailey, S. R. Chaudhry, S. Dinda, C. McKee, G. Rasul Chaudhry
Growth of Embryonic Stem Cells in Self-Assembling Scaffolds
Ferman Chavez, Piotr L. Pawlak, Faisal Chaudhry, Nicholas Ciavattone, S. Dinda, G. Rasul Chaudhry
Novel Active Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells detected by high-resolution Mapping of RNA Polymerase-II around Gene Transcription Start Sites
Kenneth Mitton, Janelle Buttry, Jason Sotzen, Wojciech Gryc, Ed Guzman, Padmaja Tummala, Michael Trese, Rasul Chaudhry.
Effect of Hazardous Chemicals on the Cord Blood Stem Cells
Asma Mirza, Sarah Chaudhry, Sumi Dinda, and G. Rasul Chaudhry
Effects of Gamma Radiation on Stem Cells
Christina McKee, Chloe Weisberg, Faisal Chaudhry, Gothum Vellaichamy, George Wilson, Donald Taylor, Anne Mitchell, Sumi Dinda, G. Rasul Chaudhry
Induction of Steroid Receptors by Sex Hormones in Embryonic Stem Cells
Sumi Dinda, Sarah Chaudhry, Christina McKee, Donald Taylor, Faisal Chaudhry, Mick Perze-Cruet, G. Rasul Chaudhry
Several OU and Beaumont faculty gave talks or moderated sessions at the Summit:
The Outlook for the Cord Blood, Cell Therapy and Bio Banking Industries
Nicolet, Level 5
2:30-3:30 - Industry Session
Moderator:
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Sumi Dinda, Oakland University,
USA
Speakers:
- William Prather, Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc.
- Thomas Klein, Cytolon AG, USA
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George Wilson, Beaumont Hospitals, USA
A Consumer Guide—Clinical Uses of Stem Cells Derived from Cord Blood
Columbus Ballroom, Level 4
3:30-4:30 - Society Session
Moderator:
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Rasul Chaudhry, Oakland University, USA
Speakers:
- John Wagner, University of Minnesota, USA
- Rita Perlingeiro, University of Minnesota, USA
- Wise Young, Rutgers University, USA
October 5th
Hospital Perspectives on Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Mackinac Ballroom, Level 5
3:30-4:30 - Industry Session
Moderator:
- Mark Rosenblum, Henry Ford Health System, USA
Speakers:
- Representative of Case Western Reserve/University Hospital of Cleveland
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David Felten, Beaumont Research Institute, USA
- John Yu, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
Rasul Chaudhry also took part in the
Stem Cell Public Education Day on Sunday at the
Detroit Science Center.
