MDI Stem Cell Symposium

A symposium for stem cell researchers, developmental biologists, students and trainees who utilize or plan to utilize mammalian or fish models in stem cell research.

Summary

The Mount Desert Island Stem Cell Symposium is a joint symposium of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory and The Jackson Laboratory aimed at promoting the exchange of new ideas in the field of stem cell research.

The 2007 symposium will include talks on:

Current knowledge and recent discoveries in the molecular genetics of ES and adult stem cells.
Recent research on stem cells in lung, breast, blood, and neural cancers.
Developmental dynamics of organ systems in model organisms including mouse, fly, and fish.
Recent research on stem cells in neuromuscular, renal, and cardiac disease; in addition to the role of stem cells in immune responses and transplant rejection.

All interested scientists are welcome to preregister and attend. Students are invited to attend at a reduced rate, and in addition, funds for travel and registration may be available.

Organizers

David Barnes, PhD, MDI Biological Laboratory
Edward J. Benz, Jr., MD, MDIBL and The Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Paul Collodi, PhD, Purdue University
Jonathan Epstein, MD, MDIBL and Univ. Pennsylvania SOM
John N. Forrest, Jr., MD, MDI Biological Laboratory and Yale SOM
Barbara K. Knowles, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory
John B. Macauley, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory
Michael McKernan, MDI Biological Laboratory
Rajesh Rao, Yale University School of Medicine
Leonard Zon, MD, HHMI and Harvard Medical School

Symposium Schedule (as of 7/20/07)

Confirmed speakers are in bold

Friday, August 10
11:00 am - 1:00 pm	Registration MDIBL Conference Center
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch MDIBL Dining Hall
Session I Stem Cells and Cancer Barbara Knowles, Ph.D., Chair Maren Auditorium, MDIBL Conference Center
1:00 pm	Welcome and Introduction John N. Forrest, Jr., M.D., Director, MDI Biological Laboratory
1:10 pm	Knut Woltjen, Ph.D., Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute Genetic tools for stem cells
1:40 pm	Carla Kim, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital - Boston Characterization of stem cells in normal lung and lung cancer
2:10 pm	David Langenau, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital - Boston Identification of evolutionarily conserved gene signatures and the cancer stem cell in embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
2:40 pm	Haifan Lin, Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine Stem cells, small RNA, and self-renewal
3:10 pm	Break
3:40 pm	Scott Armstrong, M.D., Ph.D., Children’s Hospital - Boston Cellular origins of leukemia stem cells
4:10 pm	Michael Shen, Ph.D., Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Identification of progenitor cells for the regenerating mouse prostate epithelium
4:40 pm	John Gearhart, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Medical Institute Embryonic stem cell differentiation and the use of cells in cell-based therapies
5:30 pm	Reception and Lobster Bake MDIBL Dining Hall
7:30 pm	James Battey, M.D., Ph.D. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NIH and Stem Cell Research

Saturday, August 11
7:30 am	Blueberry Pancake Breakfast MDIBL Dining Hall
8:30 am	Rudolph Jaenisch, M.D., Whitehead Institute Nuclear cloning, stem cells, and epigenetic reprogramming
9:00 am	Stuart Orkin, M.D., HHMI/Dana Farber Cancer Institute Embryonic stem cells
9:30 am	Kyuson Yun, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory Cancer stem cells in mouse models of cancer
10:00 am	Break
Session II Organ Systems: Development and Disease States Jonathan Epstein, M.D., Chair Maren Auditorium, MDIBL Conference Center
10:30 am	Edward Morrisey, Ph.D., Univ. Pennsylvania School of Medicine Wnt/beta-catenin signaling promotes expansion of tissue specific stem/progenitor cells
11:00 am	Peter Gruber , M.D., Ph.D., Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Human tissue derived cardiac progenitor cells
11:30 am	Clarissa Henry, Ph.D., The University of Maine The zebrafish myotendinous junction as a model for invasive cell behavior
12:00 pm	Lunch MDIBL Dining Hall
1:00 pm	Amy Wagers, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Regulation and function of skeletal muscle stem cells
1:30 pm	Peter Igarashi, M.D., Southwestern Medical Center Role of HNF-1ß in renal epithelial cell differentiation
2:00 pm	Hermann Haller, M.D., Hannover Medical School Molecular mechanisms of renal tissue regeneration in the spiny dogfish and the little skate
2:30 pm	Lloyd Cantley, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine Stem cells and renal repair
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Barbara Weber, M.D., GlaxoSmithKline Genomic approaches to optimizing targeted drug development
4:00 pm	Richard Gregory, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital - Boston Small regulatory RNAs and their role in stem cell self-renewal and pluripotency
4:30 pm	Larry Turka, M.D., University of Pennsylvania Novel approaches for immune tolerance
5:00 pm	Poster session Hor d'oeuvres/Cocktails Lawn, MDIBL Conference Center
6:00 pm	Barbeque MDIBL Dining Hall

Registration and Fees

Includes registration and all meals
Academic / Gov't.	$200
Corporate	$400
Student	$0
Registration is now closed. If you wish to attend the Symposium, please email Michael McKernan

The MDIBL Business Office will send an invoice when you register.

Poster Session

The poster session is a highlight of the symposium. It is a wonderful opportunity for one-on-one scientific interaction and networking. All participants, even those giving platform presentations, are encouraged to present their research in the poster session. We expect a large crowd, lively conversation, and refreshments.

Interested poster presenters should sumbit an abstract. A poster guide and instructions are available here. Posters should be no more than 50" wide, and most poster boards are vertical.

The abstract formatting rules for platform/poster presentation are listed below.

Accommodations and Travel

Rooms have been blocked at the following hotels. Please refer to the MDI Stem Cell Symposium when making a reservation.

August is the height of tourist season on Mount Desert Island, so an early reservation is essential. Rooms not reserved will be released on July 1st. Reserve your room by June 31st or earlier. Undergraduate and graduate students may request housing on the MDIBL campus for a reduced rate. Limited availibility.

On-campus	Students receive priority	207-288-9880 ext 108
Best Western Inn	~15 min walk	207-288-5823	$113
Bar Harbor Regency	~10 min drive (in-town Bar Harbor)	207-288-8983	$190
Eden House	~10 min drive (in-town Bar Harbor)	207-288-8983	$155

Contact MDIBL conference staff for other accommodation suggestions.

Free shuttle service to and from the hotels will be provided. However, car rental is recommended. Driving directions from Boston and Bangor to MDIBL are also available.

Detailed travel information, including a campus map, is available on the MDIBL Travel page.

The Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce has information regarding local attractions, including Acadia National Park.

Student Funding

Funds are available to support travel, housing, and registration fees for students and trainees wishing to attend the symposium. Please contact Michael McKernan for more information.

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Format

- Page limit = 1 page
- MS Word, plain text, or PDF file format only.

Style

- Font size: 12, Type Style: Times, Spacing: single spaced copy using paragraph indents, Margins: 1".
- Double space between paragraphs and justify right margin.

Layout

- Title: The title of the abstract should be bolded.
- Abbreviations must not be used in title.
- Name(s)/institution(s): List the author's name(s), institution(s) where the work originated, city, state and country. Indicate the SURNAME of each author followed by his or her INITIALS only.

Please underline attending authors name. Double space after affiliations and before the body text.

Contact Information

Michael McKernan
Director, Education and Conferences
MDI Biological Laboratory
PO Box 35
Salisbury Cove, ME 04672
207-288-9880 ext 100

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