9th Mount Desert Island Stem Cell Symposium
A national research symposium hosted by MDIBL, The Jackson Laboratory, and Maine Medical Center Research Institute.
| Date: | August 6-7, 2010 | |
| Location: | Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory |
Overview
The Mount Desert Island Stem Cell Symposium is a joint symposium of the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, The Jackson Laboratory, and the Maine Medical Center Research Institute and is aimed at promoting the exchange of new ideas in stem cell research.
The 2010 symposium, Epigenetics and Regeneration, will emphasize current research findings and advances in the epigenetics of stem cell development, differentiation, and renewal, cancer, and the role of stem cells in tissue regeneration.
All interested scientists are welcome to preregister and attend. Travel funds are not available.
PROGRAM as of July 8, please check back for possible updates.
| Friday, August 6 |
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| 10:45 am Shuttle Van pics up attendees at The Regency Hotel, then to Best Western Acadia Inn, then to MDIBL. Cycles back as needed until approximately 12:45pm | ||
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Registration Lobby, MDIBL Conference Center |
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| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm |
Lunch Dining Hall |
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| 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm |
Welcome and Introduction Leonard Zon, M.D., and Jonathan Epstein, M.D., Symposium Co-chairs Maren Auditorium, MDIBL Conference Center |
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| Session 1: Epigenetic Regulation of Transcription and Expression Maren Auditorium |
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| 1:15 pm |
Andrew Xiao, Ph.D., Yale University |
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| 1:40 pm |
Richard Gregory, Ph.D., Children's Hospital, Boston |
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| 2:05 pm |
John Rinn, Ph.D., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
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| 2:30 pm |
Carla Kim, Ph.D., Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School |
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| 2:55 pm |
Break (30 min) |
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| 3:25 pm |
Stuart Orkin, M.D., HHMI / Children's Hospital, Boston |
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| 3:50 pm |
Alex Schier, Ph.D., Harvard University |
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| 4:15 pm |
Leonard Zon, M.D., HHMI / The Children's Hospital |
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| 4:40 pm |
Alex Meissner, Ph.D., The Broad Institute, Harvard University |
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| 5:05 pm |
Don Wojchowski, Ph.D., Maine Medical Center Research Institute |
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| 5:30 pm |
Social Time |
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| 6:00 pm |
Dinner Shuttle Van will depart for hotels at 7:30pm and approximately 8:00pm |
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| Saturday, August 7 |
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7:15 & 7:45am 7:30-8:30 am |
Shuttle van picks up attendees at The Regency Hotel, then Best Western Acadia Inn, then to MDIBL Blueberry Pancake Breakfast |
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| Session 2: Cell Pluripotency and Reprogramming Maren Auditorium |
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| 8:40 am |
Jeanne Loring, Ph.D., The Scripps Research Institute |
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| 9:05 am |
Susan Mango, Ph.D., Harvard University |
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| 9:30 am |
Konrad Hochedlinger, Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital |
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| 9:55 am |
Richard Young, Ph.D., Whitehead Institute |
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| 10:20 am |
Break (25 min) |
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| 10:45 am |
Kathrin Plath, Ph.D., UCLA |
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| 11:10 am |
Bradley Cairns, Ph.D., HHMI / University of Utah School of Medicine |
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11:35 am |
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| Session 3: Regeneration Maren Auditorium |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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| 1:15 pm |
Fernando Camargo, Ph.D., Children's Hospital Boston |
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| 1:40 pm |
Tom Rando, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University |
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| 2:05 pm |
Amy Wagers, Ph.D., Joslin Diabetes Center |
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| 2:30 pm |
Ben Stanger, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania Stem cells and progenitor cells in the vertebrate liver and pancreas |
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| 2:55 pm |
Break |
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| 3:20 pm |
Daniel G. Anderson, Ph.D., Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, MIT |
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| 3:45 pm |
Hal Broxmeyer, Ph.D., Indiana University School of Medicine |
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| 4:10 pm |
Nathan Lawson, Ph.D., UMass Medical School |
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| 4:35 pm |
Jayanta Roy-Chowdhury, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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| 5:00 pm |
Concluding Remarks |
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| 5:15 pm |
Shuttle van deaprts MDIBL for hotels, will cycle back as needed |
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Dr. David Barnes, MDIBL
Dr. Edward Benz, Dana Farber Cancer Inst. and MDIBL
Dr. Paul Collodi, Purdue University
Dr. Jonathan Epstein, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Dr. John Macauley, The Jackson Laboratory
Dr. Rajesh Rao, Boston Eye and Ear Infirmary
Dr. Kevin Strange, MDIBL
Dr. Don Wojchowski, Maine Medical Center Research Institute
Dr. Kyuson Yun, The Jackson Laboratory
Dr. Leonard Zon, HHMI and Harvard School of Medicine
Travel to MDIBL
Parking: Early arrivers may park roadside, along Old Bar Harbor Road. Parking is also available in lots adjacent to the conference facilities. Directional signs will indicate where to park.
Housing:
On campus: all onn campus housing has been filled.
Off campus: Rooms are available at the Best Western Acadia Park Inn for $159.00/night (AAA discount = $143.10/night). Please identify yourself as an attendee at the MDIBL Stem Cell Symposium. The Inn is within walking distance of the laboratory campus.
Other nearby accommodations can be found at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce website
Speakers and Organizers will receive hotel reservation confirmations from MDIBL upon receipt of their travel itinerary.
Funds may become available to support registration, room, and board for students and trainees wishing to attend the symposium. Limited on campus dormitory housing is available on a first come first served basis; you must register to get on the list for housing consideration. Please contact Michael McKernan for more information.