The following individuals have been invited to speak at the Workshop on Improved Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Clinical Trials.

Arnold I. Caplan, PhD
Professor of Biology
Professor of General Medical Sciences (Oncology)
Director, Skeletal Research Center
Case Western Reserve University

Robert Deans, PhD
Executive Vice President, Regenerative Medicine
Athersys, Inc.

Jacques Galipeau, MD, FRCP(C)
Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine
Co-Director, Winship Cancer Institute Tumor Immunology-Immunotherapy
Director, Emory Personalized Immunotherapy Center [EPIC]
Emory University

Stanton Gerson, MD
Asa and Patricia Shiverick -- Jane Shiverick (Tripp) Professor of Hematological Oncology
Director, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director, National Center for Regenerative Medicine
Case Western Reserve University

Dara L. Kraitchman, VMD, PhD, FACC
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Section Head, Cardiovascular Intervention
Johns Hopkins University

Donald G. Phinney, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Therapeutics
The Scripps Research Institute

Amitabh Varsheny, PhD
Director, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
Professor, Department of Computer Science
University of Maryland, College Park