Notes from presentations delivered at the Workshop on Improved Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Clinical Trials have been provided below for the convenience of workshop participants.
Welcome and Some Lessons from Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Curt Civin, MD
Director, Center for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine
Associate Dean for Research
Professor of Pediatrics and Physiology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Importance of Regulatory Science: Driving Biomedical Innovation by Advancing Regulatory Science at FDA
Frank Weichold, PhD
Director of Regulatory Science and Innovation
Food and Drug Administration
Towards Improved Characterization of MSCs
Steven R. Bauer, PhD
Chief, Cell and Tissue Therapy Branch
Division of Cellular and Gene Therapies
Office of Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies
FDA/Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
The Science of MSCs and Regenerative Medicine: Cell-Based Therapy = The New Medicine
Arnold I. Caplan, PhD
Director, Skeletal Research Center
Professor of Biology
Professor of General Medical Sciences (Oncology)
Case Western Reserve University
Imaging and Applications of MSCs in Pre-Clinical Animal Models
Dara L. Kraitchman, VMD, PhD, FACC
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Section Head, Cardiovascular Intervention
Johns Hopkins University
ISCT Perspective on Characterization of MSCs for Clinical Trials
Donald G. Phinney, PhD
Professor, Department of Molecular Therapeutics
The Scripps Research Institute
Characterization of MSCs for Clinical Applications
Jacques Galipeau, MD, FRCP(C)
Co-Director, Winship Cancer Institute Tumor Immunology-Immunotherapy
Director, Emory Personalized Immunotherapy Center [EPIC]
Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics & Medicine
Emory University
Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Clinical Application and Outlook (The CWRU Experience)
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
Industry Perspective: Experience with MSC Characterization
Robert Deans, PhD
Executive Vice President, Regenerative Medicine
Athersys, Inc.
Systems Biology/Bioinformatics and Characterization of Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy Products
Amitabh Varsheny, PhD
Director, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
Professor of Computer Science
University of Maryland, College Park
Carl G. Simon, Jr., PhD
Biologist, Biosystems & Biomaterials Division
Biomaterials Group
Material Measurement Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology