2009 WOUND HEALING RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Board Room – 5th Floor Eye and Ear Institute
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
(Lunch will be provided)
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2009
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| January | |
| 6 | Cecelia Yates Doctoral CandidateCarver Cancer Research FoundationTuskegee University CXCR3 Signaling System Orchestrates the Continuation and Termination of Skin Wound Repair. |
| 20 | Tim Maul, PhD Hartwell Fellow Department of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh Mechanobiology of Stem Cells: Implications forVascular Regenerative Medicine |
| February | |
| 3 | Johnny Huard, PhD Associate Professor, Henry J. Mankin Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery Research University of Pittsburgh, MIRM Regenerative Medicine based on muscle stem cells: Implication for tissue Regeneration and Repair. |
| 17 | Alex Chen, MD, PhD, FAHA Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of VA Vascular Surgery Research VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Diabetic Wound Healing |
| March | |
| 3 | Tom Gilbert, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Surgery, MIRM ECM Scaffolds for Repair of the Respiratory Tract |
| 17 | Claudette St. Croix, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, GSPH University of Pittsburgh A Novel Role for Zinc in Regulating Contractile Events in the Pulmonary Vasculature. |
| April | |
| 7 | Ethan Block Graduate Student Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology Mechanisms of EGF Receptor Activation after Epithelial Wounding |
| 21 | Alejandro Almarza, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Bioengineering University of Pittsburgh, MIRM Tissue Engineering of the Temporomandibular joint |
| May | |
| 5 | Ludovic Leloup, PhD Postdoctoral Associate Department of Pathology Regulation of m-calpain activity and localization by growth factors and CXCR3 chemokines during wound closure |
| 19 | Catherine Baty, DVM, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Filling a Gap: Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Function |
| June | |
| NO SEMINAR SUMMER BREAK |
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| July | |
| NO SEMINAR SUMMER BREAK |
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| August | |
| NO SEMINAR SUMMER BREAK |
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| September | |
| 1 | Jeimei Wang PhD Postdoctoral Associate Department of Surgery MicroRNA mir-27b Rescues Impaired Angiogenic Function of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Accelerates Wound Healing in Type 2 Diabetes. |
| 15 | Ludovic Leloup PhD Postdoctoral Associate Department of Pathology Regulation of m-calpain activity and localization by EGF and CXCR3 ligands during wound healing |
| October | |
| 6 | Xuan Li PhD Postdoctoral Associate Department of Ophthalmology Role for CD44 and Hyaluronan in TGFß Mediated Fibrosis |
| 20 | Arthur Huen MD, PhD Resident Department of Dermatology Intermediate filament-membrane attachments function synergistically with actin-dependent contacts to regulate intercellular adhesive strength. |
| November | |
| 3 | Paul Sammak PhD Research Associate Professor Department of Cell Biology and Physiology Chromatin Organization and Epigenetics in Human Embryonic Stem Cells |
| 17 | Xiaodong Mu PhD Postdoctoral Associate Department of Orthopedic Surgery Isolation and characterization of slow adhering stem cells from injured skeletal muscle |
| December | |
| 1 | David Vorp PhD Professor Department of Surgery and Bioengineering Physical force-mediated Impairment of remodeling in abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| 15 | Tim Billiar MD Professor/Chair Department of Surgery Understanding the role of Pattern Recognition Receptors in the Tissue Injury Response |
