Tehran to host 1st Intl Congress on Stem Cell Sciences
Tehran, March 28, IRNA – The First National Festival & International Congress on Stem Cell Sciences and Technologies and Regenerative Medicine will be held at Rayzan International Seminars Center from May 19-21, 2016.
The gatering is co-sponsored by the office of Vice-President for Science and Technology, Council on Development of Stem Cell Sciences and Technology and the Chronic Disease Research Center with an aim of providing an opportunity for Iranain and foreign experts to exchange views and experiences.
Exclusive goals of the festival, however, are presenting latest scientific achievements through keynote speeches and paper presentations, exchanging updated technologies through collaboration between experts and educating individuals interested in learning specialized topics by holding various workshops.
The congress will provide researchers and clinicians with four main categories concerning the latest scientific findings as follow: First category: Clinical section focuses on a group of diseases on which the greatest number of clinical studies have been conducted. These diseases include: Neurologic Disorders (neurovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, peripheral nerves disorders such as diabetic neuropathies); heart and lung diseases with a focus on chronic heart failure, peripheral vascular diseases; chronic lung diseases as well as diseases caused by chemical weapons injuries; orthopedic diseases including osteoarthritis, cartilage defects and bone fractures, dental diseases, particularly dental restoration and finally skin and hair di8seases with focus on lack of healing, aging and burns.
Second category: Discussions on basic sciences including studies on embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells, survey on the nature of hematopoietic stem cells, cancer stem cells and the way to identify and produce the cells. Also, in this section the results of the translational studies in the fields of ophthalmology, ENT, gastroenterology, urology and infertility will be presented to the participants.
Third category: Ethical issues as well as the rules and regulations in the manufacture and clinical studies will be focused.
The fourth category: The studies in the manufacturing sector and industrial production of immune cells, gene therapy, cell therapy, cell preservation and cell banking will be discussed.
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