ARCHIVE
LONDON
REGENERATIVE MEDICINE NETWORK
MAY MEETING - Wednesday 24th May 2006
The next monthly meeting of the London
Regenerative Medicine Network will be held in the evening
of Wednesday 24th May at King's College London, Guy's Hospital
Campus at London Bridge, London SE1
SPEAKERS
DAME SUZI LEATHER - Chair of the Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Authority
The Hwang controversy has highlighted the need to secure
public confidence in embryo research. Regulation in
the UK has been successful in that scientifically novel,
legally complex and ethically sensitive applications for
research are being processed in a transparent and timely
fashion. But regulation cannot stand still and
needs to cope with the changes posed by fast moving
science, the growing international collaboration in
research and the greater public scrutiny of research.
The HFEA has taken steps to further strengthen its
regulation so it can cope with risk, engage with
researchers and engender trust in and support for research.
DR JULIE DANIELS - Lecturer, Cells for Sight
Transplantation and Research Programme,
Institute of Ophthalmology
+ Director, Cells for
Sight Tissue Bank, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust
Transparency of the cornea, and therefore vision, is
dependent upon functional limbal epithelial stem cells
(LESCs) which maintain the corneal epithelium.
Depletion of LESCs results in painful, blinding
ocular surface disease. Therapeutic ex-vivo expansion and
transplantation of LESCs has been achieved. Julie's
presentation will discuss first-hand experiences of the
challenges faced by academics wishing to translate their
research ideas into clinical practice in compliance with
Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and the EU Tissues and
Cells Directive. The clinical results of the
Institute of Ophthalmology/Moorfields Eye Hospital cultured
LESC therapy study to date will also be presented.
To
researve a place, please just email the Network
Secretary: secretary@regenmednetwork.com
DETAILS
This meeting
is free of charge to everyone through the generous
financial support of our principle sponsors;
GlaxoSmithKline and the Guy's, King's & St Thomas' Annual
Fund, plus
invaluable support from the Department of Biochemical
Engineering, UCL and the the Wolfson Centre for
Age-Related Diseases, KCL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO LECTURE THEATRE SEATING CAPACITY +
CATERING ARRANGEMENTS, IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND THIS EVENT YOU
MUST REPLY AS REQUESTED, OTHERWISE UNFORTUNATELY YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO GAIN ADMISSION. Seat allocation is on a
first come first served basis. If you wish to attend, all
that is required, is to email the Secretary -
secretary@regenmednetwork.com
and type "Please add me to
the guest list - Thank you" or something similar!!!
AGENDA
18.00 - Registration over tea and coffee
18.30 - Welcome - Dr. Chris Mason (UCL) - Co-organiser of
the Network
18.35 - "Delivering stem cells
to the cornea: Challenges and rewards" - Dr. Julie
Daniels - Lecturer,
Cells for Sight Transplantation and Research Programme,
Institute of Ophthalmology + Director, Cells for Sight
Tissue Bank, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
19.05 - Q+A Session
19.15 - "Regulation of Human
Embryo Research in the UK post Hwang" - Dame Suzi
Leather - Chair - HFEA
19.45 - Q+A Session
19.55 - Closing remarks - Dr. Stephen Minger (King's) -
Co-organiser of the Network
20.00 - 22.00 - Networking reception - enjoy a glass of
wine or two in the Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases,
KCL
We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday 24th May!
Stephen Minger + Chris Mason
Co-organisers, London Regenerative Medicine Network.
www.regenmednetwork.com
PRINCIPLE
SPONSORS
Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Annual
Fund
London
Regenerative Medicine Network
"Bringing the regenerative medicine, stem cell and tissue
engineering community together..."