Invited Speakers

Stem Cell Epigenetic and Reprograming
Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs
Bone, Cartilage and Soft Tissue Engineering
Stem Cells-Tools to Battle Cancer
Targeting Mitochondria: Recent Clinical & Potential Therapeutic Studies
3D Printing and Other Medical Device in Clinical Applications
Panel Discussion: Cell Therapies Regulatory in Asia
Stem Cell Epigenetic and Reprograming

Cesar V.Borlongan
U.S.A.

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

Sequestering Neuroinflammation in CNS Disorders Using Stem Cells

Dong-Qing Cai
China

Jinan University

Regeneration of Infarcted Myocardium using Activated Adult Stem Cells

Sandra A. Telpalo Carpio
Mexico

Catedra de Terapia Celular, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Avenida Morones Prieto 3000 Pte

Direct Comparison of DNA versus mRNA on the Efficiency of iPSC Generation from Human Primary Fibroblasts

Qing-Ling Fu 
China

Sun Yat-Sen University

The Immunomodulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived From Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Hideaki Hara 
Japan

Gifu Pharmaceutical University

Neuroprotective Effects of the Conditioned Medium of Murine and Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on Experimental Stroke Models

Edwin Horwitz 
U.S.A.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Generate Bone in Children with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Michael Kahn 
U.S.A.

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Pharmacologic Manipulation of Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cellss

KiBum Lee
U.S.A.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Rutgers University

Nanotechnology Approaches for Stem Cell Reprogramming

Shih-Ping Liu
Taiwan

China Medical University Hospital

Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile-Based Nanofibers Maintain Embryonic Stem Cell Stemness via TGF-Beta Signaling

Hidetoshi Masumoto
Japan

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University

Generation of 3-Dimensional Cardiac Tissue with human iPS Cells and Tissue Engineering

Bruno Péault
U.S.A.

BHF Laboratories, The University of Edinburgh
Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center, University of California at Los Angeles

From Pericytes to Mesenchymal Stem Cells: An in Vivo Reprogramming?

Yi Ren
U.S.A.

Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine

Control of Teratoma Development after Embryonic Stem Cell Transplantation

Kwok Fai So
Hong Kong

Department of Anatomy, Jessie Ho Professor in Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong

Motor Training Reduces Psychomotor Retardation via Gliogenesis in Rats with Depression-like Behaviour

Ling Wei
U.S.A.

Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurology, Emory University

Optogenetic Stimulation Promotes Beneficial Effects of Stem Cell Transplantation After Ischemic Stroke

Shan Ping Yu
U.S.A.

Department of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Long-term Survival and Regeneration of Neuronal and Vasculature Cells inside the Core Region after Ischemic Stroke in Adult Mice


Clinical Trials and Regulatory Affairs

Yun Sil Chang
Korea

Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy in Neonatal Intractable Disease: Bench to Bedside Translation

Jean Paul Ly
Singapore

Animal Recovery Centre Group in Singapore

Stem Cell Transplants, Calecim® And Prp in The Veterinary Patient

Paul R. Sanberg
U.S.A.

Office of Research and Innovation, University of South Florida

Recent Cord Blood Research and Patents for Neurological Disorders


Bone, Cartilage and Soft Tissue Engineering

Barbara Chan
Hong Kong

Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Based Cartilage Tissue Engineering

Shao-Chih Chiu
Taiwan

China Medical University 

Minimally Invasive Cell Therapy for Enhanced Repair of Rotator Cuff Injuries

Shih-Chieh Hung 
Taiwan

Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University

Application of Mesencymal Stem Cells for Osteoarthritis Treatment


Stem Cells-Tools to Battle Cancer

Esther H. Chang
U.S.A.

Department of Oncology and Otolaryngology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Targeting and Eliminating Cancer Stem Cells is Critical to An Effective Brain Cancer Nanomedicine

Horng-Jyh Harn  
Taiwan

China Medical University Hospital

Cerebreca Wafer Targeting Telomerase and Restore TMZ Sensitivity for Brain Tumor-IND Submission to FDA Challenge and Conquer

Chen-Lung Lin
Taiwan

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

Regional Infusion of Antigen-Specific T Cells for Treating EBV(+) Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma -- A Phase I/II Clinical Trial

Hsin-I Ma
Taiwan

Tri-Service General Hospital

Cisplatin-Selected Resistance is Associated with Increased Motility and Stem-Like Properties via Activation of STAT3/Snail Axis in Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Cells

Keiya Ozawa
Japan

Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan

MSCs for the Treatment of Severe Acute GVHD and Cancer

B. Lin-Ju Yen 
Taiwan

National Health Research Institutes

Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Immunomodulation: Possible Relevance for Cancer Immunotherapy


Targeting Mitochondria: Recent Clinical & Potential Therapeutic Studies

Koji Abe
Japan

Department of Neurpology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacological Sciences, Okayama University

Free Radical Scavenger Protects Both Ischemic Stroke and Degenerative ALS

Chin-San Liu  
Taiwan

Changhua Christian Hospital

Allogeneic/Xenogeneic Transplantation of Peptide-Labeled Mitochondria in Parkinson's Disease: Restoration of Mitochondria Functions and Attenuation of 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity

Mari Dezawa  
Japan

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

Unique Mitochondrial Metabolism in Muse Cells

Alessandro Prigione 
Germany

Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine

iPSC-Based Phenotypic Drug Discovery of Neurological Mitochondrial Disorders

Hong-Lin Su 
Taiwan

National Chung Hsing University

Delivering Isolated Mitochondria Mitigates Inflammatory Stress in Damaged Lung and Brain

Yun Wang
Taiwan

National Health Research Institutes

Delayed Poststroke Treatment with 9-cis Retinoic acid Improved Locomotor Behavior in Stroke Rats

Yau-Huei Wei 
Taiwan

Mackay Medical College

Mitochondrial Role in the Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and in the Formation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Yi Zhun Zhu
China

Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai

Cardiac Ischemia and iPS Treatment


3D Printing and Other Medical Device in Clinical Applications

Jia-Jin J. Chen
Taiwan

National Cheng Kung University

Development of Novel Brain Stimulation Device for Treatment of Neurological Disorders: From Bench to Bedside

Xiaosong Gu  
China

Nantong University Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration

The Construction and Application of Stem Cell-Based Tissue Engineering Nerve

Kuo-Chen Wei
Taiwan

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Focus Ultrasound Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier


Panel Discussion: Cell Therapies Regulatory in Asia

Akihiro Shimosaka
Japan

Research Foundation for Community Medicine

Cell Therapies Regulatory in Asia

Ming-Kung Yeh
Taiwan

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Cell Therapies Regulatory in Taiwan