UTSA professors to speak at World Stem Cell Summit in San Antonio

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(Dec. 3, 2014) -- Five UTSA professors will present their research among more than 200 renowned international speakers at the World Stem Cell Summit Dec. 3-5 in San Antonio. The summit is the single global conference charting the future of the burgeoning field.

Featuring 65 hours of in-depth programming, the World Stem Cell Summit is the largest interdisciplinary, networking meeting of stem cell science and regenerative medicine stakeholders. The overarching purpose of the conference is to foster biomedical research, funding and investments targeting cures.

The UTSA conference speakers are:

  • Teja Guda, assistant professor of research, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Brian Hermann, assistant professor, Department of Biology
  • John McCarrey, Robert and Helen Kleberg Distinguished Chair in Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Anson Joo L. Ong, USAA Foundation Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • George Perry, dean and professor, Semmes Foundation Distinguished Chair in Neurobiology, College of Sciences

In addition to keynotes, plenary sessions and focus sessions, the three-day program includes roundtables; an exhibit hall with innovators in industry, academia and government; a poster forum showcasing science and policy research; an awards dinner and gala; and many networking and partnering opportunities.

The Genetics Policy Institute (GPI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, produces the World Stem Cell Summit. The 2014 organizing partners include The Mayo Clinic, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, BioBridge Global, Baylor College of Medicine, Kyoto University Institute for Cell-Material Sciences (ICeMS) and the Regenerative Medicine Foundation. The science and education partners for the summit are the University of Texas System, Cathy and Frances Burzik Foundation, Huffington Foundation and Mostyn Foundation.

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About the UTSA speakers

Teja Guda, assistant director of the UTSA Center for Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship (CITE), specializes in the area of developing regenerative strategies for bone and skeletal muscle tissue engineering. He translates these therapies to treat wounded warriors. His work centers on the important role of engineers in developing products and technologies that could change the world.

Brian Hermann hopes to use spermatogonial stem cells to preserve and restore fertility in patients who have not yet reached puberty and who have been treated with toxic therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation. His stem cell research will contribute to treatments for male infertility in cancer survivors or traumatic injury and may have broader implications for other types of stem cells.

John McCarrey focuses his research on the development, differentiation and function of mammalian germ cells. His area of expertise is in stem cells and regenerative medicine. His research interests include mechanisms governing genetic integrity in germ and stem cells and the effects of cloning and assisted reproductive technologies on genetic integrity.

Anson Joo L. Ong centers his research in the areas of regeneration of bone, modification and characterization of the implant biomaterial surfaces for dental and orthopedic applications, modification of tissue-engineered ceramic scaffolds, protein-biomaterials interactions and bone-biomaterials interactions.

George Perry studies the mechanism of formation and physiological consequences of the cytopathology of Alzheimer disease. Cytopathology is the examination of cells from the body under the microscope to identify the signs and characteristics of disease. His research is determining the sequence of events leading to neuronal damage and the source of disease.

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