The Activated Egg 2006
The Fifth Annual Activated Egg Symposium was held on Friday, Nov. 3, 2006. Thank you to all the attendees for making the 2006 symposium a fantastic success!
The 2006 Keynote Speaker: Alan Trounson, MSc, PhD
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Dr. Trounson presented a talk entitled: "Pluripotent Stem Cells: the Future." (view talk) Dr. Alan Trounson is a world-renowned biologist working on ways to develop stem cell technology. Professor Alan Trounson's research during the late 1970s established IVF as a practical and repeatable method for the treatment of human infertility that was adopted worldwide. He has since initiated many new innovations in ART. Professor Trounson leads the Monash IVF Scientific team. In Berlin in 2004, Professor Trounson was awarded the Bertarelli Foundation Award in Reproductive Health for his outstanding contribution to the field of assisted reproductive technologies. |
Dr. Trounson's presentation was joined by:
- Rafael Fissore, DVM, PhD presented a talk entitled: "Mammalian fertilization: a tale of two molecules", UMass
Pravin Goud, MD, PhD presented a talk entitled: "Regulation of the ‘oocyte temporal window for optimal fertilization’: Role of nitric oxide and other free radicals" Wayne State University- Hans Keirstead, PhD presented a talk entitled: "Generation of high purity neuronal populations from human embryonic stem cells" University of California at Irvine | CBS 60 Minutes
- Erdogan Memili, DVM, PhD presented a talk entitled: Maternal to Embryonic Transition in Control of Development; Study of Mothers Messages in Bovine Model | Mississippi Sate University
- Rosario Sanchez-Pernaute, MD, PhD presented a talk entitled: Parthenogenetic ES Cells Make Functional Dopamine Neurons | Harvard McLean Hospital | Harvard Stem Cell Institute Awards First Seed Grants
- James Sherley, PhD presented a talk entitled: "Aging Immortals: Non-randomly Co-segregated DNA Strands in Adult Stem Cells" MIT | BioEd Online
- Xiangzhong Yang, PhD presented a talk entitled: Are Adult Stem Cells Necessary for Animal Cloning? University of Connecticut | Nature: Fully grown cells yield clones | Scientific American: Cell Differentiation No Barrier to Cloning | BBC News: Cloning without stem cells works
- Lawrence Wangh, PhD presented the 2006 dinner talk, "And Now You Know The Rest of The Story " (View ) Brandeis University
Also joining us in 2006:
SEAN KEALY, Office of Senator Creem, State House
GAUTAM NAIK, Wall Street Journal, Health & Science Reporter
MARIA ORTIZ PEREZ, Somerville Office of Strategic Planning
