[BBC] CALL FOR ABSTRACTS - Belgian Symposium on Tissue Engineering 2012, Leuven.

[liesbet geris]

Dear colleagues,

Please find below and attached the announcement of the very first Belgian
Symposium on Tissue Engineering.  I would be grateful if you could forward
this announcement to potentially interested colleagues.

Best wishes,

Lies 

 

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

It is our great pleasure to announce to you the first ever "Belgian
Symposium on Tissue Engineering (BSTE) 2012". This is a two-day national
symposium organized by "KULeuven Prometheus", and co-organised by other
research groups in the field from universities across Belgium.

AIMS:  

(1)    To bring together scientists nationwide to discuss frontline research
in the rapidly expanding field of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative
Medicine, with special focus on a strategic plan for the development and
manufacturing of Tissue Engineering (TE) products for effective tissue
repair.

(2)    Serves as initial contact/meeting platform to promote scientific
networking and potential research collaborations at both national and
international levels.

(3)    To help young researchers in the establishment of their careers via
dedicated young researcher session.

 

LIST OF CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS:

Molly Stevens (Imperial College London, UK)

"Engineer  Large Quantities of Human Mature Bone for Autologous
Transplantation"

 

Athanasios Mantalaris (Imperial College London, UK)

"Fabricating "Designed" Tissue Engineered Products - How far are we yet?"

 

Farlan Veraitch (University College London, UK)

"Automation for Robust Stem Cell Bioprocessing"

 

Mehmet Dokmeci (Harvard Medical School, USA)

"Microengineered Tissue Engineering Constructs for 3D Tissue Assembly &
Tissue Formation"

 

Matthias W. Laschke (University of Saarland, Germany)

"Vascularization Strategies for Tissue Engineering Constructs: Angiogenesis
versus Inosculation"

 

April Craft (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

"Pluripotent Stem Cells: A  Developmental Approach for Cartilage and Bone
Tissue Engineering"

 

 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:  

Abstract Submission                      : 31st July 2012

Notification of Acceptance         : Within one week after abstract
submission

Early Bird Registration                   : 3rd August 2012

Registration deadline                    : 18th August 2012

 

For more details, please visit the symposium website at:
http://sirius.mtm.kuleuven.be/prometheus/bste2012.html

 

We look forward to welcoming you to BSTE 2012! 

 

On behalf of the organizing committee,

 

Lies Geris

 

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Prof. Liesbet Geris, PhD

 

Biomechanics Research Unit, U.Liège

Chemin des Chevreuils 1 - BAT 52/3|4000 Liège 1|Belgium

tel.: +32 4 3669587 

fax : +32 4 3669505

e-mail (1): liesbet.geris at ulg.ac.be

e-mail (2): liesbet.geris at mech.kuleuven.be

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