Annual Oxford Stem Cell Institute Symposium, 24-25 October 2024
Stem Cells: From Mechanism to Therapy
Oxford Martin School 34 Broad Street, Oxford
CANCER STEM CELLS • REPROGRAMMING • TISSUE ENGINEERING • ORGANOIDS • REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
OSCI Symposium is an international event, unifying scientists and clinicians working in stem cells research in various fields of translational medicine.
Agenda
Thursday 24th October, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD
| Speaker | Title | Chair | |
| 9.30 | REGISTRATION | ||
| 10.15 | Welcome Colin Goding | ||
| 10.20 | Angela Russell Oxford | Small molecule stimulation of cardiovascular repair and regeneration | Sarah De Val |
| 10.50 | Chris Toepfer Oxford | Using human stem cell derived cells to model inherited cardiomyopathies | Sarah De Val |
| 11.20 | BREAK | ||
| 11.50 | Francesco Boccellato Oxford | Decoding the signals in cell fate decision in human adult gastric glands | Francis Szele |
| 12.20 | Andras Latakos Cambridge | Developmental and early aspects of neurodegeneration in complex human organoid models | Francis Szele |
| 12.50 | Jonathan Whitchurch iotaSciences | Low-stress single-cell isolation – for both you and the cells that matter to you | Francis Szele |
| 13.00 | LUNCH | ||
| 14.30 | Craig Maclean Oxford | Bacterial heterogeneity and antibiotic resistance | Eric O’Neill |
| 15.00 | Steve Pollard Edinburgh | Targeting the core neurodevelopmental identity in glioblastoma | Eric O’Neill |
| 15.30 | Nicola Smart Oxford | Epicardial cell quiescence: key to harnessing regenerative potential? | Eric O’Neill |
| 16.00 | BREAK | ||
| 16.30 | Luca Magnani London | Breast Cancer Dormancy, a link to the past | Colin Goding |
| 17.00 | Riccardo Fodde Rotterdam | KEYNOTE: The non-stem origin of colon cancer in the context of inflammation and diet | Colin Goding |
| 17.45 | END | ||
| 19.00 | SPEAKERS’ DINNER |
Friday 25th October, Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD
| Speaker | Title | Chair | |
| 9.30 | ARRIVALS | ||
| 10.15 | Welcome: Francesco Boccellato | ||
| 10.20 | Igor Adameyko Stockholm | Integration of clonal information at single cell level helps to decipher the logic of fate selections during mid-stages of embryonic development | Francesco Boccellato |
| 10.50 | Katie Bentley London | How do endothelial cells make quick decisions? | Francesco Boccellato |
| 11.20 | BREAK | ||
| 11.50 | Mirjana Efremova London | Dissecting phenotypic heterogeneity and plasticity in colorectal cancer metastasis | Angela Russell |
| 12.20 | Lili Wang Oxford | AI-enabled neoantigen-specific TIL therapy for Tumour initiating cells | Angela Russell |
| 12.50 | Bhaskar Anand Miltenyi Biotec | Stem cell products that pave the way for translation | Angela Russell |
| 13.00 | LUNCH | ||
| 14.30 | Dammy Olayanju Qkine | Growth factor optimisation for animal-free stem cell and organoid cultures | Paul Riley |
| 14.40 | Maria Abad | When the non-coding codes: Mining the microproteome for new regulators of cellular plasticity | Paul Riley |
| 15.10 | Anjali Kusumbe Oxford | Unveiling the Secrets of Vascular and Stem Cell Ageing: Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Longevity | Paul Riley |
| 15.40 | Silvia Santos London | Our first choices: decoding cellular signals during early development | Paul Riley |
| 16.10 | BREAK | ||
| 16.40 | Siim Pauklin Oxford | Molecular mechanisms regulating cancer stem cells in pancreatic cancer | Pakavarin Louphrasitthiphol |
| 17.10 | Eric O’Neill Oxford | Implications of stiffness on neuronal stem cell regulation, brain cortex and psychiatric disorders | Pakavarin Louphrasitthiphol |
| 17.40 | Closing Remarks | END OF SYMPOSIUM |
Speakers
To date the following speakers have been confirmed for the event:
Igor Adameyko, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Riccardo Fodde, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Andras Latakos, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Luca Magnani, Institute of Cancer Research, London
Silvia Santos, Francis Crick Institute, London
Maria Abad, Altos Labs - Cambridge Institute of Science
Lili Wang, University of Oxford
Katie Bentley, The Francis Crick Institute, London
Steve Pollard, University of Edinburgh
Anjali Kusumbe, University of Oxford
Angela Russell, University of Oxford
Chris Toepfer, University of Oxford
Craig MacClean, University of Oxford
Eric O’Neill, University of Oxford
Francesco Boccellato, University of Oxford
Nicola Smart, University of Oxford
Mirjana Efremova, Queen Mary University of London
Siim Pauklin, University of Oxford
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