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10-26-2007, 06:02 PM
A WORLD OF HOPE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
November 3, 2007
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Please join us for a day-long conference to learn about innovative technologies, new cell-based therapies and the latest research projects aimed at restoring insulin production in those living with diabetes. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a Q & A session with the presenters, visit various diabetes-related exhibitors and hear from members of the PEP Squad (http://www.diabetesresearch.org/Newsroom/NewsReleases/DRIFoundation/pepsquad.htm) (Parents Empowering Parents), an outreach group that mentors families of newly diagnosed children.
When: Saturday, November 3, 2007
8:00am - 3:00pm
Where: Signature Grand
6900 State Road 84
Davie, FL 33317
Ticket Price: $25/person and $60 per family of up to 4 people.
**Complimentary childcare for ages 1 to 12 will be provided by the
Barton Center for Diabetes Education
Attire: Casual
Click here (http://www.diabetesresearch.org/NR/rdonlyres/87382E4F-CAD1-4DAD-B0E4-AFA3EDDA5596/0/WOHInvite.pdf) to view the invitation.
Presenters:
Accelerating Research Through Global Collaboration
Camillo Ricordi, M.D.
Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery; Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Cellular Transplantation; Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer, Diabetes Research Institute, Univerisity of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Regeneration: Stimulating Islet Growth in the Native Pancreas
Luca Inverardi, M.D.
Director Immunobiology of Islet Transplantation, Co-director of the Cell Transplant Center; Research Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Diabetes Research Institute, University of MiamiMiller School of Medicine
New Approaches for Immune Intervention and Tolerance
Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D.
Martin Kleiman Professor of Surgery, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director of Research and Program Development; Director of Pre-clinical Islet Transplantation, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Tissue Engineering: New Frontiers for Insulin Replacement
Cherie Stabler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Director of the Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami School of Engineering
Stem Cells: Beyond Traditional Options
Juan Dominguez-Bendala, Ph.D.
Director of Stem Cell Development for Translational Research, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
New Tools and Technologies for Optimal Diabetes Management
Luigi Meneghini, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Eleanor and Joseph Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
The PEP Squad: Helping Parents Empower Parents in Dealing with Diabetes
Wendy Satin Rapaport, PsyD., L.C.S.W.
Clinical PsychologistConference Co-chairpersons:
Dr. Robin Nemery and Barry Hauser, Lynette and Steven Miller
November 3, 2007
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Please join us for a day-long conference to learn about innovative technologies, new cell-based therapies and the latest research projects aimed at restoring insulin production in those living with diabetes. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a Q & A session with the presenters, visit various diabetes-related exhibitors and hear from members of the PEP Squad (http://www.diabetesresearch.org/Newsroom/NewsReleases/DRIFoundation/pepsquad.htm) (Parents Empowering Parents), an outreach group that mentors families of newly diagnosed children.
When: Saturday, November 3, 2007
8:00am - 3:00pm
Where: Signature Grand
6900 State Road 84
Davie, FL 33317
Ticket Price: $25/person and $60 per family of up to 4 people.
**Complimentary childcare for ages 1 to 12 will be provided by the
Barton Center for Diabetes Education
Attire: Casual
Click here (http://www.diabetesresearch.org/NR/rdonlyres/87382E4F-CAD1-4DAD-B0E4-AFA3EDDA5596/0/WOHInvite.pdf) to view the invitation.
Presenters:
Accelerating Research Through Global Collaboration
Camillo Ricordi, M.D.
Stacy Joy Goodman Professor of Surgery; Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Cellular Transplantation; Scientific Director and Chief Academic Officer, Diabetes Research Institute, Univerisity of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Regeneration: Stimulating Islet Growth in the Native Pancreas
Luca Inverardi, M.D.
Director Immunobiology of Islet Transplantation, Co-director of the Cell Transplant Center; Research Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Diabetes Research Institute, University of MiamiMiller School of Medicine
New Approaches for Immune Intervention and Tolerance
Norma S. Kenyon, Ph.D.
Martin Kleiman Professor of Surgery, Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology; Associate Director of Research and Program Development; Director of Pre-clinical Islet Transplantation, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Tissue Engineering: New Frontiers for Insulin Replacement
Cherie Stabler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Director of the Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami School of Engineering
Stem Cells: Beyond Traditional Options
Juan Dominguez-Bendala, Ph.D.
Director of Stem Cell Development for Translational Research, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
New Tools and Technologies for Optimal Diabetes Management
Luigi Meneghini, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; Director, Eleanor and Joseph Kosow Diabetes Treatment Center, Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
The PEP Squad: Helping Parents Empower Parents in Dealing with Diabetes
Wendy Satin Rapaport, PsyD., L.C.S.W.
Clinical PsychologistConference Co-chairpersons:
Dr. Robin Nemery and Barry Hauser, Lynette and Steven Miller