ESTOOLS - Advances with human embryonic stem cells - PROGRAMME

Sofia Stem Cells Open Symposium

Sofia, Bulgaria

12:30 Saturday 14 November 2009

Free Entry

Welcome & Introductions

12:30

Welcome - in Bulgarian

Dean of Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia

12:40

Introduction - in English

Mr Andrew Smith (ESTOOLS Project Manager, University of Sheffield) `

About ESTOOLS and the TELESCOPE programme

With translation into Bulgarian by Veronika Ganeva

12:50

Guest Speech - in Bulgarian

To be announced

Public-interest talks

13:00

(5 min Q&A)

Lecture 1 - in Bulgarian

Miss Veronika Ganeva (University of Edinburgh)

The basics of stem cells - what is an embryonic stem cell, where does it come from, how is it isolated, what is its natural function; what are organ-specific or adult stem cells, examples; what are iPS cells how they are produced, why they are a very interesting and quickly advancing field

14:00

(5 min Q&A)

Lecture 2 - in Bulgarian

Professor Roumen Pankov (University of Sofia)

Applications of stem cells (research applications of stem cells, therapeutic applications of stem cells, where is science nowadays, clinical trials; personal ongoing projects in stem cell research;

survey of other Bulgarian scientists involved in the field and their work

End of talks in Bulgarian

15:00   Refreshment break

Parallel Actvities

15:30

(5 min Q&A)

Lecture 3 – in English

Mrs Kristina Hug (Department of Medical Ethics, Lund University, Sweden)

Ethical issues about the derivation and applications of stem cells

“Smile of a Stem Cell” - the itinerant ESTOOLS photo-exhibition will be on view outside the auditorium

16:25   Short break followed by keynote specialist lecture – end of mandatory events for FELS students participating in the TELESCOPE – please, deliver completed Questionnaire1 to the organisers before departure

16:30

(5 min Q&A)

Lecture 4 – in English

Dr Andrew JH Smith (Institute for Stem Cell Research, University of Edinburgh)

Embryonic Stem Cell Engineering - Future Applications in Biology and Medicine

17:30

Mini-cocktail - outside the auditorium - all welcome!

18:00     Close