John Yu, M.D., Ph.D. Chang Gung Memorial Hospital / Academia Sinica Retrospect and Prospect of Stem Cell Research in Taiwan: My Personal Perspective
Invited Speaker
Yang Chai, Ph.D. University of Southern California Cranial Neural Crest-Derived Stem Cells in Tissue Homeostasis, Repair and Regeneration
Chih-Chiang Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Taipei Veterans General Hospital Topology Dependent Hair Plucking Leads to Non-Linear Amplification of Regenerative Response via a Distress-Gauging Cellular Circuit
Hsin-Hua Cho, Ph.D. University of Cambridge Differentiation Of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Into Pancreatic ProgenitorsUsing ChemicallyDefined Culture Systems.
Cheng-Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D. University of Southern California Morphogenesis in Development and Regeneration
John Foley, Ph.D. Indiana University Defining the Stromal Niche for Stem Cells of Specialized Epidermis
David Gardiner, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine Regulation of Limb Morphogenesis by Information in the ECM.
Chin Lin Guo, Ph.D. Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology, USA Mechanical Force in Morphogenesis
Yi-Ping Hsueh, Ph.D. Academia Sinica Neuronal Morphogenesis and Neurological Disorders.
Michael Hughes, Ph.D. National Cheng Kung University Disrupted Ectodermal Organ Morphogenesis in Mice with a Conditional Histone Deacetylase 1, 2 Deletion in the Epidermis
Shih-Chieh Hung, M.D., Ph.D. National Yang-Ming University Hypoxic Culture of Human Bone Marrow-Derive Mesenchymal Stem Cells: from Bench to Bedside.
Shigeru Kondo, Ph.D. Osaka University Turing Pattern Formation Without Diffusion.
Jean-Cheng Kuo, Ph.D. National Yang-Ming University GEF-H1-Mediated Focal Adhesion Signaling Regulates Dexamethasone-Induced Mesenchymal Stem Cells Osteogenic Differentiation.
Ching-Ling Lien, Ph.D. University of Southern California Zebrafish Heart as a Blueprint of Myocardial Regeneration.
Jerry Lin, M.D., Ph.D. National Taiwan University Topology of Feather Melanocyte Progenitor Niche Allows Complex Pigment Patterns to Emerge.
Thai-Yen Ling, Ph.D. National Taiwan University
Andrew McMahon, Ph.D. University of Southern California Transcriptional Control of Nephron Progenitor Programs.
Ken Muneoka, Ph.D. Tulane University The Dedifferentiation and Transdifferentiation of Perivascular Fibroblasts During Digit Tip Regeneration in Mice.
Malcolm Maden, Ph.D. University of Florida The Regeneration of Complex Structures from Axolotls to Mice: the Evolution of the Blastema and its Stem Cells
Guey-Chuen Perng, Ph.D. National Cheng Kung University Hematopoietic Stem / Progenitor Cells in Viral Infection.
Jonathan Slack, Ph.D. University of Minnesota Reprogramming of Liver Cells Toward a Beta Cell Phenotype Using Transcription Factors.
Irma Thesleff, DDS, Ph.D. University of Helsinki The Development and Renewal of Teeth
Jin-Wu Tsai, Ph.D. National Yang-Ming University Peering into Neural Stem Cells in the Developing Brain: A Tale of Neurogenesis, Morphogenesis, Neuronal Migration, and the Smooth Brain.
Yang-Kao Wang, Ph.D. Taipei Medical University Mechanical Cues in the Regulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Fate Decision – a Combination of Engineering and Cell Biology.
Randall Widelitz, Ph.D. University of Southern California The Avian Feather as a Model for Tissue Regeneration
Jen-Leih Wu, Ph.D. Academia Sinica Dedifferentiation of Hepatocyte is Required for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Formation in Zebrafish.
Yi-Chun Wu, Ph.D. National Taiwan University Temporal and spatial regulation of cell migration in C. elegans
Liang-Tung Yang, Ph.D. National Health Research Institutes Differential Response of Epithelial Stem Cell Populations in Hair Follicles to TGF-β Signaling.
Betty Lin-Ju Yen, M.D. National Health Research Institutes Mechanistic Insights into the Immunomodulatory Properties of Fetal-Stage Mesenchymal Stem Cells.
