PhD Course Basic and Translational Stem Cell Biology Milan, 2 October 2014 Dipartimento di Bioscienze Aula B7- via Celoria 26 PhD Course on Basic and Translational Stem Cell Biology Milan, 2 October 2014 Dipartimento di Bioscienze Aula B7 - Via Celoria 26 Basic 9.30 - Shahragim Tajbakhsh, Institut Pasteur, Paris Stem cells in development and regeneration 10.30 - Salvatore Oliviero, Università degli Studi di Torino The interplay between the Polycomb Repressor Complex 2 and DNA methyltransferases controls stem cell differentiation. Coffee Break Translational 11.45 - Vania Broccoli, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan Induced neuronal reprogramming: from technology to regenerative therapies 12.45 - Gianvito Martino, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan The therapeutic plasticity of neural stem cells: from tissue homeostasis to cell replacement Lunch Clinic 14.45 - Alessandra Biffi, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan Gene therapy for metachromatic leukodystrophy: update on patients’ treatment and perspectives for other lysosomal disorders 15.45 - Michele De Luca, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia Regenerative Medicine by somatic stem cells: the paradigm of epithelial stem cells 16.45 - Giulio Cossu, University of Manchester Cell therapy for muscular dystrophies: lessons learned from the first clinical trial Organizers: Prof. Elena Cattaneo and Prof. Graziella Messina Coordinatore Prof. Marco Muzi Falconi [email protected] Segreteria: [email protected] - tel. 02-50315053 DIPARTIMENTO DI BIOSCIENZE