The Saban Research Institute 2014 Annual Symposium
The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies: Inventing the Future for Children
Where: The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, 4661 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027
When: Feb. 21, 2014 | 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
The Saban Research Institute Annual Symposium highlights exciting strides researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and from around the globe are making in understanding the developmental origins of health and disease. Each year, the theme of the event reflects a research priority area of The Saban Research Institute. This year’s symposium theme is “Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies: Inventing the Future for Children.”
The Saban Research Institute
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States, with an international team of more than 130 researchers and physicians who collaborate to combat cancer, brain disorders, obesity and diabetes, among other devastating pediatric health conditions. The Saban Research Institute is one of the few freestanding research centers in the U.S. where scientific inquiry is combined with clinical care and is devoted exclusively to children.
Keynote Speakers
Generation and Regeneration of the Cardiopulmonary System
Scientific Director, Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine,
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of PennsylvaniaEvent Details
Ed Morrisey, PhD
The Brain and Neural Tube: Achieving Closure
Howard Hughes Medical Investigator, University of Colorado
Lee Niswander, PhD
The Kidney: Generative and Regenerative Solutions for Preventing Chronic Kidney Failure
Provost Professor, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC)
Andrew McMahon, PhD, FRS
Convergent Strategies for Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies in Living Tissues
Scott Fraser, PhD
Provost Professor, USC, and Co-director, Translational Biomedical
Imaging Laboratory at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
