Medicine by Design is launching a new discussion group series to provide an opportunity for investigators and trainees from Cycle 2 projects to connect with each other, discuss overlapping interests, and share information about the development and implementation of new technologies and tools that could be applicable to multiple projects. Each session will feature two speakers from Cycle 2 projects, followed by a group discussion.
Chair
Dr. Michael Laflamme
Senior Scientist, McEwen Stem Cell Institute, and Staff Pathologist,
University Health Network
Cycle 2 Project Lead:
“Cardiac regeneration using pluripotent stem cells”
Speakers
Dr. Slava Epelman
Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and Staff Cardiologist,
Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN
Cycle 2 projects:
“Cardiac regeneration using pluripotent stem cells” (Lead PI: Michael Laflamme)
“Investigating how age-related clonal hematopoiesis drives HSC stemness properties and how this leads to inflammatory diseases of the heart” (Lead PI: John Dick)
Professor Gary Bader
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research and the
Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto
Cycle 2 Projects:
“Stem cell- based approaches to endogenous repair of the brain and skeletal muscle” (Lead PI: Freda Miller)
“Development of novel cell and tissue therapies to treat liver failure” (Lead PI: Gordon Keller)
“Investigating how age-related clonal hematopoiesis drives HSC stemness properties and how this leads to inflammatory diseases of the heart” (Lead PI: John Dick)
About Cycle 2 Thematic Discussion Groups
Themes will focus on a technology or platform that is applicable across multiple Cycle 2 projects (e.g. single-cell sequencing, imaging, synthetic biology) or cross-cutting scientific themes (e.g. inflammation). The discussion groups will be held bi-monthly.
Each meeting will be chaired by one of our Cycle 2 principal investigators. If you or an investigator on your team are interested in chairing an upcoming session, or have a topic you would like to see discussed, please reach out to Stephanie Hume (stephanie.hume@utoronto.ca).