International symposium

«Public cord blood registry. The use of cord blood stem cells in haematologic and non-haematologic disorders»

June 3, 2011, 09.00-13.00. The Big Hall of Saint-Petersburg State University (The buildings of 12 Collegiums)

The symposium leaders:

Chairman member of RAMS Ailamazyan E.K., Vice Governor of St. Petersburg Kostkina L.A., member of RAMS, Prof. Safronov G.A., member of RAMS, Prof. Serov V.N., Prof. Nagler A., Prof. Gluckman E., Prof. Khurtsilava O.G., Prof. Kropochev N.M., Prof. Belevitin A.B., Prof. Cherbuk J.A., Prof Goryanin I.I., Corresponding Member of RAMS, Prof. Mazurov V.I. and Selivanov E.A., Corresponding Member of RAMS, Prof. Havinson V.H., Prof. Nakatis J.A, Prof. Afanasiev BV, Prof. Zaritsky A., Prof. Lila A.M, Prof. Baindurashvili A.G., Prof. Novikov B.N., Prof. Kagan A., Prof. Vasilieva N.V., Prof. Trofimova T.N.

Honored guests:

Nobel Prize winner Alferov J.I.

The President of Russian academy of Medical Science (RAS), Member of RAS and Russian academy of medical science Prof. Dedov I.I. & Prof.V.Zelman

Nobel Prize winner Jack Szostak, Olovnikov A.M.

Reports:

• Nagler Arnon. Prof. The organization of cord blood public registry and use of cord blood stem cells in both haematologic and non-haematologic disorders. (Tel Aviv Medical University, Bone marrow transplantation department, Cord blood stem cells bank «Taburit», Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel). 20 min.

• Petz Lawrence D. Prof. Bone marrow and umbilical cord blood stem cells transplantation in hematology. ((«StemCyteTM», A Global Cord Blood Therapeutics Company, USA). 20 min.

• Chris Mason. Prof. Cell therapy as the basis for regenerative medicine. (Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering at UCL, UK). 20 min.

• Gregory A. Bonfiglio. Prof. Perspectives of modern regenerative medicine («StemCyteTM», A Global Cord Blood Therapeutics Company, «Proteus», USA). 20 min.

• Walton Mercedes, Allickson Julie. Prof. Stem cells from menstrual blood: preservation condition and possible application. (Cryo-Cell International Inc., USA). 20 min.

• McMannis J. Prof. Contemporary aspects of cord blood stem cells transplantation. (Cord Blood Bank at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA). 20 min.

• Bertram Lubin, Prof. Cord blood stem cells transplantation in child oncohematology (Children`s Hospital Oakland Research Institute for oncohematology, USA). 20 min.

• Cobielak Krzysztof, Prof. Understanding the molecular mechanism of skin stem cell regulation and the role of surrounding microenvironment in skin homeostasis. (Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, CA, USA). 15 min.

• Goryanin I. Prof, Modern methods of molecular diagnostics in regenerative medicine. (Director of Medico-biological cluster of the «Skolkovo» foundation, Russia, Edinburgh University, Great Britain, the University of Science and technology, Akinava, Japan). 15 min.

• Afanasyev B.V., Prof, Perspectives in transplantation of cord blood stem cells in oncogematology in Russia (Center of Child Hematology and Transplantology named after R. Gorbacheva, Russia). 20 min.

• Jeffrey Gelfand, Prof., Immunological properties of cord blood stem cells for transplantation. (Harvard Medical School, General Hospital of Massachusetts, USA). 20 min.

• Khurtsilava Otari, Prof., Tumina Olga, PhD. The organization of the united Russian registry of hematopoietic cord blood stem cells donors (St-Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Clinical Center of Cell Technologies, Laboratory of Cell technologies, Russia). 20 min.

• Smolyaninov Alexander, Prof., Tyrenko Vadim, Prof. The organization of cord blood public registry and its goals. (Military Medical Academy, Laboratory of Cell technologies St-Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Studies, Russia, Stem Cell Bank Pokrovski). 20 min.

• Selivanov Evgenii, Prof., Corresponding member of RAMS, Ivolgin Dmitrii. Modern technologies cord blood processing and cryopreservation of cord blood samples of public registry: international and Russian experience. (Institute of Hematology and Transfusiology, Stem cell bank Pokrovski, Russia). 20 min.

• Mihelson Vladimir, Prof., Smirnova Natasha, PhD, Smirnova Tatiyana. Telomere length assessment in cord blood cells as additional quality criteria of cord blood sample for transplantation. (Institute of Cytology RAS, Stem Cell Bank Pokrovski, Russia). 15 min.

Congress organizers:

«Skolkovo» innovative development foundation, center of research and commerzialization of new technologies

Russian Academy of Medical Science

North West Department of Russian Academy of Medical Science

Saint-Petersburg State University

Russian Gynecologists Society

Gynecologists Society of saint-Petersburg and North Western region of Russia

Otto`s Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Russian Academy of Medical Science

Saint-Petersburg Medical Academy of postgraduate studies

Military Medical Academy

Saint-Petersburg Health Care Committee

Stem Cell Bank Pokrovski

Journal «Obstetrics and women` diseases»

Journal «AG-info»

Journal «Cytology»

Journal «Cellular transplantology and tissue engineering»

Journal «Top clinics»

Mass media:

NEWSPAPER Komsomolskaya Pravda

NEWSPAPER Moskovsky Komsomolets in St. Petersburg

NEWSPAPER PETERSBURG DIARY

Newspaper «Arguments and Facts»

Newspaper «Ag-Health»

News paper «Bulletin of Saint-Petersburg Medical Academy of postgraduate studies»

RTR channel

NTV channel

Vesti 24 channeL

Petersburg 5 channel

100 TV channel