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S.C. Ferguson Memorial Symposium
1:00 pm - 1:10 pm
Welcome Dr. Stephen Ferguson
Director, Molecular Brain Research Group, Robarts Research Institute
1:10 - 1:30 pm
Distinct Human Progenitor Subtypes Promote Islet Regeneration via
Activation of Endogenous Angiogenic or Neogenic Programs
Dr. David Hess, Scientist ~ Vascular Biology Group, Robarts Research Institute
1:35 - 1:55 pm
Development Undone: Microenvironmental Regulation of Tumour Cell Fate
Dr. Lynne Postovit, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, University of Western
2:00 - 2:20 pm
Targeting Gene Expression to Promote Regeneration in the
Injured Nervous System
Dr. Arthur Brown, Scientist ~ Molecular Brain Research Group, Robarts Research Institute
2:25 - 2:45 pm Refreshment Break
2:50 - 3:10 pm
Mechanisms of Neural Precursor Cell Death During
Neuroinflammatory Responses
Dr. Sean Cregan, Scientist ~ Molecular Brain Research Group, Robarts Research Institute
Keynote Speaker
3:20 - 4:00 pm
Adult Neural Stem Cells: from Basic Science to Therapeutic Applications
Dr. Samuel Weiss, Professor – Cell Biology & Anatomy and Pharmacology &
Therapeutics, The University of Calgary
4:00pm Closing Comments
Reception to follow at Robarts Research Institute,
2nd floor Fisher Scientific confererence room
The S.C. Ferguson Memorial Symposium Visiting Scholars Program is supported by a gift to the Robarts Research Institute by S. C. Ferguson’s son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Gary G. and Mrs. Mary E. Ferguson.