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SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Funding Structures to Advance Stem Cell Research and Therapy

Date: May 25, 2006

Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm PDT

Location:

Beckman Institute Auditorium,
California Institute Technology

PROGRAM

(Please note: All times provided below are estimated and subject to change)

9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions
Zach Hall, Ph.D., CIRM
9:15 – 9:45 am Michael Rudnicki, M.D., Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Canada
" The Canadian Stem Cell Network"
9:45 – 10:15 am Michael Amos, Ph.D., Advanced Technology Program,
National Institute of Standards and Technology
"he Advanced Technology Program: Innovative Technology Solutions Through Industry-led Public Private Partnerships"
10:15 – 10:30 am Break
10:30 – 11:00 am Richard Insel, M.D., Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
" Research Strategy and Funding Programs of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation"
11:00 – 11:30 am Ethan Signer, Ph.D., High Q Foundation
"Managing the Search for Huntington Disease Therapy"
11:30 – 12:00 pm Question and Answer
Moderator: Zach W. Hall, Ph.D., CIRM
12:00 – 1:00 pm Break for Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 pm Jonathan Shestack, Cure Autism Now Foundation
1:15 – 2:00 pm Discussion
Moderator: Zach Hall, Ph.D., CIRM
2:00 – 2:15 pm Break
2:15 – 2:45 pm Discussion
Moderator: Zach Hall, Ph.D., CIRM
2:45 – 3:00 pm Closing Remarks
Zach Hall, Ph.D., CIRM