2006-10-21 4. General Assembly, Lausanne

SMPA General Assembly (GA) 2006

The GA 2006 was held in Lausanne on Saturday October 21st as a joint meeting with the AO foundation [1].

Overview on the program:

Download the full program here.

Morning Sessions

Cell Based Therapy I (9.00-10.10)
Talks: e.g. Treatment of non-union fracture with fetal cells therapy, The role of periosteal cells and mesenchymal stem cells in the physiological healing process of long-bone defects. Potential regeneration acceleration by autologous cell transplantation.

Cell Based Therapy II (10.40-12.10)
Talks: e.g. Mechanoregulation of cell phenotype for musculoskeletal tissue engineering, HLA-independent transplantation of human mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and adipose tissue for regeneration of bone
Panel discussion: Addressing challenges in cell-based therapies

Lunch (free for SMPA members and guests)

SMPA Business Meeting (13.00-13.20)

Afternoon Sessions

Tissue Engineering & Gene Therapy (13.30-14.30)
Talks: e.g. Molecular modelling of proteins: from simulations to patients

Biomedical Engineering (15.00-17.20)
Talks: e.g. Quantification of porosity, connectivity, and material density of calcium phosphate ceramic implants using micro-computed tomography

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