Nerem Lecturer
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The University of British Columbia Engineering Stem Cell Fate and Function |
History of Nerem Lecturer
The Nerem Lecturer, who gives the opening keynote presentation at the Regenerative Medicine Workshop, is a researcher who reflects the spirit of fellowship and service standing at the forefront of interdisciplinary research. Established in 2012, the lecture series is named after Robert M. Nerem, Ph.D. who exemplified this interdisciplinary, collaborative spirit throughout his career. Nerem founded the workshop, is a pioneer in the regenerative medicine field, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and is currently an Emeritus Professor at Georgia Tech.
Past Speakers
2019 Deepak Srivastava, M.D. - Gladstone Institutes
2018 Viola Vogel, Ph.D. - ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2017 Jeffrey Hubbell, Ph.D. - The University of Chicago
2016 Linda Griffith, Ph.D. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2015 Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D. - Columbia University
2014 Douglas Lauffenburger, Ph.D. - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013 Robert Lanza, M.D. - Advanced Cell Technology
2012 George Daly, M.D., Ph.D. - Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The Immune System and Senescence in Regenerative Medicine |
 University of California, San Diego School of Medicine Mitochondrial Blocks to Healing and Regeneration |
 University of Connecticut Biodegradable Piezoelectric Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration ACell YOUNG INVESTIGATOR FACULTY AWARD WINNER |
 University of California, San Francisco Hypoimmunogenic Derivatives of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Evade Immune Rejection in Fully Immunocompetent Allogeneic Recipients |
 Northwestern University Nanobiomaterial-mediated Costimulation Blockade for Anti-inflammatory Strategies in Regenerative Medicine |
 University of Toronto Preparing the Ground for Endogenous Repair |
 University of Michigan Immune-engineering in Regenerative Medicine |
 Cincinnati Children's / University of Cincinnati Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Gastrointestinal Organoids as New Models to Study Human Organ Development, Digestive Diseases and Diabetes |