STEM CELL MEDIA ADVISORY: Leaders in Adult Stem Cells Derived from Fat to Hold News Conference.CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The growing therapeutic role of adult stem cells derived from adipose adipose /ad·i·pose/ (ad´i-pos) 1. fatty. 2. the fat present in the cells of adipose tissue. ad·i·pose adj. Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty. , also known as fat tissue, will be highlighted at a news conference to be held Monday, September 12, 2005, 12:30-1:45 pm Eastern at the 2005 International Fat Applied Technology Society (IFATS IFATS International Fat Applied Technology Society IFATS Innovative Future Air Transport System (European Commission) IFATS International Federation of Adipose Therapeutics and Science ) scientific meeting in Charlottesville, VA. The third annual IFATS conference will host 47 abstract presentations from around the world. These abstracts will demonstrate the ability of adipose adult stem cells to repair or regenerate new blood vessels Blood vessels Tubular channels for blood transport, of which there are three principal types: arteries, capillaries, and veins. Only the larger arteries and veins in the body bear distinct names. , cardiac muscle cardiac muscle n. The muscle of the heart, consisting of anastomosing transversely striated muscle fibers formed of cells united at intercalated disks; the myocardium. Also called muscle of heart. , nerves, bones and other tissues potentially helping patients dealing with heart attack, brain and spinal cord injuries Spinal Cord Injury Definition Spinal cord injury is damage to the spinal cord that causes loss of sensation and motor control. Description Approximately 10,000 new spinal cord injuries (SCIs) occur each year in the United States. , and osteoporosis. Adipose tissue adipose tissue (ăd`əpōs'): see connective tissue. adipose tissue or fatty tissue Connective tissue consisting mainly of fat cells, specialized to synthesize and contain large globules of fat, within a is the most abundant source of adult stem cells, providing up to 100 times the amount of stem cells stem cells, unspecialized human or animal cells that can produce mature specialized body cells and at the same time replicate themselves. Embryonic stem cells are derived from a blastocyst (the blastula typical of placental mammals; see embryo), which is very young found in bone marrow. Adult stem cells may have greater potential to differentiate into a broad array of tissues than previously thought.
WHAT: International Fat Applied Technology Society Press Conference
WHEN: Monday September 12, 2005, 12:30-1:45 pm Eastern
WHO: Adam J. Katz, M.D., President of IFATS and Assistant
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of
Virginia
Marc Hedrick, M.D., President of Cytori Therapeutics and
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at UCLA
Jeff Gimble, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Program Chair of IFATS,
and Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University
HOW: Live teleconference (call for details), Webcast available
at www.ifats.org, or attend the event at Omni Charlottesville
Hotel, 5 Embarcadero Center, Charlottesville, VA (free
conference registration for media)
International Fat Applied Technology Society (IFATS) is a unique multidisciplinary adipose research society with an emphasis on cutting edge translational research. The third annual IFATS conference will be held in Charlottesville, VA September 10-13, 2005. Additional information can be found at: www.ifats.org. For information, embargoed abstracts or interviews, contact: Trista Morrison, 858-527-3490, tmorrison@irpr.com. |
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