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Newswise PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvanias Institute for Regenerative Medicine will host a symposium on Friday, April 11, 2014 to detail the progress researchers are making toward reprogramming human cells to treat a variety of diseases.

In addition to talks on the basic science of regenerative medicine, Nobel laureate John Gurdon will present the keynote address entitled, Past, Present and Future Prospects for Nuclear Reprogramming by Amphibian Eggs and Oocytes, and New York Times reporter Nicholas Wade will speak about Regenerative Medicine: Promises and Perils.

When: Friday, April 11, 2014, 8:30am 5:00pm

Where: BRB Auditorium, 421 Curie Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

What: Agenda and other details can be found on the IRM web site.

Symposium schedule:

8:30 Introduction and Welcome J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD Executive Vice-President, University of Pennsylvania for the Health System Dean, Perelman School of Medicine John Gearhart, PhD Director, Institute for Regenerative Medicine

8:45 Keynote: Past, Present and Future Prospects for Nuclear Reprogramming by Amphibian Eggs and Oocytes John Gurdon, FRS, FMedSci 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and Medicine Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute The Henry Wellcome Building of cancer and Developmental Biology

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