Royan Institute for Biotechnology held a symposium entitled Stem Cells, Potentials and Prospects in Isfahan. This symposium was organized by Royan Cord Blood Bank on May 29th, 2014.
Following are the headlines of Stem Cells, Potentials and Prospects Symposium which were carried out by twelve lecturers:
- Umbilical Cord blood banking
- History of hematopoietic stem cells
- Application of stem cells in orthopedic
- Umbilical cord blood transplantation
- Clinical applications of stem cells in Royan institute
- Criteria for Chosen umbilical cord blood donors
- Ethical issues in the use of umbilical cord blood stem cells
- Tissue engineering and their roles in the healing of burn wounds
- Role of stem cells in treatment of infertility
- Hematopoietic Stem cell transplantation
- Pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- Role of stem cells in prevention of ovarian cancer
300 participants attended this symposium whose scientific manager was Dr S Abroun and the executive secretary was M Kouhi.