Sunday 12 September 2010
Genetic engineering of the heart
Organisers: J Vaage, Oslo
Session 1
Moderators: W Poller, Berlin - J Vaage, Oslo
| 09:00 | Welcome and introduction | |
| 09:05 | Mending the broken heart | G Valen, Oslo |
| 09:40 | What can we learn from other species? A heart that beats for one week without oxygen | Kåre Olav, Stensløkken |
| 10:15 | Coffee |
Moderators: D Catalucci, Milan; G Valen, Oslo
| 10:35 | Genetic engineering in vitro and in vivo: what are the possibilities? | G Valen, Oslo |
| 10:55 | The renaissance of gene therapy: new heart specific vectors | W Poller, Berlin |
| 11:25 | RNA interference as genetic manipulation: limitations and possibilities | W Poller, Berlin |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Moderators: M Siepe, Freigburg; H Tevaearai ,Berne
| 13:00 | Regulating the regulators: how can microRNA correct heart pathologies | D Catalucci, Milan |
| 13:30 | Transplantation of genetically manipulated stem cells to the heart | M Siepe, Freiburg |
| 14:20 | Genetic engineering of the heart: how far are we from the clinics? | H Tevaearai, Berne |