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16 August 2009 SUNDAY

16:00-18:30

REGISTRATION

19:00-21:00

WELCOME COCKTAIL

17 August 2009 MONDAY

Session

Speaker

Title

OPENING

8:00-8:30

Plenary

8:30-9:30

Chair: 

V.Hasırcı

C. J. Kirkpatrick (JGU., Germany)

Cellular Self‐assembly Phenomena In Tissue Engineering Concepts

Session 1

9:45-11:15

Chairs:

L. Ambrosio, 

İ. Gürsel

L. Ambrosio (U. Naples Federico II, Italy)

Multifunctional Polymer Based Scaffolds For Tissue Regeneration

E. Pişkin (Hacettepe U., TR)

SAMS in Biomedicine and Nanobiotechnology

T. Yücel (Tufts U., USA)

Silk‐Based Biomedical Engineering

İ. Gürsel (Bilkent U., TR)

Nanobiotechnological Applications of Self‐Assembled Immunostimulatory DNA Nanoparticles

Session 2

11.30-13:00

Chairs:

M.Sarıkaya,

F-H.Lin

M. Sarıkaya (U. Washington, USA)

Engineered Peptides as Molecular Basis for Biohesion and Bioprobing

C. Tamerler (ITU., TR)

Genetically‐Engineered Peptide‐fused Functional Proteins for Biotechnology and Medicine

F-H. Lin (NTU., Taiwan)

The development of magnetic degradable DP‐Bioglass for hyperthermia cancer therapy

J.H.Lee (Kicet, Korea)

Stable and Continuous Long‐term Enzymatic Reaction using an Enzyme‐Nanofiber composite

Session 3

14:00-15:30

Chairs:

P.Ducheyne, 

E .  Onurhan

P. Ducheyne (U. Pennsylvania, USA)

The Merger of Devices and Biologicals

S.İ.D.Gürhan (Ege U., TR)

Skin Tests for Biocompatibility of Cosmetics, Pomades and Biomaterial

F.N.Kök (ITU., TR)

Supported Lipid Membranes in Membrane Protein Research

D. Yücel (METU, TR)

Guided Tissue Engineered Nerve Tube Using Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Session 4

15:45-17:15

Chairs:

A.Khademhosseini,

C. Knabe

A. Khademhosseini (MIT-Harvard, USA)

Microengineered Hydrogel for Tissue Fabrication and Stem Cell Bioengineering

C. Knabe (Charite Univ., Germany)

Rapidly Resorbable Bioactive Grafting Materials for craniofacial Bone Regeneration

O. Akkus (Purdue U., USA)

Migration of Tendon Derived Fibroblasts and Bone Marrow Stromal Cells on Electrochemically Aligned Collagen Constructs

P. K. Kadayifcilar  (Ege U., TR)

Effect of Probe Sequence Relative Position In A PCR Amplicon Based On Nucleic Acid Biosensors Devoted to Clinical Analysis of Microbiological Diseases

18:00

Conference Dinner on the Mediterranean

18 August 2009 TUESDAY

Session

Speaker

Title

Session 5

8:00-9:30

Chairs: 

M. Vert, 

M. Zinn

M. Vert (CNRS, U. Montpellier 1, France)

Degradable And Bioresorbable Polymers In Therapy: Beliefs And Facts

M. Zinn (EMPA, Switzerland)

Polyhydroxyalkanoate – A Polymer With Adjustable Properties

G. T. Kose (Yeditepe U., TR)

Use of  Nanospheres in Cartilage Tissue Engineering

E. I. Shishatskaya (RAS, Russia)

PHB-based Implants for The Bone Replacement

Session 6

9:45-11:15

Chairs: 

C. Migliaresi,

S.Y-H. Wu

C. Migliaresi (U. Trento, Italy)

Self Assembling Strategies for Tissue Engineering Applications

F. Özdal Kurt (CBU, TR)

Odontogenic and osteogenic capacity of dental and bone marrow stem cell

E. Akbay (Hacettepe U., TR)

Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into the Ischemic Rat Myocardium for Myocardial Regeneration

S. Y.-H. Wu (NTU., Taiwan)

Silica encapsulated Fe-doped CaS nanoparticles

Session 7

11:30-13:00

Chairs: 

N. Hasırcı, 

H. Uludağ

N. Hasırcı (METU, TR)

Growth Factors and Wound Healing

H. Uludağ (U. Alberta, Canada)

Lipid-Modified Polymers as Biomimetic Nucleic Acid Carriers

A. Motta (U. Trento, Italy)

Silk Fibroin-based Scaffolds for Osteochondral Defect Regeneration

C-C. Wu        

The Interactions Between Co-cultured Human Intervertebral Disc Cells And Mesenchymal Stem Cells In A Gelatin/ Chondroitin-6-Sulfate / Hyaluronan Tri-copolymer Scaffold In Vitro Studies

POSTER SESSION

13:00- 14:00

FREE AFTERNOON 

HISTORICAL AND SIGHTSEEING TOURS

19 August 2009 WEDNESDAY

Session

Speaker

Title

Session 8

8:00-9:30

Chairs: 

H. Redl, 

K.Ulubayram

H. Redl
(LBIECT, Austria)

Imaging in Nanomedicine and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

K. Ulubayram (Hacettepe U., TR)

Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessels

R. S. Tığlı (Hacettepe U., TR)

Effects of Perfusion Bioreactors for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

H. Kenar (METU, TR)

3D Aligned Myocardial Tissue Construct From Biodegradable Polyesters and Human MSCs

Session 9

9:45-11:15

Chairs: 

V.Hasırcı, 

G.T.Köse

H. Uludağ (U. Alberta, Canada)

Non-Viral Delivery of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF) Gene to Bone Marrow Stromal Cells

E. A. Aksoy (METU, TR)

Surface Properties Hemocompatible Polyurethanes

Ş. Şeker  (Ankara U, TR)

Real-Time Monitoring of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Adhesion onto Substrates by Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance

A. Oztuna (GATA, TR)

Using PVC Derivatives As Adhesive Layer For Bacillus anthracis Spore Detection On QCM

Session 10

11:30-13:00

Chairs: 

J.S.Roman, 

U. Demirci

J. San Roman (ICTP-CSIC, Spain)

The Design and Application in Tissue Engineering of Porous Cryogels and Biomimetic Composites Prepared by Cryopolymerization

E. Yilmaz (Eastern Mediterranean U., TRNC)

Modification of Chitosan via Grafting for Biomedical Applications

Ş. Utku (Bagazici U, TR)

The Mechanical Consequences of Structural Transition from Primary Lamellar to Secondary Osteonal Bone: An Optomechanical study

Session 11

14:00-15:15

Chairs: 

C. Tamerler, 

E. Yılmaz

S. Vatansever (Marmara U., TR) 

F. Dogan ( Dogus U., TR)  

V. Hasırcı (METU, TR)

Do nanopatterns have a role in tissue engineering?

 
15:15- 16:30   PANEL DISCUSSION

“From the Lab to the Market”

Luigi Ambrosio (I), Julio San Roman (ES), Nesrin Hasirci (TR), Utkan Demirci (USA)

16:30-17:30

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