Registration Information

Registration Information
13th Annual IFATS Meeting
International Federation for
Adipose Therapeutics and Science
November 5-8, 2015
JW Marriott New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
www.ifats.org
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Welcome from the 2015 IFATS President
It is my sincere pleasure to welcome you to the 13th International Federation
for Adipose Therapeutics & Science (IFATS) Conference at the JW Marriott
in New Orleans, Louisiana. Building on our twelve previous successful
conferences, we hope to facilitate meaningful interactions between clinicians
and basic science investigators in the field of adipose therapeutics, while
providing a platform for attendees to learn about advancing technologies in
this rapidly evolving field.
A highlight of the meeting will be a special symposium on Adipose Stem Cells
for Orthopedic Applications on Thursday, November 5th. We are fortunate to
have Dr. Rocky Tuan from the University of Pittsburgh chairing this symposium. He heads a panel
that includes: Dr. Nina Tandon of EpiBone, Dr. Elizabeth Loboa from North Carolina State University,
Dr. Warren Grayson from Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Ming Pei from the University of West
Virginia. I would like to thank each of the speakers for their participation in this important symposium.
Another session will focus on regulatory issues and approval for clinical use of adipose tissue and
adipose stem cells. Speakers in this session include regulatory experts and IFATS members from both
academic and corporate environments. The session will feature a panel discussion to address specific
questions from meeting attendees.
Additional highlights include state-of-the-art topics presented by our Keynote speakers. Rocky Tuan will
discuss the use of adult stem cells for orthopedic applications. Steven Farmer from Boston University
will focus on adipose tissue as a metabolic organ. Malcom Maden from The University of Florida will
present mammalian organ regeneration.
The panel discussion sessions combined with free paper and poster presentation sessions, and other
more informal opportunities, will provide ample time for conference attendees to exchange ideas with
one another, and potentially provide a global perspective on currently available and future adipose stem
cell applications.
I would also like to welcome and thank our exhibiting companies and sponsors for their support. This
excellent educational program could not be provided without their invaluable contributions.
On behalf of the IFATS Board of Directors, we look forward to another successful meeting and to
welcoming you to New Orleans. With world-class dining, music, and entertainment options all within
walking distance of the meeting venue, the city of New Orleans extends its hospitality in a unique and
fulfilling way.
As we say down here, Laissez les bon temps roulez (Let the good times roll!)
With best wishes,
Bruce Bunnell, PhD
IFATS President 2014-2015
Professor, Tulane University School of Medicine
Center for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM - PRELIMINARY
Thursday, November 5, 2015
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
8:15 am - 12:00 pm
Registration
SYMPOSIUM ON ADIPOSE STEM CELLS FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS
Sponsored by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
8:15 - 8:30 am
Opening Remarks
Moderator: Rocky S. Tuan, PhD
8:30 - 9:00 am
Biologic Enhancement in Orthopaedic Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Speaker: Felix H. Savoie, MD
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedics, Tulane University School of Medicine
9:00 - 9:30 am
Tissue Engineering of Bone from Autologous Adipose Derived Stem Cells for Maxillofacial
Reconstruction
Speaker: Nina Tandon, PhD, MBA
CEO and Co-founder of EpiBone
9:30 - 10:00 am
Exploring the Translational Potential of Adipose-derived Stem Cells for Bone and Muscle
Regeneration
Speaker: Warren L. Grayson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, John Hopkins University
10:00 - 10:30 am
Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:30 - 11:00 am
Our Fat Future: Understanding and Translating Adipose Stem Cells for Clinical Applications
Speaker: Elizabeth Loboa, PhD
Professor and Associate Chair, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNC-Chapel Hill
and NCSU; Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NCSU
11:00 - 11:30 am
Decellularized Cell Matrix and Cartilage Regeneration
Speaker: Ming Pei, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Orthopaedics, West Virginia University
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Panel Discussion - All Speakers
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 2:45 pm
Plenary Session 1: Basic Research: Soft Tissue & Other Organs
Moderators: Lauren Kokai, PhD & Ivona Percec, MD, PhD
2:45 - 3:15 pm
Coffee Break and Exhibits
3:15 - 4:15 pm
Keynote Speaker
Adult Stem Cells and Biomimetic Materials for Tissue Engineering and Modeling:
Repair, Restore and Re-create
Rocky S. Tuan, PhD
Director, Center for Cellular and Molecular Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
4:15 - 6:00 pm
Poster Presentations
Moderators: Adam Katz, MD, FACS & Bruce Bunnell, PhD
6:00 pm
Adjourn
Friday, November 6, 2015
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
7:00 - 8:00 am
Registration
Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
8:00 - 8:15 am
Introductory Remarks
Bruce Bunnell, PhD
8:15 - 9:00 am
Keynote Speaker
Myocardin Related Transcription Factor A (MRTFA) Regulates Conversion of Progenitors to
Adipocytes and Osteocytes
Stephen R. Farmer, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine
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All free papers to be presented can be seen on the IFATS website at www.ifats.org
9:00 - 11:00 am
Plenary Session 2: Highest Scoring Abstracts (mixed categories)
Moderators: Dmitry Traktuev, PhD & Kacey Marra, PhD
11:00 - 11:20 am
Coffee Break and Exhibits
11:20 am - 12:45 pm
Plenary Session 3: Applied Research: Soft Tissue & Other Organs
Moderators: Brian Johnstone, PhD & Torsten Blunk, PhD
12:45 - 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 1 - Clinical Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Ivona Percec, MD, PhD & Adam Katz, MD, FACS
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 2 - Basic Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Dmitry Traktuev, PhD & Hebert Lamblet, MD
2:00 - 3:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 3 - Applied Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Kevin Hopkins, MD, FACS & Bruce Bunnell, PhD
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Coffee Break and Exhibits
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Small Panel Discussion 1: Clinical Aspects
Chair: J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS
Panelists: Sydney Coleman, MD, Kamran Khoobehi, MD, FACS, Ramon Llull, MD, PhD
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Small Panel Discussion 2: Basic Research
Chair: Julie Fradette, PhD
Panelists: Walter Lee Murfee, PhD, Susan Thibeault, PhD, Dan Hayes, PhD, Stephanie J. Bryant, PhD
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Small Panel Discussion 3: Hot Topics
Chair: Jeffrey Gimble, MD, PhD
Panelists: Jeff W. Bulte, PhD, Annie C. Bowles, MS, Anthony D. Foster, PhD, Debasis Mondal, PhD
5:00 - 6:30 pm
Poster Session & Welcome Reception
Saturday, November 7, 2015
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
8:00 - 9:00 am
IFATS Members Meeting
9:15 am - 1:30 pm
REGULATORY AFFAIRS PANEL
9:15 - 9:30 am
Opening Remarks
Moderator: Stuart K. Williams, PhD
9:30 - 10:00 am
Adult Stem Cells - Regulatory Approval for Clinical Use
Speaker: Phyllis I. Warkentin, MD - University of Nebraska Medical Center/FACT
10:00 - 10:30 am
FDA Update: Recent Guidance - Future Hindrance? - FDA/US Perspective
Speaker: Mary Ann Chirba, JD, DSc, MPH - Boston College Law School
10:30 - 11:00 am
Regulatory Affairs for Adult Stem Cells - European Perspective
Speaker: Marco Helder, PhD - VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
11:00 - 11:30 am
Regulatory Approval for Use of Adipose Stem Cells in Humans - Academic Perspective
Speaker: J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS - University of Pittsburgh
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
The Role of Pre-clinical Studies to Establish a Regulatory Strategy - Corporate Perspective
Speaker: Stuart K. Williams, PhD - University of Louisville
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Regulatory Approval for Use of Adipose Stem Cells in Humans - Corporate Perspective
Speaker: Shah Rahimian, MD - Antria
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Panel Discussion - All Speakers
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Lunch
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2:30 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 4 - Regulatory Affairs/Innovation & Hot Topics/Applied Research
Moderators: Alexandra Conde-Green, MD & Marco Helder, PhD
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 5 - Basic Research: Musculoskeletal
Moderators: Ricardo Rodriguez, MD & Ramon Llull, MD, PhD
2:30 - 3:15 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 6 - Basic Research: Soft Tissue & Musculoskeletal
Moderators: Lauren Kokai, PhD & J. Peter Rubin, MD, FACS
3:15 - 3:45 pm
Coffee Break and Exhibits
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 7 - Basic Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Petra Bauer-Kreisel, PhD & Adam Katz, MD, FACS
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 8 - Basic Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Hebert Lamblet, MD & Torsten Blunk, PhD
3:45 - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Free Paper Session 9 - Basic Research: Soft Tissue
Moderators: Julie Fradette, PhD & Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
6:00 - 9:00 pm
A Taste of New Orleans - Sponsored by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
Muriel’s - Jackson Square
Sunday, November 8, 2015
7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall
8:00 - 8:05 am
Introductory Remarks
Bruce Bunnell, PhD
8:05 - 8:35 am
Keynote Speaker
Regeneration and Stem Cells in the Spiny Mouse: A Unique Mammalian Regeneration Model
Malcolm Maden, PhD
Professor, Department of Biology, University of Florida
8:35 - 9:45 am
Plenary Session 4: Clinical Research: Soft Tissue & Musculoskeletal/Innovation & Hot Topics
Moderators: Brian Johnstone, PhD & Jeffrey Gimble, MD, PhD
9:45 - 10:15 am
Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:15 - 11:25 am
Plenary Session 5: Basic Research & Applied Research: Musculoskeletal
Moderators: Marco Helder, PhD & Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
11:25 am
Closing Remarks
Bruce Bunnell, PhD
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Meeting Venue:
JW Marriott New Orleans
614 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: 1-504-525-6500
Room Rates:
Guest Room – $232.00
Executive Corner King Room – $262.00
Concierge Room – $292.00
Cut-off date for discounted room reservations is Thursday,
October 15, 2015 or sooner if rooming block is sold out.
To book online:
1. Go to www.ifats.org
2. Click on Meetings/IFATS New Orleans
3. Click on Hotel’s website under IFATS New Orleans 2015: Hotel Reservations
4. Proceed as instructed
AREA ATTRACTIONS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
FRENCH QUARTER
The French Quarter, also
known as the Vieux Carré - or
the “Quarter” to locals, sits on
a crescent in the Mississippi
River on some of the highest
ground in New Orleans. Not
only is this the city’s cultural
hub, but is a community
where residents take time to reminisce with neighbors about
times gone by and to welcome visitors in the streets.
Intimate and unique, New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood has
exerted a spell over writers and artists since the time of Mark
Twain, Lafcadio Hern and John James Audubon. French Quarter
architecture is a mix of Spanish, French, Creole and American
styles. Plastered walls and single chimneys reflect laws enacted
after fire virtually destroyed the city in 1788 and 1794. Walled
courtyards are a gift of the Spanish influence.
Cast iron balconies were added to many masonry buildings after
1850 when Baroness Pontalba included them on her fashionable
row houses near Jackson Square. These lacy galleries, along
with plentiful stoops and porches on younger buildings, make
the Quarter a great place for people-watching and every kind of
person imaginable can be spotted on the sidewalks of the Quarter.
JACKSON SQUARE
Historic Jackson Square,
originally known in the 18th
century as “Place d’Armes,”
and later renamed in honor
of the Battle of New Orleans
hero Andrew Jackson, is a
timeless attraction in the
heart of the French Quarter
of New Orleans.
This famous landmark facing the Mississippi River is surrounded
by historic buildings, including the St. Louis Cathedral, the
Presbytere and Cabildo (Louisiana State Museums), not to
mention the Lower and Upper Pontalba Apartments, the
oldest apartment buildings in the United States. The Pontalba
Apartments offer retail shops, museums, galleries and restaurants
on the ground level; their second and third floors still house a
selection of prestigious apartments.
For well over a half-century, there has been an open-air artist
colony at Jackson Square. Local artists paint, draw, create portraits
and caricatures, and display their work on the square’s iron fence.
Jackson Square is a favorite site for visitors and locals. The
artists, restaurants, museums, merchants and the square itself
make Jackson Square one of the French Quarter’s most popular
destinations.
AUDUBON AQUARIUM OF THE AMERICAS
Looming large against the
Mississippi River is the
extraordinary Audubon
Aquarium of the Americas,
one of the top museums of
its kind in America. Here
you will find 15,000 sea life
creatures, representing nearly
600 species in a state-of-theart facility. The Caribbean
Reef tunnel, for example, is 30 feet long and allows the visitor
a view of the Caribbean sea life viewed only by divers. The new
Seahorses Gallery showcases these beautiful creatures as they
swim gracefully between the grasses in their home and glide
through the water.
Want to pet a shark? The shark touch pool allows visitors to
touch a baby shark and talk with the naturalist. The half-milliongallon Gulf of Mexico exhibit teems with fully-grown sharks
and undersea life that thrives around the barnacled pilings of
a simulated oil rig. If anaconda snakes, poisonous frogs and
stunning exotic birds are your interest, then visit the Aquarium’s
Amazon rain forest exhibit. Plan to spend several hours or all day
in this amazing museum filled with aquatic life you’ve only read
about.
International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics & Science
November 5-8, 2015 • JW Marriott New Orleans • New Orleans, Louisiana
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