Module III: The Principles of Stem Cell Tissue and Organ Repair: Bench to Bedside

Upon completion of the module, the participant will:

• Understand the principles of cells and tissue development
  • Genetic approaches in human embryonic stem cells (ESC) and their derivatives. Somatic cell nuclear transfer-derived ESC
  • Embryonic stem cells: derivation and properties
  • Induced pluripotent stem cells and their current state of development for reprogramming adult cells to become pluripotent
  • Stem cells from amniotic fluid and placenta
  • Stem cells derived from cord blood
  • Multipotent adult progenitor cells
  • Bone marrow stem cells
  • Hematopoietic stem cells
  • Neural stem cells
  • Mesenchymal stem cells
  • Hepatic stem cells
  • Skeletal muscle stem cells
  • Islet and pancreatic stem cells
  • Retinal stem cells
  • Peripheral blood stem cells
  • Somatic cells: Growth and expansion potential of T lymphocytes
  • Cancer stem cells