virtual seminars it couldn't be easier

Speaker: David Butler, Ph.D. University of Cincinnati

Moderated by: Peter C. Johnson, M.D. Executive VP, Life Sciences and Chief Medical Officer, Icoria Inc.

Registration for the live event is now closed. However, if you are interested in viewing an online recording which contains the entire presentation, including audio, you may purchase this for $169 USD. Please click the button below and you will be emailed information on how to access the recorded event. MAC USERS: Unfortunately at this time the recordings cannot be viewed on the MAC OS.

This live webcast addressed the major challenges of setting design contraints in the tissue engineering of load-bearing orthopaedic structures to ensure long-term functionality of the constructs after surgery.

Constructs must be both stiff and strong enough to tolerate the large and rapidly-applied loads experienced in vivo and yet not so stiff that cells are stress-shielded in the construct or joint kinematics are adversely affected by the presence of the implant. This virtual seminar will first focus on applying principles of functional tissue engineering (FTE) to better evaluate tissue engineered repairs using relevant in vivo forces and deformations as guides for cell and materials selection. Examples of repair strategies will be discussed including the use of stem cells to reduce or eliminate the need for harvesting autologous tissue that could compromise normal tissues and joints. The seminar will then discuss how applying in vivo mechanical signals in culture can precondition these constructs to their future environment in vivo. Finally, the seminar will examine how tissues of increasing structural complexity require increasing numbers of functional tissue engineering parameters (FTEPs) in order to improve the final design and the repair outcome after surgery.

The 1½–hour presentation addressed:

An extensive Q&A session, with worldwide participation followed.

Participate in this Virtual Seminar. You can attend this real-time tutorial from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

One Low Registration Fee of $149 entitled you to a site registration, which enables you and unlimited additional colleagues and staff to participate, whether gathered around a computer or in a conference room with speakerphone and screen.

It Couldn’t Be Easier! You’ll view the presentation over your Web browser. On a separate telephone line (which can be put on speakerphone), you will hear the audio and be able to ask questions of the presenter and moderator. You can also submit questions by your keyboard.

Time Well Spent! No travel, no time away. GEN’s hour-and-a-half virtual seminars are authoritative presentations by industry leaders that include ample time for questions and discussion. Registrations will be limited to ensure interactive participation.

Presented by Tissue Engineering journal & Genetic Engineering News