Invited Speakers

Catherine Stavropoulos-Giokas, MD, PhD

Director, Hellenic Cord Blood Bank, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Greece.

Brief description of work in the field of Regenerative Medicine:

In our Institution we developed a wide field on Cellular Therapies based on Regenerative Medicine and the Immunogenetics. Several sections are included in this field like: the Hellenic cord blood bank, the mesenchymal stem cell bank, the section for the applicable use of mesenchymal stem cells (chondrocytes, osteoblasts etc) and the lab for research and developing techiniques like e.g iPS cells technology, the use of scaffolds for cell development etc. Also there is the section on Immunogenetcs for the selection of frequent and rare HLA haplotypes for transplantation.

Georgios M. Maniatis

Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece.

Short Bio-Sketch:

Academic Appointments
- University of Patras Medical School
Professor of Biology and Director of Lab. of Biology 12/77-8/02
- M.I.T., Visiting Professor 1984
- Rector, University of Patras 1981-1982
- College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia Univ.,
Dept. of Human Genetics and Development,
Member of the Faculty 7/71-6/78

Other appointments
- Deputy Chairman, Hellenic National Committee on Bioethics
- Member, Bioethics Committee, Church of Greece
- Μember, National Committee for Human Rights
- Expert, Bioethics, DG XII, European Union
- Former Chairman, Committee of Gene Therapy, Ministry of Health etc.
- Former Member, Project Review Board, Biomed.Program.E.U.
- Former Member, National Advisory Committee on Research
- Former Chairman, Scientific Council, National Hellenic Research
Foundation
- Former Member of the Council of European Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Former Member of the ESLA group of the Human Genome Program