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 Prof. Ahmed Hashash Texas A&M University, USA |
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| Title: Stem cell technology in human and public health: Current applications and future promise | |
| Abstract: The potential impacts of stem cell-based technology on human and public health is vast. Stem cell research could provide both the foundation for future therapies and understanding of disease mechanisms. Tissue engineering and stem-cell based therapies have a remarkable potential to significantly impact medicine/biomedicine. For example, lung diseases are major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The progress in regenerative medicine and stem cell research in the lung are currently a fast‐growing research topic that can provide solutions to these major health problems. Under normal conditions, the rate of cellular proliferation is relatively low in the lung in vivo, compared to other major organ systems. Lung injury leads to the activation of stem/progenitor cell populations that re‐enter the cell cycle. Yet, little is known about stem cells in the lung, despite common thoughts that these cells could play a critical role in the repair of lung injuries. Nor do we fully understand the cellular and architectural complexity of the respiratory tract, and the diverse stem/progenitor cells that are involved in the lung repair and regeneration. In this talk, we will present and discuss the conceptual framework of lung stem/progenitor cell biology. We will also describe our research studies and related research by others on some lung diseases, in which stem cell manipulations may be physiologically significant. Furthermore, we highlight the challenges of lung stem cell‐based therapy. | |
| Biography: Professor Ahmed Hashash has completed his PhD from Manchester University, UK. He is a fellow of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and New York University Medical School (MSSM), USA. Prof. Ahmed Hashash worked as a senior biomedical research scientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He was Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry of The University of Southern California, USA. In 2016, Prof. Hashash has joined The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School-Zhejiang International Campus, (ZJU) as Tenure-Track Associate Professor and Senior Principal Investigator of Biomedicine, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine. He is also adjunct Professor at the School of Basic Medical Science and School of Medicine, Zhejiang University. Prof. Hashash has several breakthrough discoveries in genes/enzymes that control stem cell behavior and regenerative medicine. He has published more than 34 papers in reputed international journals and serving as an editorial board member of repute. Prof. Hashash has received several international awards and recognitions over the years, including being the nominee for the prestigious One-Thousand talent project prize (Zhejiang, China), and Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science’s (KFAS) Prize in Applied Medical Sciences, and Manchester University Fellowship Award (UK). In, addiction, Prof. El-Hashash acts as a discussion leader at the prestigious Gordon Research Seminar/ Conference in USA, and a Peer Reviewer/ International Extramural Review for The Medical Research Council (MRC) grant applications, London, UK. He is invited to speak at several international conferences in USA, Spain, Greece, Egypt and China. He is the editor or author of several books on stem cell and regenerative medicine. | |
