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Stem Cell Media Advisory: Leaders in Adult Stem Cells Derived from Fat to Hold News Conference
Business Wire
08 September 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Sept. 8, 2005 - The growing therapeutic role of adult stem cells derived from adipose, also known as fat tissue, will be highlighted at a news conference to be held Monday, September 12, 2005, 12:30-1:45 pm Eastern at the 2005 International Fat Applied Technology Society (IFATS) scientific meeting in Charlottesville, VA.
The third annual IFATS conference will host 47 abstract presentations from around the world. These abstracts will demonstrate the ability of adipose adult stem cells to repair or regenerate new blood vessels, cardiac muscle, nerves, bones and other tissues potentially helping patients dealing with heart attack, brain and spinal cord injuries, and osteoporosis.
Adipose tissue is the most abundant source of adult stem cells, providing up to 100 times the amount of stem cells found in bone marrow. Adult stem cells may have greater potential to differentiate into a broad array of tissues than previously thought.
WHAT: International Fat Applied Technology Society Press Conference
WHEN: Monday September 12, 2005, 12:30-1:45 pm Eastern
WHO: Adam J. Katz, M.D., President of IFATS and Assistant
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Virginia
Marc Hedrick, M.D., President of Cytori Therapeutics and
Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at UCLA
Jeff Gimble, M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Program Chair of IFATS, and Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center Louisiana State University
HOW: Live teleconference (call for details), Webcast available
at www.ifats.org , or attend the event at Omni Charlottesville Hotel, 5 Embarcadero Center, Charlottesville, VA (free
conference registration for media)
International Fat Applied Technology Society (IFATS) is a unique multidisciplinary adipose research society with an emphasis on cutting edge translational research. The third annual IFATS conference will be held in Charlottesville, VA September 10-13, 2005. Additional information can be found at: http://www.ifats.org.
For information, embargoed abstracts or interviews, contact: Trista Morrison, 858-527-3490, tmorrison@irpr.com.
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