- To provide an overview of the
NHLBI roadmap for cardio-
vascular stem cell research
going forward.
- To relate novel insights from
embryonic cardiovascular
development to our understand-
ing of adult cardiovascular
stem cells.
- To review the recent break-
through discovery of induced-
pluripotent stem cells (iPS-cells),
and how they might be harness-
ed for therapeutic applications.
- To discuss the emerging and
inter-related field of epithelial
to mesenchymal transition,
and the relevance of this to
cardiovascular and stem cell
biology.
- To emphasize recent discover-
ies that will facilitate the trans-
lation of this knowledge from
bench to bedside.
