2024 Speakers
Mrs. Kim Petrella
Nurse Coordinator
Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative
USA
Delaware Perinatal Quality Collaborative
USA
Dr. Sarkawt Hamad
Regenerative Medicine Scientist
University of Cologne
Marga-and-Walter-Boll-Laboratory
for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
Germany
University of Cologne
Marga-and-Walter-Boll-Laboratory
for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
Germany
PD Dr. Kurt Pfannkuche
Medical Faculty
University of Cologne
Marga-and-Walter-Boll-Laboratory
for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
Germany
University of Cologne
Marga-and-Walter-Boll-Laboratory
for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
Germany
Dr. Essam Abdelalim
Senior Scientist
at Qatar Biomedical
Research Institute (QBRI)
& Associate Professor at HBKU
Qatar
at Qatar Biomedical
Research Institute (QBRI)
& Associate Professor at HBKU
Qatar
Prof. John Wagner, MD
Director of the Institute
for Cell Gene and Immunotherapies
University of Minnesota
USA
for Cell Gene and Immunotherapies
University of Minnesota
USA
Dr. Gang Bao
Chair of the Department
of Bioengineering and
Foyt Family Professor
Rice University
USA
of Bioengineering and
Foyt Family Professor
Rice University
USA
Prof. Ahmed Elhoboty
Reproductive Medicine &
Ob Gyn Consultant
HealthPlus Abu Dhabi
Fertility Center
UAE
Ob Gyn Consultant
HealthPlus Abu Dhabi
Fertility Center
UAE
Dr. Jeffrey Miller
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology
Oncology and Transplantation
University of Minnesota
USA
Division of Hematology
Oncology and Transplantation
University of Minnesota
USA
Dr. Stefano Rivella
Kwame Ohene-Frempong
Chair on Sickle Cell Anemia
& Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
USA
Chair on Sickle Cell Anemia
& Professor of Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
USA
Dr. Camillo Ricordi
Professor of Surgery
Director of Cell Transplant Center &
Director Emeritus of the Diabetes
Research Institute
USA
Director of Cell Transplant Center &
Director Emeritus of the Diabetes
Research Institute
USA
Dr. Adrian Teo
Principal Investigator
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
at A*STAR
Assistant Professor
at NUS Medicine
Singapore
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
at A*STAR
Assistant Professor
at NUS Medicine
Singapore
Dr. Shahrukh Hashmi
Medical Director (Dean) of Research
at SSMC/Mayo Clinic
Abu Dhabi
UAE
at SSMC/Mayo Clinic
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Dr. Anthony Stein
Co-Director, Leukemia Program
Co-Director, Gehr Family Center
for Leukemia Research
Professor, Department of Hematology &
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
City of Hope
USA
Co-Director, Gehr Family Center
for Leukemia Research
Professor, Department of Hematology &
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
City of Hope
USA
Dr. Jacques Galipeau
Don and Marilyn Anderson
Professor in Oncology
Associate Dean for Therapeutics Development
University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin in Madison
USA
Professor in Oncology
Associate Dean for Therapeutics Development
University of Wisconsin School of
Medicine and Public Health
University of Wisconsin in Madison
USA
Dr. James Ropa
Postdoctoral Fellow
Microbiology and Immunology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
USA
Microbiology and Immunology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
USA
Dr. Arleen Auerbach
Consultant
Rockefeller University
USA
Rockefeller University
USA
Dr. Nupur Kohli
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
Khalifa University
UAE
Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology
Khalifa University
UAE
Dr. Timo Otonkoski, MD, PhD
Professor of Medical
Stem Cell Research
University of Helsinki
Finland
Stem Cell Research
University of Helsinki
Finland
Katriina Aalto-Setälä, Prof. MD, PhD
Professor of Physiology
Faculty of Medicine & Health Technology
Tampere University
Cardiologist
Heart Hospital
Tampere University Hospital
Finland
Faculty of Medicine & Health Technology
Tampere University
Cardiologist
Heart Hospital
Tampere University Hospital
Finland
Dr. Zainab Mohamed AlShareef
Research Team Leader and
Lecturer in Molecular Genetics
at the College of Medicine
University of Sharjah (UOS)
Sharjah, UAE
Lecturer in Molecular Genetics
at the College of Medicine
University of Sharjah (UOS)
Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Jeroen Rouwkema
Associate Professor
Department of Biomechanical Engineering
University of Twente
Netherlands
Department of Biomechanical Engineering
University of Twente
Netherlands
Prof. Yoshinori Yoshida
Associate Professor
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
Kyoto University
Japan
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application
Kyoto University
Japan
Prof. Nadir Kadri
Assistant Professor
Regenerative Medicine & Tumour Biology
Senior Researcher Specialist
in Stem cells
Karolinksa Institutet, Stockholm
Sweden
Regenerative Medicine & Tumour Biology
Senior Researcher Specialist
in Stem cells
Karolinksa Institutet, Stockholm
Sweden
Dr. Katarina LeBlanc
Professor of Clinical
Stem Cell Research
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Stem Cell Research
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Dr. Scott Cooper
Research Associate/Lab Manager
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Neurological Surgery
USA
Indiana University School of Medicine
Department of Neurological Surgery
USA