Current Agenda

Invited Companies

Abbott, Baxter, Takeda, TAP, Eli Lilly and Co., Ovation Pharmaceuticals,
Merck, Pfizer and Advanced Life Sciences

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9:30-10:00 AM	Registration
10:00-10:15 AM	Opening Remarks & Welcome – Michael Sarras, Ph.D., VP Research, Rosalind Franklin Brief Overview: History and Goals of the Symposium – Ron Kirschner, M.D., President, Heartland Angels
10:15- 10:45 AM	Keynote Address Eckhard Leifke, M.D., Ph. D., Medical Director, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc. "What is in the pipeline; challenges and opportunities in diabetes from a development perspective."
10:45-11:15 AM	Abstract Presentation Yong Zhao, M.D., Ph. D., University of Illinois at Chicago *Human cord blood stem cell-modulated regulatory T lymphocytes reverse the autoimmune-caused type 1 diabetes*
11:15-11:30 AM	Break
11:30-12:30 PM	Roundtables Section I: TBA Section II: TBA
12:30-1:30 PM	Lunch and Poster Discussions
1:30-2:00 PM	Keynote Address James Wrobel, DPM, MS, Director, Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research , Associate Professor of Medicine Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science "What is in the pipeline; challenges and opportunities in *diabetes-related lower extremity complications?"*
2:00-2:30 PM	Abstract Presentation Stephanie Wu, DPM, MS, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science *Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcerations*
2:30-2:45 PM	Break
2:45-3:45 PM	Roundtables Section III: TBA Section IV: TBA

Session A:
4:00- 4:45 PM	Group I: Early Stage Investing: Angel and Venture Capital Investors – Ron Kirschner, MD, MBA, President Heartland Angels, Inc.
4:00- 4:45 PM	Group II: Panel Discussion Getting Money: Private, State and Federal Experiences – David Gulley, Ph. D., University of Illinois at Chicago – Matthew Raymond, Ph.D., Rush University – William Ragland, Ph. D., MBA Argonne National Laboratory
Session B:
4:00- 5:15 PM	Networking: Connecting, Re-connecting and Feedback

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