Meeting Program

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Sunday, March 27
3:00 - 7:30 PM	Registration	Lower Atrium
6:30 - 7:30 PM	Refreshments	Lower Atrium
7:30 - 8:30 PM	Keynote Address Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Irving L. Weissman, Stanford University, USA Biology of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells
Monday, March 28
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	Developmental Hematopoiesis Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Utpal Banerjee, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Development of Blood Cells in the Fly
	David Traver, University of California, San Diego, USA Development of Vertebrate Hematopoetic Stem Cells
	Hanna K. A. Mikkola, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Mechanisms Regulating Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development
	Nancy A. Speck, University of Pennsylvania, USA Runx1 Function in the Generation of Hemogenic Endothelium
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
2:30 - 4:30 PM	Workshop 1: Hemogenic Endothelium. Sponsored by BD Biosciences.	Gallatin
	* Thierry Jaffredo, UPMC, CNRS UMR7622, France
	Short Talks to be Chosen from Abstracts, ,
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Adult Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Leonard I. Zon, Children's Hospital, Boston, USA From Fish to Bedside: The Zebrafish as a Model for Drug Discovery
	Hiromitsu Nakauchi, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Japan Control of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Hibernation by the Bone Marrow Niche
	Emmanuelle Passegué, University of California, San Francisco, USA Molecular and Cellular Understanding of Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 1 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Jefferson/Madison
Tuesday, March 29
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	Myelopoiesis Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	James Palis, University of Rochester, USA Ontogeny of Erythropoiesis in the Mammalian Embryo
	Constanze Bonifer, St. James University, UK Molecular Dissection of Gene Activation Processes in the Hematopoietic System Using ES Cell Differentiation as Model
	Daniel G. Tenen, Center for Life Science, USA Myeloid Transcriptional Factors in Stem Cell Lineage Commitment and Leukemia
	Margaret A. Goodell, Baylor College of Medicine, USA Stress Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cells
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Lymphopoiesis Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Jason G. Cyster, University of California, San Francisco, USA Control of Lymphoid Development by Chemokines
	Meinrad Busslinger, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Austria Transcriptional Control of B Cell Development
	Stephen M. Hedrick, University of California, San Diego, USA FOXO Factors Control Development and Homeostasis of T Lymphocytes
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 2 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Jefferson/Madison
Wednesday, March 30
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	The Microenvironmental Niche Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Amy J. Wagers, Harvard University, USA Role of the Niche in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Self-Renewal, Aging and Malignancy
	David T. Scadden, MGH/Harvard University, USA Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche as an Inducer of Hematopoietic Disease
	Timm Schroeder, Helmholtz Center Munich, Germany In vitro Imaging of the Mammalian Hematopoietic Niche
	Paul S. Frenette, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA Circadian Control of Hematopoiesis
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
11:00 AM- 1:00 PM	Poster Setup	Jefferson/Madison
1:00 - 10:00 PM	Poster Viewing	Jefferson/Madison
2:30 - 4:30 PM	Workshop 2: The Leukemic Niche. Sponsored by BD Biosciences.	Gallatin
	* Rick Van Etten, Tufts Medical Center, USA
	Short Talks to be Chosen from Abstracts, ,
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Systems Approaches to Hematopoiesis Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Ihor R. Lemischka, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, USA Network Models of Stem Cell Fate
	Trista E. North, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA Talk Title to be Determined
	Short Talks to be Chosen from Abstracts, ,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
7:30 - 10:00 PM	Poster Session 3 Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Jefferson/Madison
Thursday, March 31
7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 AM	Leukomogenesis Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Craig T. Jordan, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA Mechanisms Controlling the Survival of Human Leukemia Stem Cells
	James R. Downing, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA Genetic Alterations in Myeloid Leukemia
	Iannis Aifantis, HHMI/New York University School of Medicine, USA Controlling Hematopoiesis, One Ubiquitin Ligase at a Time
	Andreas Trumpp, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Germany Dormancy in Stem Cells
	Short Talk(s) to be Chosen from Abstracts,
9:20 - 9:40 AM	Coffee Break	Lower Atrium
4:30 - 5:00 PM	Coffee Available	Lower Atrium
5:00 - 7:00 PM	Aging of the Blood System Registered attendees for this meeting can view Abstracts for this session starting on 02/27/2011	Gallatin
	Sean J. Morrison, HHMI/University of Michigan, USA Aging-Related Changes to Hematopoietic Stem Cells
	Gary Van Zant, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, USA Genetic Mapping of Aging Loci in Hematopoietic Stem Cells
	Alan D. D'Andrea, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA Fanconi Proteins and Aging
	Short Talk to be Chosen from Abstracts,
7:00 - 8:00 PM	Social Hour w/ Lite Bites	Jefferson/Madison
8:00 - 11:00 PM	Entertainment	Jefferson/Madison
Friday, April 1
	Departure
*=Session Chair     †=Speaker invited, not yet responded.

As a paradigmatic model of developmental and regenerative biology, studies of the hematopoietic system have been critical in establishing fundamental principles in growth factor signaling, transcriptional regulation, organ patterning and stem cell biology. Yet, despite many recent ground-breaking discoveries in this field, the last Keystone Symposium on Hematopoiesis was held nearly 5 years ago, in 2004. Now, with new and emerging knowledge, we are beginning to develop a true molecular understanding of the mechanisms by which blood cells are created and maintained, and how their function may be perturbed in the context of hematopoietic deficiency and malignancy. In addition, sophisticated embryological studies have finally documented the existence of bipotential hemogenic endothelium in developing organisms, and striking technological advances in in vivo imaging and cell identification strategies have provided our first direct visualization of blood cell formation in situ, and indicated the key importance of cell migration and interaction with discrete niches in the direction of cell fate and function. Finally, when turned to the study of blood diseases, these tools have provided unexpected insights into the microenvironmental controls that regulate hematopoietic (dys)function during aging and malignancy. In light of these exciting developments, it is clear that the time has come to again bring together hematopoiesis researchers to facilitate and accelerate the exchange of new knowledge and ideas. Our proposed meeting will include a diverse group of scientists studying hematopoiesis with new technologies and complementary model systems. Speakers will be invited from all career stages, and talks will focus on current findings, emerging opportunities, and immediate challenges within the field. We expect this meeting to serve as a catalyst to develop new ideas and collaborations, and to enhance and encourage the creative and interactive science that will continue to push forward discoveries in this important area of research.