Title: Stem Cells in Bone Repair and Regeneration

Abstract:

Bones normally function to provide both mechanical and locomotion supports in the body. They are highly specialized connective tissues that are characterized by mineralized extracellular components, which provide both rigidity and strength to bones. Stem cells hold great potentials for both the repair and regeneration of different tissue types, including bone tissues. The future use of stem cell therapy is promising for developing regenerative medicine approaches to treat disorders and diseases in a wide range of tissues such as cartilages and bones. Data have been accumulated recently on the application of different stem cell types in bone repair, regeneration, and disorders. In this article, we briefly describe bone structure and review research progress and recently accumulated data on stem cell differentiation into osteoblasts as well as discuss the contributions of stem cell types to bone and cartilage repair, regeneration, and disease.

Biography:

Ahmed Hashash has completed his Ph.D. from Manchester University, UK. He is a fellow of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and New York University Medical School (MSSM), USA. Prof. Ahmed Hashash worked as a senior biomedical research scientist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He was Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine at Keck School of Medicine and Ostrow School of Dentistry of The University of Southern California, USA. In 2016, Prof. Hashash joined The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Medical School-Zhejiang International Campus, (ZJU) as a Tenure-Track Associate Professor and Senior Principal Investigator of Biomedicine, Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine. He is also an adjunct Professor at the School of Basic Medical Science and School of Medicine, at Zhejiang University.