"From Gene to Clinics"

The 7th International Conference on Cellular Engineering

September 6 - 9, 2005
Sejong Cultural Convention Center, Seoul, KOREA
hosted by
IFMBE and KOSOMBE

History:

The 1st ICCE, 1993. Keele, U.K.
The 2nd ICCE, 1995. San Diego, U.S.A.
The 3rd ICCE, 1997. San Remo, Italy
The 4th ICCE, 1999. Nara, Japan
The 5th ICCE, 2001. Aachen, Germany
The 6th ICCE, 2003. Sydney, Australia

International Scientific Committee:

Gerhard M. Artmann - Germany (Chairman)
Masuo Aizawa - Japan
Dan Bader - U.K.
Robert Brown - U.K.
Ivan Dittert - Czech Republic
Alocia J. El Haj - U.K.
Peter Lelkes - U.S.A.
Robert M. Nerem - U.S.A.
P. Ake Oberg - Sweden
Laura Poole-Warren - Australia
Carmelina Ruggiero - Italy
Wim Rutten - Netherlands
Klaus Schindhelm - Australia
Hwal Suh - Korea
Tommy Eugen Sundqvist - Sweden
Ivan B. Tokin - Russia
Fran Vyskocil - Czech Republic
Peter W. Zandstra - Canada

Honorary Convenor: Moon Hi HAN, PhD, Emeritus Researcher, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea

Convenor: Hwal SUH, DDS, PhD, Professor of Medical Engineering, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Co-Convenor: Toshihiro AKAIKE, PhD, Professor, Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokyo Institute of Science, Yokohama, Japan

Organizing Committee:

GENERAL COORDINATOR:
Gon Khang, PhD, Professor, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
National Secretary of the Korea Society for Medical and Biological Engineering

STEERING SECRETARY:
Kyung-Sun KANG, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor of Stem Cell and Tumor Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul, Korea

TREASURER:
Si-Nae PARK, PhD, Research Professor of Center for Nanotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

PUBLISHER:
Hyun-Min KIM, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Advanced Materials Engineering Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE:
Kil Won CHO, PhD, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk, Korea
In Ho JO, PhD, Dirctor of the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, Korea
Mi Kyoung KOONG, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology and Infertility, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Hyun Chul LEE, MD, PhD, Professor of Microbiology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea (CHAIR)
Yong-Sung LEE, MD, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Yoo Hong MIN, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kyung-Hwa YOO, PhD, Professor of Center for Nanotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

SOCIAL PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE:
Jin Kon KIM, PhD, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Kyungbuk, Korea
Jun Ki JUNG, PhD, Principal Investigator, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
Hoon HAN, MD, PhD, President, HistoStem Co., Inc., Seoul, Korea (CHAIR)

PUBLICITY SUBCOMMITTEE:
Bong Hyun CHUNG, PhD, Principal Investigator, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
Suong-Hyu HYON, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomaterials, Institute for Frontier Medical Science, Kyoto, Japan
Soonsup PARK, PhD, Director of Nano Bio-mechatronics Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Gyeonggi, Korea
Taek Rim YOON, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea (CHAIR)

PROGRAM (Tentative)

September 6, 2005 (Tuesday)
09:00 - 11:00 Registration
11:00 - 12:00 Opening Ceremony
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 17:00 Symposium on the Cell Engineering for Biosensors
17:00 - 17:40 Special Cultural Session "Culture in Seoul"
18:00 - 19:30 Welcome Reception

September 7, 2005 (Wednesday)
09:00 - 11:00 Symposium on the Cellular Mechanics
11:00 - 12:00 Plenary Presentation
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 17:00 Symposium on the Cell to Cell Interactions
17:00 - 18:00 Panel Discussion " Genomics-Proteomic-Cellomics"
(19:00 - 20:30 Host City Mayor's Dinner for the International Scientific Committee)

September 8, 2005 (Thursday)
09:00 - 11:00 Symposium on the Cell to Extracellular Matrix Interactions
11:00 - 12:00 Plenary Presentation
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 17:00 Symposium on the Cell-based Therapy
17:00 - 19:00 Special Cultural session "Discovery Seoul - City Tour"

September 9, 2005 (Friday)
09:00 - 11:00 Symposium on the Multipotent Cell Engineering
11:00 - 12:00 Panel Discussion "Ethics and Cell Engineering"
12:00 - 12:10 Closing Ceremony

September 9 - 10, 2005 (Friday-Saturday)
Off-Conference Tour to Gyoung-Ju city (World Cultural Treasure by UNESCO)

Contact:

The Korean Society for Biological and Medical Engineering
Prof. Gon Khang,
National Secretary of the KOSOMBE
Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University,
1 Seocheon, Giheung, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 449-701, KOREA
Phone: +82-31-201-2998
Fax: +82-31-205-9062
e-Mail: gkhang@khu.ac.kr

Convention Organizer:
H&S Co., Inc.
Mr. Young Il KWON
Phone: +82-2-501-3630
Fax: +82-2-501-3680
e-Mail: zeus@scinews.co.kr
CP: +82-11-9719-4903
#213, Korea Hall of Science and Technology Information,
635-4, Yeoksam-dong, GangNam-gu, Seoul, KOREA