title: The Promises and Challenges of Regenerative Medicine, October 20-22, 2004, Kobe, Japan.
abstract: This report provides a brief summary of information presented at a workshop on regenerative medicine held in Kobe, Japan, on October 20-22, 2004. A major focus of the workshop was the identification and characterization of adult and embryonic stem cells, including approaches to manipulate these--in terms both of maintaining stemness and of driving differentiation toward a desired phenotype--and current developments toward their therapeutic use in regenerative medicine.
authors.affiliation: Regenerative Medicine, Nihon Schering K.K. Research Center, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morser
authors.forename: Fiona M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000639:trends