JSCF Activities in 2006

 

1.      Forum“The present of ES cell research”:May20th (Sat),2006

Location: Maison Franco-Japonaise(Nitchfutsu Kaikan ),Ebisu, Tokyo.

　 　　　　　Speakers: N. NAKATSUJI(Kyoto University)

Y. MATSUBARA (Ritsu-meikan University)

Contents:

�@      The possibility of cure by ES cell research.

�A      Trial under strict examination by Ministry & Universities.

�B      Sucess of Human ES cell strain distribution

�C      Cell research in the world

�D      History of human experimentation (Nazi Regime):

�E      Explanation of the Nuremberg code includes such principles as informed
consent and absence of coercion; properly formulated scientific
experimentation; beneficence towards experiment participants.

�F      Receptivity of the general public for regarding clinical trials for ES cells.

 

2.      ICCP general meeting 2006 in Atlanta: October 15^th.

Two former directors of the Japan Spinal Cord Foundation joined.

�@      Development of new assessment basis for incomplete SCI.

�A      Renewal of common guideline in cooperation with external specialist for
a rehabilitation program after surgery.

 

3. The 5th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Neural Regeneration, Shanghai: December 8^th~10th.
Location; Tongji University, Shanghai, China.

Two former directors of the Japan Spinal Cord Foundation joined.  

Contents:

1.        Brain damage: stroke and arauma

2.        Spinal cord injury & disease (Chair; John Steeves,& Prof J.Z. Zhao)

3.        Optic Nerve Protection & Regeneration

4.        Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

5.        Stem cells, gene therapy, & other promising studies

(Chair; Prof. Wise Young & Prof. Huawei Li)

Speakers from Japan:

Toshiki YOSHIMINE, Koichi IWATSUKI (Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka University
Medical School), Mari DEZAWA (Department of Neurobiology, Kyoto University),
Yasuhiko TABATA (Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University)

 

3.      Forum “Walk Again 2006”in October 9th.

Location; Landmark hall, Yokohama, Japan.

  This is an event for supporting SCI patients,hosted by the JSCF,once a year( the memorial
day for Christpher Reeve), since year 2005 to 2007.

Thema: “Restorative Neuromuscular by Encephalology”.

　　　　　　　Contents: Brain-Macine Interface, Technics of Neuro-computer, humanoid robot, Robotsuit.

Speakers:

�@      Mitsuo KAWATO (The president of ATR)

�A      Tadashi ISA;The study of SCI Monkey’s Restorative Neuromuscular

�B      Ichiro MIYAI ; Walking motion and encephalology

�C      Hiroshi YOKOI; The possibility of Robotech assist after SCI

�D      Yoshiyuki SANKAI; Robotsuit HAL

            Japanese pop singer Ai KAWASHIMA’s live performance.