Two hundred veterinarians, stem cell researchers and other medical professionals are to meet in California in March for a conference on the use of stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine to treat horses and other animals.
Researchers and veterinary practitioners will discuss the latest research and practical applications of the science at the inaugural North American Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Conference.
Regenerative medicine is the field of human and veterinary medicine that involves creating living, functional tissues to repair or replace tissues or organs that have been damaged by injury, disease, aging or birth defects.
In recent years, equine veterinarians have used regenerative therapies to repair wounds and to treat horses suffering from diseases including neuromuscular degeneration and laminitis.
Horses have been one of the first species to benefit from veterinary stem cell therapy.
The two-day conference, at Buellton, north of Santa Barbara, will include scientific presentations, live demonstrations and discussion sessions.
Topics will include new research developments and techniques for harvesting, expanding and preserving stem cells, as well as clinical applications and methods for using stem cells in orthopaedics, including treating tendon and ligament injuries.
Live demonstrations at the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Centre in nearby Los Olivos will highlight stem cell collection techniques from bone marrow and fat, and laboratory processing of bone marrow samples.
The meeting is co-ordinated by the University of California Davis Centre for Equine Health and the Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Centre.
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