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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER-RELATED ISSUES:  Myofibroblast Progenitors and Solid Organ Fibrosis
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SUMMARY:CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER-RELATED ISSUES:  Myofibroblast Progenitors and Solid Organ Fibrosis
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>Leaders in Regenerative Medicine Seminar</strong></p><p><span style="color: #68a7bb;"><strong>Guest speaker:</strong></span><br><em><strong>Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD</strong></em><br>Associate Professor, Renal Division, HMS</p><p><a href="http://www.brighamandwomens.org/View/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=61058" data-url="http://www.brighamandwomens.org/View/EventDetails.aspx?eventID=61058">Online registration recommended</a>.<br><br><span style="color: #68a7bb;"><strong>Abstract:</strong></span><br><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 150%; font-family: verdana,geneva; color: #000000;">Organ fibrosis is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world, but the pathogenic mechanisms driving this process are not clearly understood. This talk will review the fate and functional roles of Gli1+ myofibroblast progenitors in solid organ fibrosis, and outline potential new therapeutic strategies.</span></p><p><span style="color: #68a7bb;"><strong>Directions to the Anesthesia Conference Room</strong></span></p><ul><li>Follow the BWH Pike to Exit 4 to the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health</li><li>Take the elevator to L1</li><li>Turn so that the entrance to the Dept. of Anesthesia offices is behind you and you are facing the hallway.</li><li>Make a right at the hall way and go straight ahead, underneath the sign for the Anesthesia conference room.</li></ul>
LOCATION:Brigham and Women's Hospital, Anesthesia Conference Room, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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