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Newswise PHILADELPHIA The University of Pennsylvanias Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics 9th Annual International Symposium (ITMAT), Progress in Translational Science: Emerging Therapeutic Modalities, will be held on October 13-14. The symposium will feature outstanding speakers from the United States and abroad to address topics at the core of translational science. Speakers will include experts researching advances in stem cell biology, single cell metabolomics, and infectious diseases.

Date: Monday and Tuesday, October 13 - 14, 2013, starting at 8:30 am.

Location: Smilow Center for Translational Research, Rubenstein Auditorium and Lobby, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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The symposium will feature presentations in six major areas:

Challenges and Opportunities in Translational Research Stem Cell Therapeutics Movement in Malaria Focus on the Single Cell Variability in Drug Response Translational Immunology

Garret A. FitzGerald, MD, Director of ITMAT, will host the event. Speakers and talks include:

Kenneth S. Zaret, PhD, Joseph Leidy Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Discovering networks and diagnostics for pancreatic cancer progression

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Stem Cells, Malaria, and the Genetics of Drug Response Highlighted at Penn's 9th Annual Translational Medicine Symposium