Title:：Vascularization in Regenerative Medicine: Biomaterials Approaches
Speaker:：Prof. C. James Kirkpatrick
Time:：10:00AM,Dec 8(Thurs), 2011
Place:：Academic Hall ，Shaw Building of Humanities,SCUT North Campus
Sponsor: School of Materials Science and Engineering

Brief introduction to Dr. Tooru Kitagawa：
Prof. Dr. C. James Kirkpatrick is the Director of Institute of Pathology from University Medical Center of Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. He received the Bachelor of Science degree in anatomy from the Queen's University of Belfast in 1972, Ph.D. degree in experimental pathology in 1977 and Medical Doctor Degree in 1982.
Prof. Kirkpatrick was elected to be the Fellow of Biomaterials Science & Engineering of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science & Engineering in 1996 and the Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 1997. He holds numerous Membership in Professional Organizations including:British, German and American Societies for Cell Biology British, German and European Societies for Pathology ,International Academy of Pathology , American Society for Investigative Pathology ,German Society for Connective Tissue Research,Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society etc.，
In particular, He has been the President of German Society for Biomaterials from 2001 to 2005, and the President of European Society for Biomaterials from 2002 to 2007.Prof. Kirkpatrick is the Member of Editorial Advisory Board for various scientific journals in pathology, cell biology, and biomaterials, including: Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Journal of Pathology, Pathobiology, Biomedical Materials, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Journal of Applied Biomaterials and Biomechanics, Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition, Medical Device Technology, Journal of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Experimental & Molecular Pathology, European Cells & Materials, Interface (The Royal Society, London), Cells Tissues Organs, BIOMATTER, Interface Focus (The Royal Society, London).Prof. Kirkpatrick’s research interests include Biomaterials in Tissue engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Developmental genes in regeneration, Development of relevant in vitro methods to reduce animal experimentation, Pathobiology of the endothelium. He has numerous scientific contributions including: 397 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 51 book contributions, 1147 presentations to scientific meetings (lecture/poster) and the supervision of 81 doctoral candidates (MD, PhD).