Section 1: Cutting edge research on the intestinal stem cell functions 1. Intestinal organoid cell culture as a new modality to intestinal function, cellular processes and stem cell functions 2. Intestinal organoids in gastrointestinal pathology
Section 2: Cutting edge research on stem cell application in the intestinal diseases (from bench to bed) 3. Intestinal organoid culture as a new test-bed for intestinal therapeutic research and development 4. Engineered stem cells combine stem cell and gene therapy approaches to move intestine therapy from bench to bed 5. Application of CRISPR/Cas9 and other gene editing/ engineering technology in intestine diseases 6. New approaches for intestine and colon repair via stem cell-based tissue engineering 7. iPSCs and intestine diseases from bench to bed 8. The potential of embryonic stem cells for treating intestinal diseases from bench to bed 9. Stem-cell therapy with bone marrow (hematopoietic) stem cells for intestinal diseases 10. Mesenchymal and other stem cell-therapy of intestinal diseases