References
1. Dwaine F. Emerich and Gorka Orive, Cell Therapy: Current status and future directions, Humana Press,
New York, 2018 (ISBN 978-3-319-57153-9)
2. Journal papers
Teaching Method
Lectures, discussion, students’ oral presentation
Syllabus
1. Course introduction
2. Current status and challenges of cell-based regenerative therapies
3. Molecular mechanisms of cell therapy-induced regeneration
4. Strategies for tracing the transplanted cells
5. Animal models for evaluating the efficacy of cell therapies
6. Biomaterials for cell therapy (I): Cell encapsulation
7. Biomaterials for cell therapy (II): Scalable cell production
8. Midterm exam
9. Cell-derived products as therapeutics (I): Extracellular vesicles
10. Cell-derived products as therapeutics (II): Mitochondria
11. Regulations for cell therapy
12. GTP/GMP Cell Manufacturing Facilities
13. Cell-based therapies for cardiovascular diseases
14. Cell-based therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
15. Cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal disorders
16. Cell-based therapies for diabetes mellitus
17. Term project presentation
18. Final exam
Evaluation
Midterm exam: 25%
Final exam: 25%
Term project: 20%
Class discussion: 20%
Attendance: 10%
Declaration for Student Use of AI:
本課程無涉及AI使用 Not applicable