Stem Cells and Cancer in Hepatology

<p>1. Molecular mechanisms of liver development: lessons from knockout mice and mutant fish<br>2. The regulation of proliferation and maturation of hepatic progenitor cells during liver development<br>3. Plasticity of liver epithelial cells in healthy and injured livers<br>4. Stem cells in the liver and the organ size control<br>5. Generation of liver progenitor cells by chemical reprogramming<br>6. Generation of hepatocytes by transdifferentiation<br>7. Generation of liver organoids and the potential application<br>8. Reconstitution of liver tissue with engineered multicellular spheroids<br>9. Role of platelet, blood stem cell and thrombopoietin in liver regeneration and liver diseases<br>10. Dynamic tissue remodeling in chronic liver diseases: abnormal proliferation and differentiation of hepatocytes and bile ducts/ductules<br>11. Stem cells in the hepato-biliary system and in the development of cancer: the points of view from a surgeon<br>12. Stem cells in the chronically injured livers and the interaction with their environment<br>13. Stem cells in the liver cancers and the controversial<br>13. Characteristics and clinical significance of liver cancer stem cells<br>14. Clinical application of stem cells in liver diseases: from bench to bedside</p>