Chairperson: T. Eschenhagen (Hamburg, DE)
| (L1) | Embryonic stem cells in cardiovascular repair. |
| C. Denning (Nottingham, GB) | |
| (O2) | Early differentiation of human endothelial progenitor cells. |
| L. Bellik, M.C. Vinci, F. Ledda, A. Parenti (Florence, IT) | |
| (O3) | Vessels transmigration of stem cells depends on activation of the endothelium. |
| A. Schmidt, D. Ladage, K. Brixius, F-J. Klinz, T. Schinköthe, U. Mehlhorn, R.H.G. Schwinger, K. Addicks, W. Bloch (Cologne, DE) | |
| (O4) | Interaction of embryonal endothelial progenitor cells with platelets. |
| H. Langer, A. May, S. Massberg, A.K. Hatzopoulos, U. Heinzmann, M. Gawaz (Tübingen and München, DE) | |
| (O5) | Role of smooth muscle cell progenitors on atherosclerotic plaque development and stability. |
| J. Zoll, S. Le Ricousse-Roussanne, V. Fontaine, P. Gourdy, I. Lopes-Kam, Z. Mallat, J-F. Arnal, P. Henry, G. Tobelem, A. Tedgui (Paris and Toulouse, FR) |