Building and Repairing the Heart | Deepak Srivastava April 5, 2007

DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA | THURSDAY APRIL 5
M.D.; Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco

BUILDING AND REPAIRING THE HEART: STEM CELLS' POTENTIAL IN TREATING HEART DISEASE

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Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death in America despite tremendous medical advances in recent years. Renowned cardiovascular researcher Srivastava will provide an overview of how the heart develops and will outline the origins and treatment of heart disease. He'll discuss how stem cells evolve into heart muscle cells and how they offer exciting potential for damaged hearts.

11:30 a.m., Check-in | 12:00 p.m., Program | Club office, 595 Market St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco | $8 for Members, $15 for Non-Members | Directions to The Club.

Please email Gina Baleria at gbaleria@commonwealthclub.org or call her at (415)597-6703 for more information or to make a reservation. We hope to see you at this event. Thank you.