Moustapha Kassem
Director, Molecular Endocrinology Lab (KMEB), University Hospital of Odense
Moustapha Kassem is Professor of Endocrinology and Director of the Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory, University Hospital of Odense and Medical Biotechnology Center, Odense, Denmark. Dr Kassem’s research focus is on studying molecular mechanisms of bone formation and identifying novel targets for anabolic therapy of bone loss. His group is studying human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) differentiation to osteogenic cells; studying the phenomenon of biological aging of human bone cells and MSC and how the senescent phenotype can be rescued by genetic and non-genetic approaches. Dr Kassem is the Director of Odense University Hospital [OUH] Center for Stem Cell Therapy which aims at introducing stem cell-based therapies in clinical practice. The center has coordinated the first three Danish clinical trials employing autologus stem cells for treatment of myocardial ischemia in patients with acute myocardial infarction and ischemic heart failure and for treatment of ischemia of lower extremities. Dr Kassem has published over 150 articles, reviews and book chapter in the area of bone biology and MSC biology.