Vascular Matrix Biology and Bioengineering Workshop
Whistler, British Columbia
March 16-19, 2009
Preliminary Program
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Monday, March 16 |
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| Session 1: Keynote Lecture | ||
| Welcome and Introductory remarks | ||
| Keynote Lecture: Marlene Rabinovitch, Stanford University | ||
| Manipulating the extracellular matrix to advantage in reversing vascular pathology | ||
| Welcome Reception - 8:10-10pm | ||
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Tuesday, March 17 |
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| Breakfast - 7:00-8:00am | ||
| Matrix Remodeling in Vascular Disease | ||
| Francesco Ramirez, Mount Sinai School of Medicine | ||
| Molecular pathology of rupture aneurysm in mouse models of Marfan syndrome | ||
| Lisa Tannock, University of Kentucky | ||
| Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia and Cardiovascular Disease: Role of Vascular Proteoglycans in Atherosclerosis | ||
| Alexander Clowes, University of Washington | ||
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Mechanisms of intimal atrophy after vascular reconstruction |
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| Matrix Genetics and Development | ||
| Elaine Davis, McGill University, Montreal | ||
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Influence of elastin on vascular wall development |
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| Dianna Milewicz, University of Texas, Houston | ||
| Genetic mutations disrupting the matrix and leading to human vascular diseases | ||
| Robert Mecham, Washington University | ||
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Vascular adaptation to mutations in structural matrix proteins |
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Lunch - 12:30-2:00pm Posters Available for viewing - 2:00-3:30pm |
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| matrix Calcification I: Arteries | ||
| Keith Hruska, Washington University | ||
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Mechanisms of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease |
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| Kristina Bostrom, University of California, Los Angeles | ||
| Role of bone morphogenetic proteins in vascular disease | ||
| Monzur Murshed, McGill University | ||
| The determinants of vascular calcification: lessons learned from mouse models | ||
| Evening Poster Sessions - 7:00-10:00pm | ||
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Wednesday, March 18 |
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| Breakfast - 7:00-8:00am | ||
| matrix Signaling | ||
| Christopher Chen, University of Pennsylvania | ||
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Cell adhesion, shape, and mechanical regulation of endothelial cell function |
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| Patricia Keely, University of Wisconsin | ||
| Use of non-linear optical approaches to understand cellular responses to collagen matrix compliancy | ||
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Holger Gerhardt, London Research Institute - EMBO Young Investigator Lecture |
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Matrix components regulating endothelial tip cell behavior |
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| Matrix Calcification II: valves | ||
| Naren Vyavahare, Clemson University | ||
| Elastin calcification: Mechanisms and Prevention | ||
| Fred Schoen, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School | ||
| Heart Valve Degeneration: Role of Cells, Matrix and Environment | ||
| Nalini Rajamannan, Northwestern University | ||
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Aortic Valve Calcification: The role of
a tissue stem niche |
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Lunch - 12:30-2:00pm
Posters Available
for Viewing - |
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| Vascular Networks and Cardiovascular Engineering | ||
| Stelios Andreadis, State University of New York, Buffalo | ||
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Adult stem cells for engineering functional and implantable blood vessels |
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| Christopher Breuer, Yale University | ||
| Evaluation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms of vascular neotissue formation in tissue engineered vascular grafts | ||
| David Mooney, Harvard University | ||
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Angiogenesis on demand |
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| Evening Poster Sessions - 7:00-10:00pm | ||
| Thursday, March 19 | ||
| Breakfast - 7:00-8:00am | ||
| Vascular Cell-Biomaterial Interactions | ||
| Laura Suggs, University of Texas | ||
| Matrix control of vasculogenesis | ||
| Andrew Putnam, University of California, Irvine | ||
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Using biomaterials to decipher the instructive role of the extracellular matrix in capillary morphogenesis |
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| Joyce Y. Wong, Boston University | ||
| The interplay of structure, chemistry, and properties in tissue-engineered small diameter blood vessels | ||
| Vascular Morphogenesis/Stem Cells | ||
| Song Li, University of California, Berkeley | ||
| Nanofibrous scaffolds and mesenchymal stem cells for vascular regeneration | ||
| Michelle Tallquist, University of Texas Southwestern | ||
| Loss of PDGF receptor signaling disrupts vascular matrix formation and blood vessel maturation | ||
| George Davis, University of Missouri | ||
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Extracellular matrix remodeling controls EC-pericyte tube coassembly |
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| Conference Concludes - 1:00 pm | ||
