Dr. Aldons "Jake" Lusis, UCLA, recipient of the 2009 Earl P. Benditt Award, is joined by NAVBO President, Mark Majesky and Meritorious Award Committee Chair, Cecilia Giachelli

NAVBO was honored to have Mrs. Paula Folkman attend the Award Lecture.

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, UCLA, is presented with the first Judah Folkman Award in Vascular Biology. Dr. Mark Majesky, NAVBO President, had artwork commissioned to commemorate the event.

Finalist Amitava Das of the Mayo Clinic accepts his certificate from Dr. Karen Hirschi, 2009 Program Committee Chair

Finalist Saad Enouri of Guelph University accepts his certificate from Dr. Karen Hirschi, 2009 Program Committee Chair

Finalist Thuy Phung of Baylor College of Medicine accepts her certificate

Finalist Magali Saint-Geniez of the Schepens Eye Research Institute accepts her certificate

Anna Durrans, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, recieves the Junior Investigator Award

Donny Hanjaya Putra accepts the Junior Investigator Travel Award for Sharon Gerecht from The Johns Hopkins University

Welcome Reception - gather,network, eat!

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Highlighting Trainee Research

Highlighting Trainee Research

Highlighting Trainee Research

Meet the Professors - Dean Li and Christiana Ruhrberg

Meet the Professor - Vicki Bautch

Meet the Professor - Mark Majesky

Meet the Professor Luncheon - Jordan Pober