Webinar Series

Dr. Terren Niethamer Assistant Professor Yale University The webinar took place on June 4, 2026 Terren Niethamer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor from Yale University, presented her talk entitled, “Long-term effects of endothelial heterogeneity and plasticity on tissue repair.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Council Candidates 2025 Council Candidates 2026 Inspiring Women IVBM2024…

Dr. Young-Kwon Hong Assistant Professor Department of Surgery, Vascular Biology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center The webinar took place on May 7, 2026 Young-Kwon Hong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Vascular Biology Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, presented his talk entitled, “Mechanism of Lymphatic Mechanotransduction and Potential Therapeutic Applications to Abnormal Brain Fluid Accumulation.”…

Dr. Casey Gifford Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics and Genetics Stanford University The webinar took place on April 2, 2026 Dr. Casey Gifford, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Genetics at Stanford University presented her talk entitled, “The beat goes on: using cardiac organoids to study heart development and disease.” Click here to…

Dr. Joseph Wu Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor and Professor of Radiology Stanford University School of Medicine The webinar took place on February 5, 2026 Dr. Joseph Wu, Director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, and the Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine & Radiology at Stanford University School…

Dr. Callie Kwartler Assistant Professor University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston The webinar took place on January 8, 2026 Callie Kwartler, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented her Springer Award Lecture entitled, “An epigenetic link between metabolism and smooth muscle cell differentiation.” Dr. Kwartler gave this talk…

Dr. Patrick Murphy Associate Professor University of Connecticut The webinar took place on December 4, 2025 Patrick Murphy, Ph. D., Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, presented a talk entitled: “Post-transcriptional pathways defining endothelial behavior and inflammatory responses in chronic vasculopathy.” Dr. Murphy was joined by his student, Chris Pathoulas, MD/PhD candidate, who also…

Dr. Renjing Liu Leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute The webinar took place on November 6, 2025 Dr. Renjing Liu, leader of the Vascular Epigenetic Lab at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia, presented her work entitled, “Tet2 restoration alleviates medial aortic calcification.” Click here to access the…

Dr. Stephan Huveneers Associate Professor University Medical Center in Amsterdam The webinar took place on September 4, 2025 Dr. Stephan Huveneers, Associate Professor from University Medical Center in Amsterdam, presented his talk entitled, “Force-dependent regulation of endothelial adhesion in vascular development and disease.” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Council Candidates 2025…

Dr. Art Yurdagul Assistant Professor LSU Health Shreveport The webinar took place on August 7, 2025 Dr. Art Yurdagul, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, at LSU Health Shreveport presented his talk, “Impaired Putrescine Synthesis Drives Smooth Muscle Cell Dedifferentiation and Worsens Features of Plaque Instability” Click here to access the recording Categories Council Candidates Council Candidates 2025…

Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana Associate Professor Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology McGovern Medical School UT Health Houston The webinar took place on June 5, 2025 Dr. Harry Karmouty-Quintana, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston, presented his talk entitled, “Sugar-coated scars: Hyaluronan remodeling of the…