Lymphatic Forum 2019
Exploring the Lymphatic Continuum
May 30-June 1, 2019
AT&T Conference Center
Austin, TX
hosted by Texas A&M University, College Station, TX and
the Texas Lymphatic Consortium
Organizers are:
David Zawieja, Texas A&M University
Stanley Rockson, Stanford University
Jan Kitajewski, University of Illinois, Chicago
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The Lymphatic Forum is intended for research and clinician scientists and healthcare professionals only.
Preliminary Program
Sessions and Chairs:
Clinical/patient session Clinical Aspects of lymphatic pathologies and patient perspectives – S. Rockson (Stanford Univ.)
Lymphatic Development and Remodeling – M. Kahn (Univ. of Penn.)
Lymphatic Muscle and Lymph Flow - B. Dixon (Georgia Tech.)
Mechanobiology of Lymphatic Structure and Function - M. Davis (Univ. of Missouri)
Novel Insights on Mechanisms of Lymph Transport - S. Chakraborty (Texas A&M Univ.)
Inflammation and the Lymphatic-Immune Interface - M. Muthuchamy (Texas A&M Univ.)
Role of Lymphatics in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases – T. Padera (Harvard)
Mixed Vascular (lymphatic-venous) Anomalies - P. Mortimer (Univ. of London)
Quantitative Analysis of Lymphatic Structure & Function - J. Moore (Imperial College London)
Lymph Interstitial Fluid "omic" Profiles in Health and Disease - L. Santambrogio (Albert Einstein Univ.)
Lymphatic Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells and Nanoparticles - M. Swartz (Univ. of Chicago)
Plus
Plenary Talk by Dr. Peter Mortimer, University of London
Poster Sessions
Saturday night dinner
Great opportunities for Young Investigators
Trainee/Young Investigators Session – Chairs and speakers were selected from trainee/YI applicants
Trainee/Young Investigator NanoTalks – most sessions have shorts talks and or nano-talks by trainee/YI applicants