Vascular Matrix Biology and Bioengineering Workshop VI
Schedule
Monday, October 16, 8:30am - Vascular Tissue Engineering
| Human textiles: A new generation of completely biological tissue engineered blood vessels Nicolas L’Heureux, Université de Bordeaux |
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| Cardiovascular tissue engineering Christopher Breuer, Nationwide Children’s Hospital |
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| Two Abstract Presentations |
Coffee break from 10:00 to 10:30am
Monday, October 16, 10:30am - Mechanotransduction
| The effects of extracellular matrix stiffening on endothelial cell health Cynthia Reinhart-King, Cornell University |
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| The effects of membrane cholesterol and extracellular matrix elasticity on vascular smooth muscle cell mechanics and migration Zhongkui Hong, University of South Dakota |
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| Two Abstract Presentations |
Lunch 12:00-1:30pm
Monday, October 16, 2:00pm - Vascular Mechanics
| Mechanisms and mechanics of pulmonary arterial stiffening Naomi Chesler, University of Wisconsin |
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| Elastic fibers and the mechanics of developing arteries Jessica Wagenseil, Washington University |
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| Biomechanical regulation of fibrocalcific aortic valve disease Craig Simmons, University of Toronto |
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Three Abstract Presentations |
Dinner from 6:00 to 7:00pm
Tuesday, October 17, 8:30am - Extracellular Matrix and Disease
| Differences in extracellular matrix define disease susceptibility and progression in elastic vs muscular arteries Robert Mecham, Washington University, St. Louis |
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| New insights into arterial disease in Marfan syndrome Francesco Ramirez, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
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| Two Abstract Presentations |
Coffee break - 10:00-10:30am
Tuesday, October 17, 10:30am - Vascular Calcification
| Insights into vascular biology from rare disease Cynthia St. Hillaire, University of Pittsburgh |
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| Molecular and cellular mechanisms of aortic valve remodeling Katherine E. Yutzey, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center |
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| One Abstract Presentation |
Lunch from 12:15 to 1:45pm
Wednesday, October 18, 8:30am - Vascular Imaging
| Integrating 4-D light-sheet imaging and hemodynamic shear forces to elucidate endocardial Notch-Nrg1-ErbB2 signaling and trabeculation Tzung Hsiai, University of California, Los Angeles |
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| Matrix metalloproteinase-targeted imaging of vascular remodeling in aortic aneurysms Mehran Sadeghi, Yale University |
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| Two Abstract Presentations |
Wednesday, October 18, 10:30am - Engineering Angiogenesis
| 3D printing of tissue constructs with perfusable vascular networks Jordan Miller, Rice University |
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| Vascularization of tissue engineered constructs: alternative foreign body responses Michael Sefton, University of Toronto |
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| Three Abstract Presentations |
Thursday, October 19, 8:30am - Special Joint Session: Engineering Vascular Morphogenesis
| GTPase regulation of actomyosin during blood vessel tubulogenesis Ondine Cleaver, UT Southwestern Medical Center |
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| Leveraging Instructive Cues from the ECM to Direct Tissue Development Jean Schwarzbauer, Princeton University |
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| Vascular Smooth Muscle: A Developmental Mosaic Mark Majesky, University of Washington |
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| Six Abstract Presentations |
Session concludes at 12:00pm
University of South Dakota
