Regeneration, Remodeling, and Repair:
Mechanisms, Models, and Therapies for Heart and Vascular Disease
12th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology
September 22 - 25, 2010, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Session - Theme / Speakers / Institution / Topic/Title
Keynote Speaker / Michael Gimbrone / Brigham &Women’s Hospital / History and Translational Impact of Vascular Biology
1. Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: New Mechanistic Insights and Evolving Therapeutic Options / Peter Libby
Gwendolyn Randolph
Renu Virmani
Christian Weber / Brigham &Women’s Hospital
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
CV Path Institute
Aachen University Hospital / Inflammatory Mechanisms in Atherosclerosis
Role of Monocyte Trafficking and Differentiation in Atherosclerosis
Drug-eluting Stents: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Implications
Ongoing Challenges in the Control of Vascular Wall Healing by Drug Eluting Stents
2. Controlling Vascular Remodeling in Multiple Dimensions / Ron Dalman
Alan Daugherty
Omaida Velazquez
David Mooney / Stanford University
University of Kentucky
University of Miami
Harvard University / Hemodynamics and AAA Remodeling
Translating Molecular Discoveries into New Therapies for AAA
Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Wound Healing
Engineered Angiogenesis
3. Cardiac Valve Biology, Pathology and Regeneration / Ajit Yoganathan
Nalini Rajamannan
John Liddecoat
Ariela Benigni / Georgia Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Medtronic, Inc.
University of Milan / Mechanotransduction in Cardiac Valve Biology, Pathology and Regeneration
Aortic Stenosis: A Preventable Epidemic?
Pecutaneous Heart Valve Technology: Challenges and Progress
The Kidney, Cardiovascular Remodeling and Longevity
4. Congestive Heart Failure: An Emerging Frontier in Personalized Medicine / Leslie Miller
Kricket Seidman
Roger Hajjar
Richard Lee / Georgetown University School of Medicine
Brigham &Women’s Hospital
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
Brigham &Women’s Hospital / Congestive Heart Failure: Challenges and Opportunities
Impact of Genetic Analysis on Cardiomyopathy Diagnosis and Therapy
Novel Imaging Modalities in Gene- and Cell-Based Cardiac Therapeutics
Local Nano-Therapies for Control of Cardiac Remodeling
5. Stem Cells and Cardiovascular Regeneration: New Initiatives in Translational Medicine / Ken Chien
Joyce Bischoff
Stephanie Dimmler
Christine Mummery / MGH
Boston Children’s Hospital
University of Frankfurt
Leiden University Medical Center / Emerging Therapeutic Implications of Insights from Cardiac Development
Endothelial Progenitor Cell Therapy
Stem Cell Therapy for Myocardial Infarction
Proteome Biology of Stem Cells: Molecular Insights into Self-Renewal and Differentiation