"Metabolic Vascular Disease Symposium"

 

Hosted by Chinese American Academy of Cardiology (CAAC)

Major Program on Vascular Biology by National Science Foundation of China (MPVB)

Co-Sponsored by AHA Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB)

 

May 4, Wednesday 2016, at Nashville, Tennessee,

Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5^th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, 315-782-5300

 

 

The lectures are open to all who wish to attend

Speakers will bring their presentations on a flash drive and load slides on the laptop in the meeting room.

1:00-4:00 pm: Featured Scientific Presentation (20 m each)

(Chairs: Drs. Yi Zhu and Xiaoping Du)

1.   1:00pm, "Adipose tissue and cardiovascular disease"

Min Wang, PhD, Professor, Yale University School of Medicine/Sun Yat-sen University, New Haven and Guangzhou, wang.min@yale.edu

2.   1:20pm, "Platelets are versatile cells: Novel mechanisms and potential therapies for atherothrombosis" ����

Heyu Ni, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Toronto, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Nih@smh.ca

3.   1:40pm, "Novel Cyclic Nucleotide Signaling Modulator and Pathological Vascular Remodeling"

Chen Yan, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, ��Chen_Yan@urmc.rochester.edu,

4.   2:00pm, "microRNA302-367 signaling in restricting angiogenesis and vascular stability"

Yuzhen Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, yzz64@hotmail.com

5.   2:20pm, "Oxidized LDL and atherosclerosis"

Zhenguo Liu, MD, PhD, Professor, Ohio State University Heart Center Columbus Zhenguo.Liu@osumc.edu

6.   2:40pm, "The role of mTORC1 in atherosclerosis"

���� Ding Ai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, Edin2000cn@gmail.com

7.   3:pm "Pathogenic role for atypical chemerin receptor CCRL2 in atherosclerosis"

Li Zhu, MD, PhD, SuZhou University, lizhusong@yahoo.com

 

4:00- 6:15 pm: Young Investigator Abstract Oral Presentation:

(Chairs: Drs. Jun Yu and Huaizhu Wu; 8 finalists, 15 min talk+Q&A/each)

1.     4:00 pm,

2.     4:15pm,

3.     4:30pm,

4.     4:45pm,

5.     5:00pm,

6.     5:15pm,

7.     5:30pm

8.     5:45pm

"CAAC-MPVB China Night"

 

May 4, Wednesday 2016, at Nashville, Tennessee,

Omni Nashville Hotel, 250 5^th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203, 315-782-5300

 

Pre-registration Required

 

Speakers will bring their presentations on a flash drive and load slides on the laptop in the meeting room.

Dinner (7:00-8:00 pm)

 

Welcome Speeches (8:00-8:10 pm)

(Chaired by Drs. Jie Du and Yuqing Chen)

Yi Zhu, MD, PhD, Chair of MPVB (7:30-7:35 pm)

Hong Wang, MD, PhD, Research President of CAAC (7:35-7:40 pm)

 

Leadership Remarks (7:55 - 8:15 pm)

Jennifer L Hall, MD, Chief, AHA Institute of Precision CV Medicine

Philip S. Tsao, MD, PhD, Chair of 2016 ATVB Scientific Session

Joshua Beckman, MD, Chair of AHA Council on PVD

Xian Wang, MD, PhD

Youyi Zhang, MD, PhD

 

Opportunity to meet CSR Scientific Review Officers (8:15 - 8:30 pm)

Drs. Pinkus and Komissarova from NIH

Young Investigator Awards (8:30-8:50 pm)

Chairs: Drs. HuaiZhu Wu, and Jun Yu

 

Keynote Speech (8:50-9:20 pm)

Protein Methionine Oxidation in Thrombosis and Stroke

Steven Lentz, MD PhD

Chair, AHA Council on ATVB