Vasculata
Novel insights in Vascular Biology – from Bench to Bedside
Stanford University
July 22-25, 2024
ORGANIZERS:
Joyce Teng, D.V.M., M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics | Edda Spiekerkoetter, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine | Joseph Wu, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine & Radiology |
Preliminary Program
Monday, July 22: Basic Vascular Biology and Recent Innovations | |
8:30am | Opening remarks |
8:45 – 9:30am | Special Lecture: Single cell dissection of vascular biology and disease Mark Krasnow, Stanford University |
9:30 -10:00am | The cellular heterogeneity of a blood vessel (endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, pericytes, fibroblasts) Ke Yuan, Boston Children’s Hospital |
10:00-10:30am | Vascular development in vivo and using the knowledge to differentiate hPSCs into artery and vein ECs in vitro Lay Teng Ang, Stanford University |
10:30 -10:45am | Coffee Break – Discussion |
10:45 – 11:45am | Poster Session 1 |
11:45am – 12:30pm | Spatial transcriptomics Michael Snyder, Stanford University |
12:30-1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30- 5:00pm | Workshops |
scRNA sequencing, nuclear sequencing – platforms, Interpretation, validation – important aspects to consider Leader: Amy Tian, Stanford University | |
Multiplex spatial imaging techniques Leader: Adam Andruska | |
2D versus 3D imaging [in collaboration with Leica (confocal microscopy) and Imaris (imaging software)] Leader: TBD | |
5:00-5:30pm | The Pathologist’s View: Employing a variety of protein and RNA in situ techniques to characterize endothelial cells and pericytes of the liver in vascular disorders Serena Tan, Stanford University |
5:30-6:00pm | Career Development Decoding Career Paths: What makes becoming an academic PI appealing in 2024? Leaders: Mingxia Gu, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Ke Yuan, Boston Children’s Hospital |
Tuesday, July 23: Vascular Diseases and Disease Models | |
8:30 – 9:15am | Special Lecture: Coronary artery development: health – disease Kristy Red-Horse, Stanford University |
9:15 – 10:00am | Lineage labeling/3D imaging to understand neointima formation in pulmonary arterial hypertension Maya Kumar, Stanford University |
10:00 – 10:45am | Selected presentations from participants |
10:45 – 11:45am | Poster Session 2 |
11:45 – 12:30pm | Characterizing genetic variation across single cells with sensitivity and accuracy to study clonal evolution for cancer and potentially vascular disorders. Localization of somatic genetic mutations TBD |
12:30-1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30-2:00pm | Career Development Roadmap for a successful Physician Scientist Career Mark Nicolls, Stanford University |
2:00-2:30pm | Drug repurposing for complex non-cerebral vascular malformations using a personalized approach Joyce Teng, Stanford University |
2:30-3:00pm | AVM: Molecular programming of arterial-venous specification, combining mouse genetics and cutting-edge two-photon live imaging Rong Wang, University of California, San Francisco |
3:00-3:30pm | Coffee Break |
3:30-4:00pm | Inflammation mediated pulmonary hypertension as seen in Schistosomiasis TBD |
4:00-5:00pm | Career Development Grant writing workshop - specific aims, how to write a powerful abstract Crystal Botham |
Wednesday, July 24: From biology to therapy | |
8:30 – 9:15am | Special Lecture: Using iPSCs for drug prediction and in vitro model: disease on a chip Joseph Wu, Stanford University |
9:15 – 10:00am | Exploiting human iPSC derived endothelial cells to study BSL4 viruses — the deadliest viruses on Earth Kyle Loh, Stanford University |
10:00 – 10:45am | Selected presentations from participants |
10:45 – 11:45am | Poster Session 3 |
11:45 – 12:30pm | Pre-clinical disease modeling using vascularized organoids Mingxia Gu, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital |
12:30-1:30pm | Lunch |
1:30-2:00pm | Studying endothelial-pericyte interactions in the lung and the heart: Implications to PAH Vinicio de Jesus Perez, Stanford University |
2:00-2:30pm | The biology of inflammation in lymphatic disease and its implication for future pharmacological therapeutics TBD |
2:30-3:00pm | Repurposing drugs as a fast-track from bench to bedside TBD |
3:00-3:30pm | Coffee Break |
3:30-4:00pm | Career Development Mentorship and Sponsorship. You need both to succeed in your academic career Edda Spiekerkoetter, Stanford University |
4:00-4:30pm | Novel imaging and interventional technologies to intervene on central lymphatic defects of vascular diseases TBD |
4:30-5:00pm | Platform technologies for sorting and monitoring cells at the single-cell resolution. High-throughput drug screening TBD |
5:00-5:30pm | The entrepreneurial mindset or Enhanced drug delivery approaches, 3D printing TBD |
Thursday, July 25: Turning promising research ideas into clinical applications | |
8:30 – 9:15am | Special Lecture: From integrating pathways to developing novel therapies in pulmonary hypertension Marlene Rabinovitch, Stanford University |
9:15 – 9:45am | Developing gene therapy strategies to reduce brain arteriovenous malformation severity Hua Su, University of California, San Francisco |
9:45 – 10:00am | Coffee Break |
10:00 – 10:30am | The investigator initiated clinical trial: How to get there. Basic science - patent - to clinical trial Edda Spiekerkoetter, Stanford University |
10:30 – 11:00am | TBD |
11:00-11:30am | Career Development Women in Science: “I don’t do politics” is not an option TBD |
11:30-12:00pm | Poster awards and closing remarks |
Registration for Vasculata 2024 is open.
Early Bird Registration Rates
(early bird ends on May 31)
Trainee (students and postdocs) members of NAVBO: $165USD ($215 after May 31)
Non-member trainees: $245USD ($295USD after May 31)
All undergraduate students: $75USD ($100USD after May 31)
NAVBO Regular Members: $425USD ($475USD after May 31)
Non-members who are faculty, PIs, etc.: $525USD ($575USD after May 31)
There will be a $25 fee for workshops and wet labs. Panel discussions on career development are free.
Consider joining NAVBO to save on your registration plus receive other benefits as well - https://members.navbo.org/member-application
Special notice for students - if you identify with an underrepresented group in science (Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Indigenous Peoples of America/Native American, including Native Hawaiian and Alaskan, and LGBTQ+) join NAVBO for free through our Advancing Young Voices through Diversity and Inclusion Program. Complete the membership application here: https://members.navbo.org/ap/Membership/Application/gLWqvZpX
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Abstracts are due May 15 by 5:00pmEDT
The submission site is open.
When preparing your abstract:
- Abstract Size and Limitations: Titles of abstracts are limited to 250 characters; the abstract text is limited to 2,000 characters (this number includes spaces and punctuation).
- Format: Do not include authors’ names and affiliations within the abstract body. The name of your company or institution will appear as it does in the entry you create for authors. Remember to add yourself as an author.
- Enter institution names exactly the same for all authors from a single institution.
- Enter complete information for all co-authors including their email addresses.
- Do not include references, credits or grant support in your abstract; however, these should be acknowledged within your poster.
- Proofread abstracts carefully to avoid errors before submission. No proof pages will be sent to authors, but you can preview your abstract within the site for accuracy.
- The presenter is responsible for expenses associated with the presentation of an abstract and attendance at the meeting (if you need financial assistance, apply for a scholarship).
- Incomplete abstracts will be deleted on May 31, 2024.
- All abstracts will be presented as Posters.
Topics for poster presentations are:
Bioengineering
Cardiovascular Disease
Cell Biology
Development
Inflammation
Lymphatics
Organ Specific
Signaling
Vascular Biology – Other
Submit your abstract
A number of scholarships will be available based on need. Full scholarships will be valued at $1,000 and some partial scholarships may be available as well.
The deadline for applications is May 15.
Applications will be accepted online only through May 15.
Applications must include the following:
1) Responses to the four questions below.
- Please provide a summary of your project in layman's terms. Describe in 300 words, the disease or basic scientific question that you are investigating, the hypothesis, methods used, results and conclusions.
- Where do you, the applicant, see yourself in five years? Describe in 100 words. your professional goals and plans.
- What is the main reason that we should select you for this scholarship? Describe in 100 words, any circumstances which the committee should be informed of to make their decision.
- How will you spend the money? Describe in 100 words, how you will use the scholarship money. Be as specific as possible.
2) A letter from the applicant's supervisor/PI that
- verifies your status within the lab/department (Be specific--3rd year graduate student; post doc in lab for two years, etc.)
- confirms that there are little to no funds available for your trainee to attend Vasculata
3.) Applicant's CV
ALL documents should be in pdf format.
Be sure you have all supporting documents on hand when completing this form. You will not be able to save and return to the form.
All workshops will be held on Monday afternoon. Each workshop is one hour in duration. Due to the limited space, preregistration of $25 per workshop will be added to your registration fee.
scRNA sequencing, nuclear sequencing – platforms, Interpretation, validation – important aspects to consider
Leader: Amy Tian, Stanford University
Multiplex spatial imaging techniques
Leader: Adam Andruska, Stanford University
2D versus 3D imaging [in collaboration with Leica (confocal microscopy) and Imaris (imaging software)]
Leader: TBD
The scheduling of the above workshops has not been finalized.
Vasculata 2024 is taking place at
Paul Brest Hall (Munger Section of Campus)
555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, CA 94305
- See location - https://maps.app.goo.gl/1zvEtL8KPwb9ixA68
Stanford Location and Parking Map: https://transportation.stanford.edu/parking/about-parking-permits/view-parking-and-circulation-map Munger is at J/9-10 coordinates on this map
Things to do at Stanford: https://community.stanford.edu/our-favorite-places
Stanford Marguerite (free campus shuttle service—no ID required): https://transportation.stanford.edu/marguerite/view-maps-and-schedules
Housing (Lodging)
The Munger Graduate Residence Halls are in very close proximity to the Paul Brest Hall and campus dining.
Three meals a day are included with your stay - dinner on day of arrival (July 21) through lunch on last day (July 25).
Purchase your four nights of lodging for $1,295USD within the registration process. Partial stays are not available. Consider that in addition to the food, the cost includes a private air conditioned room with private bathroom and is in walking distance of the meeting venue. Hotels in the bay area may cost $450 per night.
We will compile a list of local restaurants and diners, and links to tourist sites to help you make the most of your trip to Stanford!
Abstract submission deadline extended to May 15
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Contact Bernadette Englert
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1R13HL164033 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.