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The 6th Annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium
The Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium (GVRC) is a prestigious assembly that exemplifies collaboration and innovation in vascular biology. Held in Houston at the Texas Medical Center, GVRC 2024 will bring together over 300 participants, including 30+ esteemed professors and experts, to advance understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Featuring institutions like Houston Methodist Research Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and Texas A&M will showcase latest cutting-edge research in nanomedicine, imaging science, bioinformatics, oncology, and immunology. This event facilitates interactions among scientists, educators, clinicians, and trainees, fostering knowledge transfer and innovative partnerships. More than just a conference, GVRC is a hub for pioneering ideas and translational research, bridging lab discoveries with clinical applications. As a beacon of hope for healthcare's future, GVRC illuminates the intricate networks of blood vessels, and the cutting-edge research aimed at improving them. Join us at GVRC, where the brightest minds gather to share, learn, and inspire at one of the world's largest medical complexes.
| FEES |
* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.
This event does not offer course credits.
ABSTRACT DUE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Please submit abstracts to showcase your recent work and compete for the Young Investigator Award and the Lightning Presentation. Selected participants for the Young Investigator Competition will be notified to present their work in a 10-minute session. This competition is open to junior faculty and postdocs.
For the Lightning Presentation, you will have the opportunity to make a brief oral presentation (2 minutes) before presenting your poster.
If you do not receive a notification regarding the Young Investigator Award competition, please prepare a poster, which will be eligible for a poster award.
If you have any questions, please contact Rene Castillo.
Target Audience
Scientists and researchers, professors and experts, clinicians, trainees and students, healthcare innovators and entrepreneurs, and the general medical community.
| Gulf Coast Research Consortium | ||
| AGENDA | Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 | ||
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER(S) |
| 7:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 8:20 AM | Welcome and Introduction | Nhat Tu Le, PhD & John P. Cooke, MD, PhD |
| 8:30 AM | Lightning Presentations | 10 Selected Poster Winners |
| Session 1 | ||
| Molecular Signaling in Vascular Cells | ||
| Moderators: Philip Shaul, MD & Chris Kevil, PhD | ||
| 9:00 AM | From the Operating Room to the Laboratory, from One Patient to Many: Collaborating to Make Research Impactful! | Alan Lumsden, MD |
| 9:20 AM | CSE Phosphorylation and Ischemia | Chris Kevil, PhD |
| 9:40 AM | A New Role of the Vascular Endothelium in Metabolic Regulation. | Xinchum Pi, PhD |
| 10:00 AM | AKAP12 Upregulation Associates with PDE8A to Accelerate Cardiac Dysfunction. | Bradley McConnell, PhD |
| 10:20 AM | Endothelial Cell Insulin Transport in Glucose Homeostasis | Phil Shaul, MD |
| 10:40 AM | Break & Visit Sponsor Tables | |
| Session 2 | ||
| The Lymphatic Vascular System | ||
| Moderators: Longhou Fang, PhD & Dwight Towler, PhD | ||
| 11:00 AM | Dissection of Lymphatic Flow in Vitro. | Davis C. Zawieja, PhD |
| 11:20 AM | Mechanistical Studies of Lymph Angiogenesis. | Michael Dellinger, PhD |
| 11:40 AM | Imaging of Lymphatic Transport. | Eva Sevick, PhD |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch & Sponsor Presentations | |
| Session 3 | ||
| Vascular Rejuvenation and Engineering | ||
| Moderators: Abhishek Jain, PhD & Aaron Baker, PhD | ||
| 1:30 PM | TBD | Aaron Baker, PhD |
| 1:50 PM | Multiphasic Hydrodynamics-enabled Blood and Lymphatic Vessel-Chips. | Abhishek Jain, PhD |
| 2:10 PM | MRI-Histology for Peripheral Vascular Disease | Trisha Roy, MD, PhD, RPVI, BASc |
| 2:30 PM | Recovery from Heart Failure is a Microvascular Recovery. | John P. Cooke, MD, PhD |
| 2:50 PM | Multi-Modality Learning in Spatial Transcriptomics and Images. | Guangyu Wang, PhD |
| 3:10 PM | Break & Visit Sponsor Tables | |
| Session 4 | ||
| Metabolic Regulation of Vascular Cells | ||
| Moderators: Madesh Miniswamy, PhD & Masahita Morita, PhD | ||
| 3:30 PM | TBD | Arif Yurdagul Jr, PhD |
| 3:50 PM | Dysregulated Oxalate Metabolism in Cardiometabolic Diseases. | Oren Rom, PhD, RD |
| 4:10 PM | Mitochondrial Ion Channels are Novel Druggable Targets for Cardiometabolic Diseases. | Madesh Miniswamy, PhD |
| Session 5 | ||
| Dynamic Crosswalk and Phenotypic Transitions of Vascular Cells | ||
| Moderators: Ying Hu Shen, PhD & Xinchum Pi, PhD | ||
| 4:30 PM | Epigenetic Regulation of Adaptive Genes Mediated by Transcription Factors in VSMCs during Aortic Disease Progression. | Yanming Li, PhD |
| 4:50 PM | TBD | Li Lai, PhD |
| 5:10 PM | Molecular Signaling in Vascular Cells | Callie Kwartler, PhD |
| 5:30 PM | Poster Session | |
| 7:30 PM | Faculty Dinner | |
| AGENDA | Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 | ||
| 7:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 8:00 AM | Career Development | |
| Session 1 | ||
| Young Investigator Competition | ||
| 4 Selected Competitors | ||
| 9:00 AM | TBD | TBD |
| 9:10 AM | TBD | TBD |
| 9:20 AM | TBD | TBD |
| 9:30 AM | TBD | TBD |
| 9:40 AM | Break & Visit Sponsor Tables | |
| Session 2 | ||
| Molecular Mechanism of Aortic Aneurysm and Dissections | ||
| Moderators: Ying Hu Shen, PhD & Xinchum Pi, PhD | ||
| 10:00 AM | Increasing Risk of VUS in Known HTAD Genes to the Thoracic Aortic Disease. | Dongchuan Guo, PhD |
| 10:15 AM | TBD | Dwitght A. Towler, MD, PhD, ASCI, AAP |
| 10:30 AM | TBD | Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD |
| Session 3 | ||
| Cardio-Oncology | ||
| Moderators: Junichi Abe, MD, PhD & Nhat Tu Le, PhD | ||
| 10:45 AM | TBD | Nicolas Palaskas, MD |
| 11:00 AM | Intracoronary Assessment of Vascular Toxicities from Cancer Therapies. | Cezar A. Iliescu, MD, FACC, FSCAI |
| Session 4 | ||
| Mechano-Sensing and Phenotypic Changes in Vessel Wall | ||
| Moderators: Junichi Abe, MD, PhD & A. Wayne Orr, PhD | ||
| 11:15 AM | The Interleukin-1 Signaling in Endothelial to Mesenchymal Activation. | Mabruka Alfaidi, MD, PhD |
| 11:30 AM | EphA2-Dependent Regulation of Smooth Muscle Phenotype in Atherosclerosis. | A. Wayne Orr, PhD |
| 11:45 AM | Senescence-Associated Stemness and CD38-Mediated Glutamate Metabolism Under Disturbed Flow. | Junichi Abe, MD, PhD |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch & Sponsor Presentations | |
| Session 5 | ||
| Exercise and Vascular Health | ||
| Moderators: Vihang Narkar, PhD & Bradley McConnell, PhD | ||
| 1:30 PM | Vascular Aging and Habitual Exercise: Are you as Old as your Arteries? | Hirofumi Tanaka, PhD |
| 1:50 PM | Vascular Telomerase and IL-6 Signaling in Muscle Function. | Mikhail Kolonin, PhD |
| 2:10 PM | Exercise May Prevent Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Vascular Toxicity. | Rong Zhang, PhD |
| 2:30 PM | Exercise Mimicking Pathways in Peripheral Arterial Disease. | Vihang Narkar, PhD |
| 2:50 PM | Award Ceremony & Adjournment | Nhat Tu Le, PhD & John P. Cooke, MD, PhD |
In-person attendance will be held in the Houston Methodist Research Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue.
 | John P. Cooke, MD, PhD Department of Cardiovascular Sciences - Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter and Carole Walter Looke Presidential Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Disease Research, Chair Academic Institute - Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute - Full Member Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration - Director Center for RNA Therapeutics - Medical Director Ann Kimball & John W. Johnson Center for Cellular Therapeutics DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center Houston Methodist Hospital Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
 | Nhat-Tu Le, PhD Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Academic Institute Associate Member, Research Institute Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Center for Cardiovascular Regeneration DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center Houston Methodist Weill Cornell Medical College |
We invite sponsors and exhibitors to join us in this excellent opportunity to engage in collaborative research discussions, explore opportunities, and showcase your products and services to a number of scientists and organizations within the Texas Medical Center community.
GVRC 2024 will bring together over 300 participants, including 30+ esteemed professors and experts, to advance understanding and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It will also feature institutions such as The Houston Methodist Research Institute, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and Texas A&M.
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
- Company support mentioned in text of Program.
- Coffee break with company signage and two complimentary registrations.
- Support faculty dinner event, with company signage, announcement recognition, and four complimentary registrations.
- Purchase attendee meal event, with company signage, announcement recognition, and four complimentary registrations.
EXHIBITORS
- Table for Exhibiting Product and two free registrations.
Some sponsors and exhibitors will also have the opportunity to present during the lunch break. The duration of the presentations may depend on the level of sponsorship.
Please contact Martin Vu for details on becoming a sponsor or exhibitor.
Price
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* In compliance with HM’s policy on Physician Non-Monetary Compensation regarding “Stark Law,” private physicians who reside and/or practice medicine within the Greater Houston Area are required to pay the full Fair Market Value registration fee.