Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Exploring Vascular-Immune Interactions in Health and Disease
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm
"Infection-Induced Lymphatic Remodeling Optimizes Protective Adaptive Immunity"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
De Novo Vascularization and Developmental Angiogenesis
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:45 pm
"Early-Stage Vascular Programs Mark Developmental “Hot Spots” of Permeability in Prenatal Blood–CNS Barrier Maturation"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
"Developing an in Vitro Model of the Vein-to-Artery Cell Fate Conversion to Test Candidate Arteriogenesis Pathways"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
"Varied Cellular Niches Drive Heterogeneous Endothelial Differentiation in Organoid Models"
8:15 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm
"Chemokine Signaling Connects Mother and Fetus During Pregnancy"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
"From Spheroids to Multicellular Vascular Networks for Better Understanding of Retinal Vascularization and Diabetic Retinopathy"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
"A Chemical Biology Approach for Functional Perturbation Studies in the Blood Vasculature"
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
"CXCL12 Drives Natural Variation in Coronary Artery Anatomy Across Diverse Populations"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Crosstalk Heterogeneity of Organotypic Microenvironments
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:15 am
"Multi-Omics Reveal Endothelial Heterogeneity in Advanced Human Atherosclerotic Lesions"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:30 am
"Investigating Niche-Specific Properties of Resident Cells of Hematopoietic Caudal Tissue in Zebrafish Model"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 9:45 am
"Angiocrine Signaling from Bone Endothelial Niches Drives Breast Cancer Metastatic Progression"
9:45 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:00 am
"Novel Vascular Remodeling within Mural Cells in CADASIL/Small Vessel Disease-Derived Vascular Organoids"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:15 am
"Vasculature as a Mediator of the Health Benefits of Exercise in Cardiometabolic Diseases"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:30 am
"4-Dimensional Cell Physiology of Nuclear Scaffolding in Sprouting Angiogenesis"
10:30 am - 10:35 am
Discussion
10:35 am - 10:45 am
"Visualizing Vascular Bone Marrow Niche Alterations in Diabetes"
10:45 am - 10:50 am
Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Illuminating the Future of Vascular Biology
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm
"A Personal Journey: Distinguishing Facts, Fiction, and Myths in Vascular Biology Over Three Decades"
2:05 pm - 2:15 pm
Discussion
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
General Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
