Conference Description
The Atherosclerosis GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.
We will: 1) Highlight novel techniques being used to investigate atherosclerosis including high dimensional profiling and spatial organization of vascular and immune cells in the vessel wall, as well as systems biology and machine learning approaches that analyze the atherosclerotic plaque as a whole entity, rather than studying individual cell types as has been done in the past; 2) Discuss new molecular pathways regulating vascular and immune cell function, mechanisms of atherosclerosis regression, immunometabolism, clonal hematopoiesis and genetics of atherosclerosis; 3) Focus on complications of atherosclerosis such as diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke and neurodegeneration. The program will also incorporate short talks and posters from submitted abstracts to capture the latest results and provide ample presentation opportunities for trainees and students.
The topics, speakers, and discussion leaders for the conference sessions are displayed below. The conference chair is currently developing their detailed program, which will include the complete meeting schedule, as well as the talk titles for all speakers. The detailed program will be available by February 18, 2023. Please check back for updates.
Keynote Session: Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease: From Population Science to Molecular Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders
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Masanori Aikawa (Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, United States)
Speakers
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Valentin Fuster (Mount Sinai Hospital, United States)
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Anne Tybjærg-Hansen (Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)
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Goran Hansson (Karolinska Institute, Sweden)
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Peter Libby (Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, United States)
Systems in Context
Discussion Leaders
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José Gabriel Barcia Durán (NYU Langone Health, United States)
Speakers
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Claudia Monaco (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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Edward Fisher (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
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max nieuwdorp (Amsterdam UMC at University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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Gabrielle Fredman (Albany Medical College, United States)
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Thomas Vallim (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
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Atsushi Anzai (Keio University School of Medicine, Japan)
The Single Cell Resolution Revolution
Discussion Leaders
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Vesna Todorovic (Nature Cardiovascular Research, Germany)
Speakers
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Andres Hidalgo (Yale University, United States)
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Willem Mulder (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
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Paul Kubes (University of Calgary, Canada)
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Chiara Giannarelli (NYU Langone Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, United States)
Genetics and Epigenetics
Discussion Leaders
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Muredach Reilly (Columbia University, United States)
Speakers
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Heribert Schunkert (Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Germany)
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Casey Romanoski (University of Arizona, United States)
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Andreas Zirlik (Medical University Graz, Austria)
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Menno de Winther (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands)
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Catherine 'Lynn' Hedrick (Augusta University, United States)
Epigenetics and Reprogramming
Discussion Leaders
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Hanrui Zhang (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States)
Speakers
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Siddhartha Jaiswal (Stanford, United States)
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Yajaira Suarez (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
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Ivan Zanoni (Harvard Medical School - Boston Children's Hospital, United States)
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Kathleen Martin (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
Vascular and Hematopoietic Systems
Discussion Leaders
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Michelle Olive (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, United States)
Speakers
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Delphine Gomez (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
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Clinton Robbins (University Health Network, Canada)
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Andrew Murphy (Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia)
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Daniela Cihakova (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
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Mihai Netea (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
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Dimitrios Tsiantoulas (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
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Noemi Rotllan Vila (Institut de Recerca de l' Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU). CIBERDEM, Spain)
The Immune System
Discussion Leaders
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Esther Lutgens (Mayo Clinic, United States)
Speakers
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Oliver Soehnlein (WWU Münster, Germany)
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Florent Ginhoux (Gustave Roussy, France)
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Christoph Binder (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)
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Elena Galkina (Eastern Virginia Medical School, United States)
Metabolism, Metabolites and Mitochondria
Discussion Leaders
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Carlos Fernandez-Hernando (Yale University School of Medicine, United States)
Speakers
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Eicke Latz (University of Bonn, Germany)
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Ebru Erbay (Altos Labs, United States)
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Babak Razani (University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, United States)
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Ira Tabas (Columbia University Irving Medical Center, United States)
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E. Dale Abel (UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, United States)
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Mireille Ouimet (University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada)
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Leigh Goedeke (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States)
Immunometabolism
Discussion Leaders
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Klaus Ley (Augusta University, United States)
Speakers
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Musa Mhlanga (Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, The Netherlands)
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Marit Westerterp (University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Katey Rayner (University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Canada)
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Luke O'Neill (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
The GRC Power Hour™
Organizers
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Daisy Sahoo (Medical College of Wisconsin, United States)
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Elizabeth Tarling (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)