Programming - BCVS Scientific Sessions 2020
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Program & Agenda
- BCVS 2020 Final Program (PDF) – PDF download of the day-to-day schedule.
- BCVS 2020 Online Program Planner – Abstracts can be found on individual presentations. Last-minute changes will be reflected here.
- BCVS 2020 ePosters – Search and view this year's electronic posters.
- Science News – Video interviews with invited presenters, plus more standout conference science.
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Visit the BCVS 2020 Heart Hub for:
- Up-to-the-minute conference schedule
- Early Career and breakout Zoom sessions
- Exhibitors
- CME/CE information
About this Meeting
The 15th annual BCVS 2020 Scientific Sessions has become the premier conference for molecular cardiovascular biology and disease. Sponsored by the American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Council, the world’s leading organization of cardiovascular scientists, the conference attracts leading researchers in fields such as microRNAs, cardiac gene and cell therapy, cardiac development and most recently tissue engineering and iPS cells.
The planned agenda includes 15 fast-paced sessions during 3½ days, set in a forum that promotes the relaxed exchange and discussion of cutting edge research in molecular and translational cardiovascular biology and disease. The program includes a diversity of speakers representing the best cardiovascular scientists from around the world.
In addition, the symposium will be of great value to scientists and executives of pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms who are in the cardiovascular space.
Target Audience
- Basic cardiovascular scientists
- Molecular/cellular biologists
- Physiologists
- Translational investigators
- Clinical trialists
- Practicing cardiologists
- Cardiovascular nurses and pharmacists
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the conference, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the latest research on cardiac metabolism and their implications for clinical practice.
- Identify critical areas of research and research gaps in heart failure.
- Describe current knowledge gaps in research and understanding of the cardiopulmonary effects of e-cigarette use.
- Describe opportunities to bring a greater emphasis on translational research to your work.
- Discuss the cardiovascular effects of traditional, targeted, and immunological therapies for cancer patients and on their role in the management and prevention of these conditions.
- Describe the potential role of and challenges involved in the use of big data analytics to precision medicine to guide cardiovascular research and patient care, and their implications for your work.
Preliminary Program
Below you'll find the session times. For more details on some presentations, see the BCVS 2020 Preliminary Program (PDF).
Monday, July 27
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 12:30pm - 1:00pm
BCVS 2020 Opening Welcome
Mitch Elkind, MD, AHA President, New York, New York
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PHD, BCVS Council Chair, Chicago, Illinois- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Concurrent Session 1A: Beyond the Heart: Systemic Effects of Pathogenic Cardiac Remodeling
Moderator: Gregory Aubert, MD, Chicago, IllinoisConcurrent Session 1B: Cutting-edge Approaches to Targeting Complex Cardiomyopathies
Moderator: Jil Tardiff, MD, PhD, Tucson, Arizona- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moderated Poster Session 1A: Sarcomeric Function & Contractility
Poster Professor: Danish Sayed, PhD, Newark, New JerseyModerated Poster Session 1B: Ion Channels and Arrhythmias
Poster Professor: Ravi Shah, MD, Boston, Massachusetts- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Concurrent Session 2A: Cardiovascular Risk Factors-Nicotine Use, Diet and Physical Activities as Modulators
Moderator: Loren Wold, PhD, Columbus OhioConcurrent Session 2B: Covid-19 and Cardiovascular Disease
Moderator: Mina Chung, MD, Cleveland, Ohio- 4:00pm - 5:00pm
ACS Japanese: Inflammation and Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure
Moderator: Junichi Sadoshima, MD, Newark, New JerseyACS Korean: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Failure
Moderator: Young-sup Yoon, MD, Atlanta, Georgia
Tuesday, July 28
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 3A: Molecular Predictors & Markers of Heart Failure Progression
Moderator: Kristine Deleon-Pennell, PhD, Charleston, South CarolinaConcurrent Session 3B: Cardiac Effects of Oxidation and Inflammation
Moderator: Ameen Ismahil, PhD, Birmingham, Alabama- 11:00am - 12:00pm
Concurrent Session 4A: Apoptosis, Necrosis and Autophagy in Heart Disease
Moderator: Asa Gustafsson, PhD, La Jolla, CaliforniaConcurrent Session 4B: Novel Pathogenic Pathways in Cardiac Remodeling: Early vs. Late
Moderator: John Calvert, PhD, Suwanee, Georgia- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
General Session 5: Keynote Lecture - All is in Flux: Cardiac Metabolism in Transition
Moderator: Ivor Benjamin, MD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Speaker: Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, Houston, Texas- 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Early Career Session: Amplify the Signal, Not the Noise
Moderator: Priscila Sato, PhD, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaACS SAHA: Research Advances to Treat Heart Failure
Moderator: Sathyamangla Naga Prasad, PhD, Cleveland, Ohio- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Moderated Poster Session 2A: Myocardial Ischemia, Oxidative Stress and Cardioprotection
Poster Professor: Jean Bopassa, PhD, UTHealth, San Antonio, TexasModerated Poster Session 2B: Signal Transduction Pathways
Poster Professor: Joan Heller Brown, PhD, La Jolla, California- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Concurrent Session 6A: Harnessing Precision Medicine to Treat Cardiovascular Disease
Moderator: Renzhi Han, PhD, Columbus, OhioConcurrent Session 6B: Novel Animal Models and Translational Insights
Moderator: Martin Petroff, PhD, La Plata, Argentina
Wednesday, July 29
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 7A: HfpEF in Metabolic Diseases
Moderator: Jonathan Kirk, Maywood, IllinoisConcurrent Session 7B: Cardiotoxicity of Cancer Therapeutics: Mechanisms and Potential Therapies
Moderator: Richard Becker, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio- 11:00am - 12:00pm
General Session 8: Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Hypertrophy (BCVS-HFA Joint Session)
Moderator: Rebekah Gundry, PhD, Omaha, NebraskaWorkshop 1 -- Nailing Your Statistics: Rigorous Analysis for Grants & Papers
(Hosted by Circulation Research)
Moderator: Jane Freedman, MD, Worchester, Massachusetts- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
General Session 9A: Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Moderator: Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, Dallas, TexasGeneral Session 9B: Metabolism and Redox Mechanisms in Heart Failure
Moderator: Mahesh Gupta, PHD, Chicago, Illinois- 1:30pm - 2:30pm
General Session 10: Women in Science: Go for It (AHA Zoom)
Moderator: Rong Tian, MD, Seattle, WashingtonACS ACRE: Critical Signaling Pathways in Heart Failure
Moderator: Faqian Li, MD, Minneapolis, Minnesota- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Moderated Poster Session 3A: Systems Approach to Cardiovascular Biology
Poster Professor: Young-sup Yoon, MD, Atlanta, GeorgiaModerated Poster Session 3B: Inflammation and the Cardiovascular System
Poster Professor: Beata Wolska, PhD, Chicago, Illinois- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Concurrent Session 11A: Molecular & Cellular Therapy for Heart Failure
Moderator: Li Qian, PhD, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaConcurrent Session 11B: Diastolic & Contractile Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Moderator: John Ralphe, MD, Madison, Wisconsin- 4:30pm - 5:30pm
General Session 12: Genomic, Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanism of Heart Failure
Moderator: Susan Cheng, MD, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWorkshop 2: The Practice of Biomedical Research: Honesty Transparency and Early Career Funding Opportunities
Moderator: Leslie Leinwand, PhD, Boulder, Colorado
Thursday, July 30
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 13A: Extracellular Matrix; Fibroblasts and More
Moderator: Onur Kanisicak, PhD, Cincinnati, OhioConcurrent Session 13B: Regulation of Small RNAs in Heart Failure
Moderator: Jaunian Chen, PhD, Los Angeles, California- 11:00am - 12:00pm
Concurrent Session 14A: Cardiac Arrhythmias: from Basic Mechanisms to Precision Medicine
Moderator: Steven Houser, PhD, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaConcurrent Session 14B: Systems Approaches to Cardiac Disease: Novel Mechanisms
Moderator: Chengxue Qin, DPhil, Melbourne, Australia- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Moderated Poster Session 4A: Clinical/Translational Research
Poster Professor: Glenn Rowe, PhD, Birmingham, AlabamaModerated Poster Session 4B: Genetics and Genomics of Cardiovascular Disease
Poster Professor: Sarah Schumacher, PhD, Cleveland, Ohio- 1:00pm
- Conference adjourns
Monday, July 27
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 12:30pm - 1:00pm
BCVS 2020 Opening Welcome
Mitch Elkind, MD, AHA President, New York, New York
Elizabeth McNally, MD, PHD, BCVS Council Chair, Chicago, Illinois- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Concurrent Session 1A: Beyond the Heart: Systemic Effects of Pathogenic Cardiac Remodeling
Moderator: Gregory Aubert, MD, Chicago, IllinoisConcurrent Session 1B: Cutting-edge Approaches to Targeting Complex Cardiomyopathies
Moderator: Jil Tardiff, MD, PhD, Tucson, Arizona- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Moderated Poster Session 1A: Sarcomeric Function & Contractility
Poster Professor: Danish Sayed, PhD, Newark, New JerseyModerated Poster Session 1B: Ion Channels and Arrhythmias
Poster Professor: Ravi Shah, MD, Boston, Massachusetts- 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Concurrent Session 2A: Cardiovascular Risk Factors-Nicotine Use, Diet and Physical Activities as Modulators
Moderator: Loren Wold, PhD, Columbus OhioConcurrent Session 2B: Covid-19 and Cardiovascular Disease
Moderator: Mina Chung, MD, Cleveland, Ohio- 4:00pm - 5:00pm
ACS Japanese: Inflammation and Cardiac Remodeling in Heart Failure
Moderator: Junichi Sadoshima, MD, Newark, New JerseyACS Korean: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Heart Failure
Moderator: Young-sup Yoon, MD, Atlanta, Georgia
Tuesday, July 28
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 3A: Molecular Predictors & Markers of Heart Failure Progression
Moderator: Kristine Deleon-Pennell, PhD, Charleston, South CarolinaConcurrent Session 3B: Cardiac Effects of Oxidation and Inflammation
Moderator: Ameen Ismahil, PhD, Birmingham, Alabama- 11:00am - 12:00pm
Concurrent Session 4A: Apoptosis, Necrosis and Autophagy in Heart Disease
Moderator: Asa Gustafsson, PhD, La Jolla, CaliforniaConcurrent Session 4B: Novel Pathogenic Pathways in Cardiac Remodeling: Early vs. Late
Moderator: John Calvert, PhD, Suwanee, Georgia- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
General Session 5: Keynote Lecture - All is in Flux: Cardiac Metabolism in Transition
Moderator: Ivor Benjamin, MD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Speaker: Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, Houston, Texas- 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Early Career Session: Amplify the Signal, Not the Noise
Moderator: Priscila Sato, PhD, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaACS SAHA: Research Advances to Treat Heart Failure
Moderator: Sathyamangla Naga Prasad, PhD, Cleveland, Ohio- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Moderated Poster Session 2A: Myocardial Ischemia, Oxidative Stress and Cardioprotection
Poster Professor: Jean Bopassa, PhD, UTHealth, San Antonio, TexasModerated Poster Session 2B: Signal Transduction Pathways
Poster Professor: Joan Heller Brown, PhD, La Jolla, California- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Concurrent Session 6A: Harnessing Precision Medicine to Treat Cardiovascular Disease
Moderator: Renzhi Han, PhD, Columbus, OhioConcurrent Session 6B: Novel Animal Models and Translational Insights
Moderator: Martin Petroff, PhD, La Plata, Argentina
Wednesday, July 29
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 7A: HfpEF in Metabolic Diseases
Moderator: Jonathan Kirk, Maywood, IllinoisConcurrent Session 7B: Cardiotoxicity of Cancer Therapeutics: Mechanisms and Potential Therapies
Moderator: Richard Becker, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio- 11:00am - 12:00pm
General Session 8: Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Hypertrophy (BCVS-HFA Joint Session)
Moderator: Rebekah Gundry, PhD, Omaha, NebraskaWorkshop 1 -- Nailing Your Statistics: Rigorous Analysis for Grants & Papers
(Hosted by Circulation Research)
Moderator: Jane Freedman, MD, Worchester, Massachusetts- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
General Session 9A: Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Competition
Moderator: Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, Dallas, TexasGeneral Session 9B: Metabolism and Redox Mechanisms in Heart Failure
Moderator: Mahesh Gupta, PHD, Chicago, Illinois- 1:30pm - 2:30pm
General Session 10: Women in Science: Go for It (AHA Zoom)
Moderator: Rong Tian, MD, Seattle, WashingtonACS ACRE: Critical Signaling Pathways in Heart Failure
Moderator: Faqian Li, MD, Minneapolis, Minnesota- 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Moderated Poster Session 3A: Systems Approach to Cardiovascular Biology
Poster Professor: Young-sup Yoon, MD, Atlanta, GeorgiaModerated Poster Session 3B: Inflammation and the Cardiovascular System
Poster Professor: Beata Wolska, PhD, Chicago, Illinois- 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Concurrent Session 11A: Molecular & Cellular Therapy for Heart Failure
Moderator: Li Qian, PhD, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaConcurrent Session 11B: Diastolic & Contractile Dysfunction in Heart Failure
Moderator: John Ralphe, MD, Madison, Wisconsin- 4:30pm - 5:30pm
General Session 12: Genomic, Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanism of Heart Failure
Moderator: Susan Cheng, MD, Los Angeles, CaliforniaWorkshop 2: The Practice of Biomedical Research: Honesty Transparency and Early Career Funding Opportunities
Moderator: Leslie Leinwand, PhD, Boulder, Colorado
Thursday, July 30
- Time (all times are Central)
- Activity
- 10:00am - 11:00am
Concurrent Session 13A: Extracellular Matrix; Fibroblasts and More
Moderator: Onur Kanisicak, PhD, Cincinnati, OhioConcurrent Session 13B: Regulation of Small RNAs in Heart Failure
Moderator: Jaunian Chen, PhD, Los Angeles, California- 11:00am - 12:00pm
Concurrent Session 14A: Cardiac Arrhythmias: from Basic Mechanisms to Precision Medicine
Moderator: Steven Houser, PhD, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaConcurrent Session 14B: Systems Approaches to Cardiac Disease: Novel Mechanisms
Moderator: Chengxue Qin, DPhil, Melbourne, Australia- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Moderated Poster Session 4A: Clinical/Translational Research
Poster Professor: Glenn Rowe, PhD, Birmingham, AlabamaModerated Poster Session 4B: Genetics and Genomics of Cardiovascular Disease
Poster Professor: Sarah Schumacher, PhD, Cleveland, Ohio- 1:00pm
- Conference adjourns