#VascularDiscovery24 Science News
From Genes to Medicine
May 15–18, 2024
Hilton Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
May 15–18, 2024
Hilton Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
Welcome to Chicago!
This is where you will find exclusive interviews and insights into the science presented during Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine 2024 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.
Check back during the conference for updates and new interviews.
Welcome to #VascularDiscovery24
Program Chair Kathleen Martin, PhD, FAHA and Vice Chair Peter Henke, MD, FAHA welcome attendees to Vascular Discovery 2024 in Chicago and highlight some of the topics and events they have planned for the meeting this year.
Clonal Hematopoiesis Aging and CVD
Program Chair Kathleen Martin, PhD, FAHA interviews Kenneth Walsh, PhD, FAHA about his groundbreaking work on clonal hematopoiesis and aging which he presented during a session on Hot Topics in Cardiovascular Disease during Vascular Discovery 2024.
Functional Multiomics to Identify Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Atherosclerosis
Katey Rayner, PhD, FAHA, immediate past chair for Vascular Discovery, interviews Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä, PhD about her talk on the potential of functional multiomics to improve our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease, which she presented in the opening plenary session for Vascular Discovery 2024.
Interview with Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD
Program Chair Kathleen Martin, PhD, FAHA interviews guest lecturer Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD about his talk, "Complementing Human Organoids for Vascular Discovery," which he presented in an opening plenary session on Hot Topics in Cardiovascular Disease during Vascular Discovery 2024.
Highlights from the ATVB Journal
Hanrui Zhang, MD, PhD, Technical Editor of the ATVB journal, interviews Louise Iruela-Arispe, MD, PhD, a guest speaker for a session on Highlights from the ATVB Journal during Vascular Discovery 2024, about her 30-year career investigating the regulation of blood vessel formation and her insights on mentoring relationships.
Fat Metabolism in the Endothelium
Program Vice Chair Peter Henke, MD, FAHA interviews Zoltan Arany, MD, PhD about his recent work investigating the influence of fat metabolism in the endothelium on high blood pressure and cardiometabolic health, which he presented during a session on Advances in Cardiometabolic Disease.
Hoeg Award Lecture: The Evolving Landscape of Atherosclerosis in the Covid-19 Era
Philip S. Tsao, PhD, chair of the council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, interviews the 2024 Hoeg Award Lecturer Chiara Giannarelli, MD, PhD about her work understanding the COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 infection contributes to atherosclerosis and increases the risk of cardiovascular disease.
2024 Keynote Lecturer Kristy Red-Horse, PhD
Program Chair Kathleen Martin, PhD, FAHA interviews Keynote Lecturer Kristy R. Red-Horse, PhD about work her lab is doing to understand links between coronary artery development and coronary artery disease.
2024 Brinkhous Prize Winner Steven Grover, MRes, PhD
Sydney W. Whiteheart, PhD interviews Steven P. Grover, MRes, PhD, the 2024 winner of the Brinkhous Prize, about the science he presented for the competition during Vascular Discovery 2024.
2024 Page Award Winner Bishuang Cai, PhD
A. Wayne Orr, PhD interviews Bishuang Cai, PhD, the 2024 winner of the Page Award, about the science she presented for the competition during Vascular Discovery 2024.