Vascular Discovery: From Genes to Medicine Scientific Sessions 2022

Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco

Presenting in Plenary Session 1: Cardiovascular Health Disparities, and the Mentor of Women Networking Luncheon

Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, MS, FAHA, FACC
New York University School of Medicine

Presenting in Concurrent Session 1C: Translational Science in Vascular Medicine: Emerging Research in COVID-related Thrombosis:
"Thrombosis and Antithrombotic Therapy in COVID-19: From Bedside to Bench and Back Again"

Eric Boilard, PhD
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec

Presenting in Concurrent Session 4b: Platelet Production, Signaling and Function:
"Role of Platelets and Extracellular Vesicles in Immunity"

Alan Daugherty, PhD, DSc, FAHA
University of Kentucky

Presenting in Plenary Session 2: Highlights from the ATVB Journal

Robert E. Gerszten, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Presenting in Plenary Session 1: Cardiovascular Health Disparities:
"Whole Genome Sequence Analysis of the Plasma Proteome and Metabolome in Black Adults: Insights Into Cardiovascular Disease"

Delphine Gomez, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

Presenting in Plenary Session 3: Shape Shifters in the Vasculature:
"Epigenetic Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Lineage Identity"

John Hwa, MD, PhD, FRACP
Yale University School of Medicine

Presenting in Plenary Session 3: Shape Shifters in the Vasculature: Cell Identity in Vascular Disease:
"Platelet Heterogeneity: Rewriting a Story Without a Clot"

Jason C. Kovacic, MD, PhD
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Presenting in Plenary Session 3: Shape Shifters in the Vasculature: Cell Identity in Vascular Disease:
"Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Endothelial Cell Plasticity in Vascular Disease"

Liwu Li, PhD
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Presenting in Concurrent Session 1a: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis:
"Innate Leukocyte Memory and Programming Dynamics in Atherosclerosis"

Kathryn J. Moore, PhD, FAHA
New York University

Presenting in Plenary Session 6: Distinguished Lecture
"Cardiovascular Disease: Impact Beyond the Heart"

Stefania Nicoli, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine

Presenting in Plenary Session 6:
Keynote Lecture: Cerebrovascular Disease: A Message of Hope from the Developing Embryo

Manu O. Platt, PhD
Georgia Tech, Emory University

Presenting in Plenary Session 1: Cardiovascular Health Disparities: "Large Artery Remodeling in Sickle Cell Disease"

Amy Pollack, MD
Mayo Clinic

Presenting in Concurrent Session 3c: Health Disparities in Peripheral Vascular Disease:
"Update on AHA PAD Awareness Campaign"

Babak Razani, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine

Presenting in Concurrent Session 4a: Metabolic disorders and Atherosclerosis:
"From Arsonist to Firefighter: Reprogramming Macrophages in Atherosclerosis and Obesity"

Jiliang Zhou, MD, PhD
Medical College of Georgia

Presenting in Concurrent Session 1b: Molecular, Developmental and Cellular Biology of the Vessel Wall:
"Discovery of the Smooth Muscle-specific Long Non-coding RNA CARMN"