North American Vascular Biology Organization Inc

22ND INTERNATIONAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY MEETING - PROJECT SUMMARY SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1980, THE INTERNATIONAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY MEETING (IVBM) HAS BEEN A TIME-HONORED AND PROFOUNDLY IMPACTFUL BIENNIAL EVENT. THIS MEETING PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY TO EXCHANGE AND DISCUSS NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES, AND TO CHART INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE FUTURE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTIONS IN VASCULAR BIOLOGY. THE IVBM HAS ALSO SERVED TO FOSTER THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS IN VASCULAR MEDICINE. IVBM 2022 (OCTOBER 13-17, 2022 IN OAKLAND, CA) WILL COVER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY, PRIORITIZING EMERGING AREAS OF RESEARCH. THE VASCULATURE IMPACTS EVERY ORGAN SYSTEM IN DEVELOPMENT, AGING, AND DISEASE AND IS CRITICAL TO PROCESSES OF REGENERATION. BLOOD VESSEL WALLS REGULATE MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING VASOMOTOR TONE, LEUKOCYTE TRAFFICKING, INNATE AND ACQUIRED IMMUNITY, PERMEABILITY, STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION, REGENERATION, AND NEW BLOOD FORMATION. ABNORMALITIES IN ANY OF THESE FUNCTIONS LEAD TO DISEASE. BEYOND TRADITIONAL VESSEL WALL PATHOLOGIES SUCH AS ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND HYPERTENSION, THE VASCULATURE CONTRIBUTES TO CANCER, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, DIABETES, HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DISORDERS, AGING, AND INFECTIOUS PROCESSES, MOST RECENTLY COVID-19. MOUNTING EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT MANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS ARE DUE TO THE VIRUS ATTACKING THE VASCULATURE. ADVANCES IN VASCULAR BIOLOGY HAVE LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MANY NEW THERAPIES AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES WITH BROAD IMPACT INCLUDING THOSE MITIGATING TUMOR GROWTH AND RESTORING VISION. IVBM 2022 WILL PROVIDE A TIMELY FORUM TO EXCHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING FIELD OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY, FACILITATE CROSS-DISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION AND CRITICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SEASONED INVESTIGATORS AND TRAINEES, AND PROMOTE AWARENESS OF DIVERSE VASCULAR BEDS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE. OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO IGNITE NOVEL AREAS OF RESEARCH BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY, AND FROM BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL MEDICINE, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH. IVBM 2022 IS BEING ORGANIZED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (NAVBO), AN ORGANIZATION WITH A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF PROMOTING TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS ARE RESERVED FOR JUNIOR SCIENTISTS TO PROMOTE THEIR CAREER GROWTH. NAVBO IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND EQUITY WITHIN AND BEYOND THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY COMMUNITY; THE IVBM ORGANIZERS AND SPEAKERS INCLUDE WOMEN, JUNIOR FACULTY, UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, AND SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WE SELECTED THE DIVERSE CITY OF OAKLAND, CA AS THE CONFERENCE SITE. OUR PROGRAM FACILITATES CROSS-FERTILIZATION OF SCIENTIFIC INSIGHTS RELATED TO DIFFERENT VASCULAR BEDS (BRAIN, HEART, LUNG, KIDNEY, LIVER, AND EYE) AND DIVERSE DISCIPLINES (CELL BIOLOGY, GENETICS, IMAGING, BIOENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, AND DRUG DISCOVERY). BY PROMOTING SUCH INTERACTIONS, WE WILL GENERATE NEW BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND DISEASE PROCESSES, CATALYZE INNOVATION, AND EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DIAGNOSTIC, REGENERATIVE AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES. BY ENGAGING YOUNG INVESTIGATORS AND FOSTERING DIVERSITY WE WILL ENRICH THE FIELD OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND SECURE ITS FUTURE.

NAVBO DEVELOPMENTAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY WORKSHOP

VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2026 - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION, WITH NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS REVEALING THE EXTENT AND MECHANISMS OF VASCULAR DIVERSITY. VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS HAVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR VARIATION IN VESSEL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN DIFFERENT ORGANS, ACROSS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, AND IN DIFFERENT DISEASE CONTEXTS, LEADING TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THESE VARIATIONS CAN IMPACT THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES. TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO VASCULAR DIVERSITY ARE (1) THE GENETIC PATTERNING OF DEVELOPING VESSELS, AND (2) THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VESSELS GROW AND REMODEL. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2026 (VB2026), ORGANIZED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (NAVBO), WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS BY COVERING THE THEMES OF (1) VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND HOMEOSTASIS, (2) VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, (3) INFLAMMATION, AND (4) MICROCIRCULATION. REGARDING THE LATTER THEME, THE MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY (MCS) WILL BE A GUEST SOCIETY AT THIS MEETING. MCS MEMBERS BRING CLASSICAL EXPERTISE IN MICROCIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION, COMPLEMENTING THE MOLECULAR, GENETIC, AND BIOENGINEERING EXPERTISE OF NAVBO MEMBERS, TO MUTUAL BENEFIT. VB2026 WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, HOSPITALS AND GOVERNMENT, AND INCORPORATES BOTH TRAINEES AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE ASILOMAR CONFERENCE GROUNDS, FROM OCTOBER 18-22, 2026. THE ROSTER OF ORGANIZERS AND INVITED SPEAKERS FEATURES RESEARCHERS FROM VARIOUS CAREER LEVELS AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS, PROVIDING BROAD PERSPECTIVES FOR A MEETING FOCUSED ON VASCULAR BIOLOGY. MANY SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS, GIVING TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH THAT FURTHER PROMOTE CAREER DEVELOPMENT. THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE 14 CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND FIVE PLENARY SESSIONS. THE PLENARY SESSIONS ARE MECHANISMS OF VASCULAR DISEASE AND RESILIENCE, THE MCS PRESIDENT'S SYMPOSIUM, A KEYNOTE LECTURE BY DR. KRISTY RED-HORSE (STANFORD UNIVERSITY), AND NAVBO AND MCS AWARD LECTURES. THESE SESSIONS WILL BRING TOGETHER ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN ONE ROOM. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WILL OCCUR AT POSTER SESSIONS, GROUP MEALS, INCLUDING A RECEPTION ON OPENING NIGHT. IN SUM, VB2026 WILL FOSTER EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS AT DIFFERENT TRAINING AND CAREER STAGES, SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS, AND PERSPECTIVES TO DEVELOP INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL SYNERGISTICALLY ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL, THEREBY PROMOTING THE NHLBI'S MISSION TO PREVENT AND TREAT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2025 - THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION, WITH NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS REVEALING THE EXTENT AND MECHANISMS OF VASCULAR HETEROGENEITY. VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS HAVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR VARIATION IN VESSEL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN DIFFERENT ORGANS, ACROSS DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, AND IN DIFFERENT DISEASE CONTEXTS, LEADING TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THIS VARIATION CAN IMPACT THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR A WIDE RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES. TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO VASCULAR HETEROGENEITY ARE (1) THE GENETIC PATTERNING OF DEVELOPING VESSELS, AND (2) THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VESSELS GROW AND REMODEL. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2025 (VB2025), ORGANIZED BY THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (NAVBO), WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS BY COVERING THE THEMES OF (1) VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND HOMEOSTASIS, (2) VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, (3) INFLAMMATION, AND (4) MICROCIRCULATION. REGARDING THE LATTER THEME, THE MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY (MCS) WILL BE A GUEST SOCIETY AT THIS MEETING. MCS MEMBERS BRING CLASSICAL EXPERTISE IN MICROCIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION, COMPLEMENTING THE MOLECULAR, GENETIC, AND BIOENGINEERING EXPERTISE OF NAVBO MEMBERS, TO MUTUAL BENEFIT. VB2025 WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT AND INCORPORATES BOTH TRAINEES AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE HYPORT CONFERENCE CENTER, FROM OCTOBER 19-23, 2025. THE ROSTER OF ORGANIZERS AND INVITED SPEAKERS FEATURES JUNIOR FACULTY AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATORS. IN ADDITION, MANY SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS, GIVING TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH. THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE 14 CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND SEVEN PLENARY SESSIONS. THE PLENARY SESSIONS, MECHANOSENSING AND MECHANOTRANSDUCTION IN THE VASCULATURE, GENETICS IN VASCULAR INFLAMMATION, AND GENETIC DRIVERS OF VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS, PLUS THE KEYNOTE, NAVBO AND MCS AWARD LECTURES, WILL BRING TOGETHER ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN ONE ROOM. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WILL OCCUR AT POSTER SESSIONS, GROUP MEALS, NANO-TALKS, AND A RECEPTION ON OPENING NIGHT. IN SUM, VB2025 WILL FOSTER EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS FROM MULTIPLE CAREER STAGES AND SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES TO DEVELOP INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS THAT WILL SYNERGISTICALLY ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, HETEROGENEITY, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL, THEREBY PROMOTING THE NHLBI’S MISSION TO PREVENT AND TREAT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2023 - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION - VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZERS: ANDREAS BEYER* (MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN), ERIKA BOERMAN* (UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI), JASON FISH (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO), GABRIELLE FREDMAN (ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER), GUILLERMO GARCIA-CARDENA (BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL/HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL), MIRANDA GOOD* (TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), MARK MAJESKY (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON), STEFANIA NICOLI (YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), A. WAYNE ORR (LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER – SHREVEPORT), KRISTY RED-HORSE (STANFORD UNIVERSITY), ARNDT SIEKMANN (UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA), AND YING ZHENG (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) OCTOBER 15-19, 2023 NEWPORT HARBOR ISLAND RESORT, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: YING ZHENG PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION AS NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND DISCOVERIES ARE REVEALING THE EXTENT AND MECHANISMS OF VASCULAR DIVERSITY. VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS HAVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR HOW VESSEL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION CAN VARY IN DIFFERENT ORGANS, DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, AND DISEASE CONTEXTS AND HOW THIS VARIATION CAN IMPACT THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR TACKLING A WIDE RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES. TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO VASCULAR DIVERSITY ARE (1) THE GENETIC PATTERNING OF DEVELOPING VESSELS, AND (2) THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VESSELS GROW AND ADAPT. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2023 (VB2023) WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS BY COVERING THE THEMES OF (1) DEVELOPMENT AND GENETICS, (2) MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, (3) SIGNALING AND (4) INFLAMMATION. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FOUR THEMES FOSTERS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS WITH DIVERSE EXPERTISE TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE DISCOVERIES. IN ADDITION, VB2023 WILL HOST THE MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY (MCS) AS ITS GUEST. THE MCS BRINGS CLASSICAL EXPERTISE IN MICROCIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION, AND BENEFITS THE MOLECULAR, GENETIC, AND BIOENGINEERING APPROACHES OF NAVBO MEETING PARTICIPANTS, AND VICE VERSA. OVERALL, VB2023 AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETIC, MATRIX, BIOENGINEERING, SIGNALING, INFLAMMATION AND MICROCIRCULATORY ASPECTS OF THE VASCULATURE SO THAT THEIR CROSS-FERTILIZATION CAN PROGRESS THE FIELD'S UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL. VB2023 WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT AND THAT INCORPORATES BOTH TRAINEES AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT NEWPORT HARBOR ISLAND RESORT, FROM OCTOBER 15-19, 2023. THE ROSTER OF ORGANIZERS AND OF INVITED SPEAKERS PROVIDES A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FACE TO THE MEETING, WITH WOMEN, JUNIOR FACULTY, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS FEATURED. IN ADDITION, A LARGER NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS THAN AT PAST VERSIONS OF THIS MEETING TO GIVE TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AND TO PROMOTE DIVERSE VOICES. THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE 18 CONCURRENT SESSIONS ACROSS THE FOUR MAIN TOPICS AND TWO CROSS-OVER THEMES ON IMAGING AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. KEYNOTE, NAVBO AND MCS AWARD LECTURES AND THE FINAL SESSION ON PLASTICITY IN THE VASCULATURE ARE GENERAL SESSIONS THAT WILL UNIFY ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN ONE ROOM. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WILL OCCUR AT POSTER SESSIONS, GROUP MEALS, NANO-TALKS, AND A CONFERENCE-WIDE RECEPTION ON OPENING NIGHT. ALTOGETHER, VB2023 WILL SERVE AS A NEXUS FOR SCIENTISTS OF DIVERSE CAREER STAGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND PERSPECTIVES TO COME TOGETHER FOR FOUR DAYS OF INTENSIVE DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION THAT WILL FOSTER NEW IDEAS AND COLLABORATIONS TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND WILL HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL AREAS OF THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE NHLBI MISSION.

VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021: ANNUAL MEETING OF THE THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (NAVBO) - VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021 FEATURES THE DEVELOPMENTAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS WORKSHOP AND THE VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING WORKSHOP WITH GUEST SOCIETY: MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY OCTOBER 24-28, 2021 ASILOMAR CONFERENCE GROUNDS, PACIFIC GROVE, MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: COURTNEY T. GRIFFIN PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION AS NEW TECHNIQUES AND DISCOVERIES ARE REVEALING THE EXTENT OF VASCULAR DIVERSITY WITHIN ORGANISMS. VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS HAVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR HOW VESSEL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION CAN VARY IN DIFFERENT ORGANS, DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, AND DISEASE CONTEXTS AND HOW THIS VARIATION CAN IMPACT THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR TACKLING A WIDE RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES. TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO VASCULAR DIVERSITY ARE (1) THE GENETIC PATTERNING OF DEVELOPING VESSELS, AND (2) THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VESSELS GROW AND ARE MAINTAINED. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021—THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION (NAVBO)—WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS BY COMBINING ITS NINTH DEVELOPMENTAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS WORKSHOP WITH ITS EIGHTH VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING WORKSHOP. THESE WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PAIRED IN THE PAST, AND THEY PROVIDE EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS WITH DIFFERENT EXPERTISE TO APPRECIATE THE CROSSOVER AND COMBINED STRENGTHS OF THEIR RESEARCH. IN ADDITION, VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021 WILL HOST THE MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY (MCS) AS ITS GUEST, BECAUSE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF MCS MEMBERS HAS BEEN SHOWN IN PAST MEETINGS TO COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE THE GENETIC AND BIOENGINEERING APPROACHES OF WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THEREFORE, THE GOAL OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021 IS TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETIC, MATRIX, BIOENGINEERING, AND MICROCIRCULATORY ASPECTS OF THE VASCULATURE SO THAT THEIR CROSSTALK CAN PROGRESS THE FIELD'S UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021 WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT AND THAT INCORPORATES BOTH TRAINEES AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE ASILOMAR CONFERENCE GROUNDS IN PACIFIC GROVE, CA, FROM OCTOBER 24-28, 2021. THE ROSTER OF ORGANIZERS AND OF INVITED SPEAKERS PROVIDES A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FACE TO THE MEETING, WITH WOMEN, JUNIOR FACULTY, AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS INCLUDED. IN ADDITION, MORE SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS THAN AT PAST VERSIONS OF THESE WORKSHOPS TO GIVE TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR PRESENTATIONS. EACH WORKSHOP WILL HOST CONCURRENT SESSIONS, WHILE FOUR JOINT SESSIONS WILL UNIFY ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN ONE ROOM. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WILL OCCUR AT POSTER SESSIONS, MODERATOR-LED DISCUSSIONS, GROUP MEALS, A HANDS-ON “BOOT CAMP” ON SINGLE-CELL ANALYSES, A NANO-TALKS SESSION, AND A CONFERENCE-WIDE RECEPTION. ALTOGETHER, VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2021 WILL SERVE AS A NEXUS FOR SCIENTISTS OF DIVERSE STAGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND PERSPECTIVES TO COME TOGETHER FOR FOUR DAYS OF INTENSIVE DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION THAT WILL FOSTER NEW IDEAS AND COLLABORATIONS TO ADVANCE THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD AND THE NHLBI MISSION.

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2018

VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2024 - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION - VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2024 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTH AMERICAN VASCULAR BIOLOGY ORGANIZATION ORGANIZERS: ALEJANDRO ADAM AND GABRIELLE FREDMAN (ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER), MIRANDA GOOD* (TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), STEFANIA NICOLI (YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE), SARA NUNES DE VASCONCELOS (UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO), BETH ROMAN (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH), JOSEPH RUTKOWSKI (TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY), ARNDT SIEKMANN (UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA), AMBER STRATMAN (WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS), AND YING ZHENG (UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON) OCTOBER 20-24, 2024 ASILOMAR CONFERENCE GROUNDS, PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: YING ZHENG PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE VASCULAR BIOLOGY FIELD IS UNDERGOING A TRANSFORMATION AS NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND DISCOVERIES ARE REVEALING THE EXTENT AND MECHANISMS OF VASCULAR DIVERSITY. VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS HAVE A GROWING APPRECIATION FOR HOW VESSEL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION CAN VARY IN DIFFERENT ORGANS, DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES, SEXES, AND DISEASE CONTEXTS AND HOW THIS VARIATION CAN IMPACT THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES FOR TACKLING A WIDE RANGE OF PATHOLOGIES. TWO IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO VASCULAR DIVERSITY ARE (1) THE GENETIC PATTERNING OF DEVELOPING VESSELS, AND (2) THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH VESSELS GROW AND ADAPT. VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2024 (VB2024) WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THESE FACTORS BY COVERING THE THEMES OF (1) DEVELOPMENT AND GENETICS, (2) MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING, (3) SIGNALING AND (4) INFLAMMATION. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FOUR THEMES FOSTERS EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VASCULAR BIOLOGISTS WITH DIVERSE EXPERTISE TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE DISCOVERIES. IN ADDITION, VB2024 WILL HOST THE MICROCIRCULATORY SOCIETY (MCS) AS ITS GUEST. THE MCS BRINGS CLASSICAL EXPERTISE IN MICROCIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION, AND BENEFITS THE MOLECULAR, GENETIC, AND BIOENGINEERING APPROACHES OF NAVBO MEETING PARTICIPANTS, AND VICE VERSA. OVERALL, VB2024 AIMS TO BRING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPMENTAL, GENETIC, MATRIX, BIOENGINEERING, SIGNALING, INFLAMMATION AND MICROCIRCULATORY ASPECTS OF THE VASCULATURE SO THAT THEIR CROSS-FERTILIZATION CAN PROGRESS THE FIELD'S UNDERSTANDING OF VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, DIVERSITY, AND THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL. VB2024 WILL BE AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT DRAWS RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENT AND INCORPORATES BOTH TRAINEES AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE ASILOMAR CONFERENCE GROUNDS, FROM OCTOBER 20-24, 2024. THE ROSTER OF ORGANIZERS AND INVITED SPEAKERS PROVIDES A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE FACE TO THE MEETING, WITH WOMEN, JUNIOR FACULTY, AND INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS FEATURED. IN ADDITION, A LARGE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WILL BE SELECTED FROM ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS TO GIVE TRAINEES AND JUNIOR FACULTY ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AND TO PROMOTE DIVERSE VOICES. THE MEETING WILL INCLUDE 14 CONCURRENT SESSIONS ACROSS THE FIVE MAIN TOPICS AND TWO CROSS-OVER THEMES ON MALFORMATIONS AND MECHANOTRANSDUCTION. KEYNOTE, NAVBO AND MCS AWARD LECTURES AND THE SESSIONS ON METABOLISM, VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS, AND MICROVASCULAR CHANGES DURING PREGNANCY ARE GENERAL SESSIONS THAT WILL UNIFY ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN ONE ROOM. ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMAL AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WILL OCCUR AT POSTER SESSIONS, GROUP MEALS, NANO-TALKS, AND A CONFERENCE-WIDE RECEPTION ON OPENING NIGHT. ALTOGETHER, VB2024 WILL SERVE AS A NEXUS FOR SCIENTISTS OF DIVERSE CAREER STAGES, BACKGROUNDS, AND PERSPECTIVES TO COME TOGETHER FOR FOUR DAYS OF INTENSIVE DISCUSSION AND INTERACTION THAT WILL FOSTER NEW IDEAS AND COLLABORATIONS TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF VASCULAR BIOLOGY AND WILL HIGHLIGHT POTENTIAL AREAS OF THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE NHLBI MISSION.

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2019

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2017

19TH INTERNATIONAL VASCULAR BIOLOGY MEETING

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2015

NAVBO'S WORKSHOP ON VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INVESTIGATIVE PATHOLOGY (WITH THE NORT

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2020

VASCULAR MATRIX BIOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING WORKSHOP

NAVBO WORKSHOP: BIOLOGY OF SIGNALING IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

NAVBO WORKSHOPS AT VASCULAR BIOLOGY 2014