SYMPOSIUM I
JOINT CSATVB/CHS SYMPOSIUM ON VASCULAR BIOLOGY- DETRMINANTS OF VASCULAR STIFFNESS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
Co-Chairs: Michelle Bendeck & Pierre Moreau
Vascular Stiffness in Diabetes
Pierre Moreau
, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Determinants of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease
Cecilia Giachelli
, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Role of collagen receptors in atherosclerotic plaque development and stability
Michelle Bendeck
, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
SYMPOSIUM II
GENETIC BASIS OF LIPID DISORDERS
Chair: Robert A Hegele
Common DNA Sequence Variants, Blood Lipids, and Risk for Myocardial Infarction
Sekar Kathiresan
, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Genome Wide Association Studies for Coronary Artery Disease: Progress and Promise
Ruth McPherson
, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Genetics of Hyperlipidemia
Robert Hegele
, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
SYMPOSIUM III
CSATVB PRESIDENT’S SYMPOSIUM - THROMBUS FORMATION IN REAL TIME: THE POWER OF INTRAVITAL IMAGING
Chair: Mark Hatton
Assessing platelet activation in vivo
Peter Gross
, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
A Chemical Genetic Analysis of Platelet Activation
Robert Flaumenhaft
, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Novel mechanisms of platelet aggregation: Lessons from intravital microscopy thrombosis models and gene deficient mice
Heyu Ni
, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada