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March 11-13, 2022

ReVAMP hosted its first in-person conference on March 11-13, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain. Young and Senior Scientists training in labs across North America and Europe who study vascular biology showcased their research and established new collaborations within the network. The conference was made accessible virtually to those unable to attend in person and the group enjoyed a special guest presentation by Dr. Mariona Graupera, Group Leader of Endothelial Pathobiology and Microenvironment at Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute.

Organizing PI: Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD, Northwestern University

Conference Address:
H-10 Universitat
Ronda Universitat, 21,
08007 Barcelona
Phone: (34) 93 342 78 50

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 Day 1: March 11, 2022

 

Time (CET) Time Duration
05:00 PM Social hour – non-alcoholic cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the hotel terrace restaurant TWENTY ONE ROOFTOP 01:30
06:30 PM

“PIK3CA in endothelial cells: a master regulator with pathophysiological implications”

 

Mariona Graupera, PhD

Group Leader, 
Endothelial Pathobiology and Microenvironment Group,
Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute

01:00

 Day 2: March 12, 2022

 

Time (CET) Time Duration
08:30 AM Opening reception – coffee & tea 00:20
08:50 AM

Opening words, welcome and main goals

Luisa Iruela-Arispe, PhD
Professor and Chair, Northwestern University

00:10
09:00 AM

“Pulmonary Vascular Architecture”

Stephen Spurgin, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Fellow, Cleaver Lab

00:30
09:30 AM

Discussion facilitated by Angela Quiesser, Vikkula Lab

00:15
09:45 AM

“scRNA-seq in vascular anomalies: future perspectives”

Catalina Alvarez, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Vikkula Lab

00:30
10:15 AM

Discussion facilitated by Angela Quiesser, Vikkula Lab

00:15
10:30 AM

BREAK

00:15
10:45 AM

“A case study in Moyamoya”

Florian Specque, MS
Bioinformatician, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:30
11:15 AM

Discussion facilitated by Chaker Aloui, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
11:30 AM

“BMP Signaling”

Katiannah Moise, BS
Predoctoral Fellow, Arispe Lab

00:30
12:00 Noon

Discussion facilitated by Florence Riant, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
12:15 PM

LUNCH BREAK – open finger buffet

01:00
01:15 PM

“CCM –an angiocrine signaling center at heart”

Claudia Rödel, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Seyfried Lab

00:30
01:45 PM

Discussion facilitated by Gwenola Boulday, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
02:00 PM

“The role of the Hippo Pathway on embryonic endothelial development”

Mitzy Cowdin, BS
Predoctoral Fellow, Cleaver Lab

00:30
02:30 PM

Discussion facilitated by Gwenola Boulday, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
02:45 PM

“Deciphering mechanisms of cerebrovascular diseases: From gene identification to mouse models”

Gwenola Boulday, PhD
Research Associate, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:30
03:15 PM

Discussion facilitated by Van-Cuong Pham, Seyfried Lab

00:15
03:30 PM

BREAK – coffee, tea, pastries, and fruit

00:15
03:45 PM

“From genetic data analysis to the characterization of a newly-identified clinical phenotype”

Martina De Bortoli, MSc
Predoctoral Fellow, Vikkula Lab

00:30
04:15 PM

Discussion facilitated by Chaker Aloui, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
04:30 PM

“Modelling and understanding vascular disorders through blood vessel organoids”

Kirill Salewskij, MSc
Predoctoral Fellow, Penninger lab

00:30
05:00 PM

Discussion facilitated by Van-Cuong Pham, Seyfried Lab

00:15
05:15 PM

“The use of human heart and blood vessel organoid systems to model cardiovascular diseases”

Sahra Tasdelen, BSc
Masters Student, Penninger lab

00:30
05:45 PM

Discussion facilitated by Florence Riant, Tournier-Lasserve Lab

00:15
06:00 PM

PI Meeting

01:00
07:00­­ PM

Conclusion of PI meeting

 Day 3: March 13, 2022

 

Time (CET) Time Duration
08:30 AM Opening reception 00:20
08:50 AM

Opening words, welcome and main goals

Miikka Vikkula, MD, PhD
Professor and Director, de Duve Institute

00:10
09:00 AM

“Underlying mechanisms in vascular anomalies”

Ana Mompeon, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Arispe Lab

00:30
09:30 AM

Discussion facilitated by Anusha Sathyanaraynan, Seyfried Lab

00:15
09:45 AM

“Elucidate the role of Cbx7a in a zebrafish CCM model”

Van-Cuong Pham, MSc
Predoctoral Fellow, Seyfried Lab

00:30
10:15 AM

Discussion facilitated by Anusha Sathyanaraynan, Seyfried Lab

00:15
10:30 AM

BREAK – coffee, tea, fruit juices, fruit, pastry variety

00:15
10:45 AM

Open forum on techniques, reagents, and collaborations

01:45
12:30 PM

Meeting adjourns