Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium
5th Annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium
Highlighting Vascular Disease and Remodeling
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August 4-5, 2023
2023 Award Winners PDF
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The Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium is the annual conference highlighting cutting edge research in Vascular Biology from world-renowned laboratories across the Gulf Coast region in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. By bringing together a critical mass of scientists, educators, clinicians, and trainees the 5th annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium held in College Station will facilitate knowledge transfer, novel insights, and new collaborations between a variety of scientists that share a common interest in vascular biology.
For questions contact: Kayla Bayless, PhD; Email: kaylajb@tamu.edu
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We acknowledge the generosity of the following sponsors:
- Department of Medical Physiology
- Michael E DeBakey Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Cell Biology and Genetics
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
Four trainee awards will be sponsored by the Department of Medical Physiology and NAVBO (https://www.navbo.org/trainee-awards/).
Preliminary Program
Friday, August 4, 2023
8:30 am – 5:00 pm Talks
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Posters
Session 1: Lymphatics in Disease
Michael Dellinger, PhD
Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
KrasG12D Drives Lymphatic Malformations During Development by Altering the Cellular and Molecular Landscape of Lymphatic Vessels
Sanjukta Chakraborty, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical Physiology, Texas A&M Health Science Center
Lymphatic vasculature in progression of liver disease: Targeting novel molecular regulators
Jorge Castorena, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Tulane University
Insights into mechanisms of collecting lymphatic vessel dysfunction in obesity
Session 2: Vascular Disease and Inflammation
Nhat-Tu Le, PhD
Associate Professor, Houston Methodist, Weill Cornell Medical College
Role of TNIK in modulating interferon signaling and endothelial cell response to viral infection
Audrey Cleuren, PhD
Assistant Member, Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
The endothelial cell response in inflammation: friend or foe?
Session 3: Vascular Mechanobiology
Mabruka Alfaidi, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, LSU Health Shreveport
The Interleukin-1 Receptor Mechano-Signaling Roles
Aaron Baker, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Biophysical Rejuvenation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Enhancing Vascular Regeneration
Session 4: Vascular Disease and Therapeutics
Norman Harris, PhD
Professor and Chair, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Shreveport
Retinal vascular pathology (diabetes or hypertension)
Stryder Meadows, PhD
Associate Professor, Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University
Molecular Mechanisms Driving Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs) in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
Saturday, August 5, 2023
9:00 am – 1:00 pm Talks
Session 5: Cellular Bioengineering
Yi Hong, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Bioengineering Department, University of Texas at Arlington
Engineering cardiac hydrogels to promote in vitro angiogenesis
Feng Zhao, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Structured cell-derived extracellular matrix for vascular bioengineering
Taci Pereira
Chief Executive Officer, Systemic Bio
h-VIOS: A novel human organ-on-a-chip platform using vascularized biomaterial
Session 6: Large Vessel Remodeling
Xinchun Pi, PhD
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
The paracrine regulation of vascular remodeling response during pulmonary hypertension
Dwight Towler, MD, PhD
Associate Dean, Resident Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Noncanonical Wnt Signaling in Arteriosclerosis and Aneurysmal Remodeling