2024 Annual Scientific Symposium
Thursday, February 22, 2024 | 9:00am - 2:30pm EST
Location: Frankel CVC Danto Auditorium
9:00am - 9:05am
Welcome Message
Welcome message by Dr. Kim EagleLight breakfast and refreshments will be offered
9:05am - 10:00am
Poster Session
Keynote Lecture
10:00am - 11:00am
“Sex-biased genetic factors in cardiometabolism"
Karen Reue, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Departments of Human Genetics and Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Distinguished Professor, Departments of Human Genetics and Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Featured Scientific Speaker
11:00am - 11:30am
“Bromocriptine for Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (REBIRTH)”
Melinda Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director, Fellowship - Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director, Fellowship - Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School
Featured Scientific Speaker
11:30am - 12:00pm
“VGLL3, a novel immune regulator in placenta, contributes to preeclampsia”
Olesya Plazyo, PhD
Research Investigator, Dermatology, Medical School
Research Investigator, Dermatology, Medical School
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45pm - 1:00pm
Poster Awards Announcement
Featured Scientific Speaker
1:00pm - 1:30pm
"Dissection of the pathways mediating sex hormone-induced thromboembolism using zebrafish"
Jordan Shavit, MD, PhD
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
Panel Discussion
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Panelists:
Lori L. Isom, PhD
Maurice H Seevers Collegiate Professor of Pharmacology, Chair, Department of Pharmacology, Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Neurology, Medical School
Jill Becker, PhD
Patricia Y Gurin Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute, Medical School
Santhi Ganesh, MD
M-BRISC Director, David J Pinsky M.D. Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD
M-BRISC Co-Director, Arthur C Curtis Professor of Skin Molecular Immunology, Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, Mary H Weiser Food Allergy, Medical School
2:15pm
Closing Remarks
Santhi K Ganesh, MD
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