2016 - 23rd Annual Cardiovascular Day
23rd Annual Cardiovascular Day
Tuesday, February the 23rd, 2016
Reynolds Alumni Center « click for map
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. S.R. Wayne Chen, Ph.D.
S.R “Wayne” Chen, PhD, University of Calgary will be here as The James O. Davis Distinguished Lecturer and Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecturer during our XXIII Annual CV Day to be held, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Reynolds Alumni Center. Dr Chen’s research is directed towards understanding the structure/function relationships and physiological roles of the calcium release channel (ryanodine receptor) (RyR) in cardiac function.
Dr. Chen will speak about "The ryanodine receptor store-sensing gate controls Ca2+ waves and Ca2+-triggered arrhythmias".
Additional Speakers
Nicole Nichols, Ph.D.
Bysani Chandrasekar, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Erika Boerman, Ph.D.
Camilla Manrique, M.D.
Scott Zaweija, Ph.D.
Jennifer Magnusson
Hannah Keuenzel
Poster Awards
| 1st | Kurt Marshall | GRA BioSci - DCRC |
| FASTKD1 overexpression prevents left ventricular free wall rupture in a mouse model of myocardial infarction | ||
| 2nd | John Jones | GRA - MPP |
| TRPV4 ion channel alters intracellular calcium transients in cardiomyocytes of aged mice | ||
| 3rd | Erika Boerman | Post-Doc - MPP |
| Aging Impairs Spontaneous Ca2+ Signalling in Regulation by CGRP in Smooth Muscle Cells of Mouse Mesenteric Arteries | ||
| 4th | Stephanie L. K. Bowers | Post-Doc - MPP |
| Molecular pathways controlling VEGF priming of endothelial cells which stimulate downstream morphogenic events | ||
Event Information
Event Committee members: Michael A. Hill, Ph.D., Christopher P. Baines Ph.D., Luis Polo-Parada Ph.D., Luis Martinez-Lemus Ph.D., Sandy Goyette, Laura McClaskey
Call for Abstracts and Registration period has closed.
If you have questions regarding this event please E-mail mu-cvday@missouri.edu
