The Speakers/Moderators
Friday October 16, 2021
(Sessions 1, 2, 3)
1:10 pm - 1:25 pm CST (US Central Time)
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Suresh Verma & Dr. Federica Accornero
Session I (1:30 pm-3:05 pm CST, Friday Oct 15)
Energizers : Sarcomeric and mitochondrial function in heart
Moderators
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, USA
1:30-1:50 pm CST
Cardiac sarcomere protein quality control and BAG3
Northwestern University
Chicago, USA
1:50-2:10 pm CST
Targeting oxidative injury in atrial fibrillation: a gene therapy approach
Temple University
Philadelphia, USA
2:10-2:30 pm CST
Proteolytic Regulation of Mitochondrial Calcium Sensor MICU1
Emory University
Atlanta, USA
2:30-2:50 pm CST
Fueling the heart: a surprising resilience of the adult heart to mtDNA dysregulation
Temple University
Philadelphia, USA
2:50-3:10 pm CST
Navigating cardiomyocyte metabolism with Kruppel-like factor 5
Trainee presentation
Satvik Mareedu, BDS, MS, PhD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, NJ
3:10-3:25 pm CST
Reducing sarcolipin levels in dystrophic myocardium mitigates the mitochondrial dysfunction mediated disease progression
Break
Session 2 (3:30 pm-5:00 pm CST, Friday Oct 15)
Communicators : Cross-organ signaling in cardiac diseases
Moderators
University of Guelph
Ontario, Canada
3:30-3:50 pm CST
Microbiome benefits on cardiac repair post-myocardial infarction; not just what you eat, but also WHEN you eat matters
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa
Ontario, Canada
3:50-4:10 pm CST
Novel regulators of Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Trainee presentation
Sumanta Goswami, PhD
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alabama, USA
4:10-4:30 pm CST
Role of gut microbiota in the late-stage cardiac inflammation following transverse aortic constriction
Western University
Ontario, Canada
4:30-4:50 pm CST
Adoption of Nanocomposite Hydrogels as New Class of Biomedical Materials
Break
Session 3 (5:00 pm-6:50 pm CST, Friday Oct 15)
Invaders : Immune and Inflammatory cells, role and contribution in cardiac pathophysiology
Moderators
Tufts University
Boston, USA
5:00-5:20 pm CST
Cardiac T cell immune responses in non-ischemic Heart failure
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, USA
5:20-5:40 pm CST
Sex-dependent differences in cardiac remodeling and inflammation in the aging mouse heart
The Ohio State University
Columbus, USA
5:40-6:00 pm CST
Targeting CD4+T-Lymphocytes to Ameliorate Left-Ventricular Remodeling and Ischemic Heart Failure
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
6:00-6:20 pm CST
Antigen-specific T regulatory type-1 cells program neutrophils to suppress autoimmunity
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6:20-6:35 pm CST
Type 2 innate immunity drives distinct neonatal immune profile conductive for heart regeneration
Harshada Ketkar, PhD
New York Medical College
Valhalla, USA
6:35-6:50 pm CST