Emerging Topics in Microvascular Research

Symposium — Saturday, April 21, 2024 — 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM — Convention Center, Room 24
Microcirculatory Society (MCS) — Chair: Phoebe Stapleton — Co-Chair: Timothy Secomb

Speakers

• Probing for the role of fluid mechanical forces in controlling vascular permeability using microfluidic biomimicry.
  Jonathan Song — The Ohio State Univ.


• Cell transplantation impacts on microvascular growth and function.
  Trevor Cardinal — California Polytechnic State Univ.


• The pericyte microenvironment.
  John Chappell — Virginia Tech Carillon Res. Inst.


• Emerging paradigms in microbiota dysbiosis and lymphatic inflammatory mechanisms.
  Sanjukta Chakraborty — Texas A&M; Col. of Med.


• Anti inflammatory-pro-resolving strategies to abrogate a pro-thrombotic blockage.
  Felicity Gavins — LSU Health, Shreveport


• VE-cadherin controls mechanotransduction signaling in embryonic and postnatal lymphatic valves.
  Joshua Scallan — Univ. of South Florida


• Lymphatics in chronic disease: new functions and implications.
  Joseph Rutkowski — Texas A&M; Col. of Med.


• Bone microvascular dysfunction: a potential nexus between age-related cardiovascular and bone disease
  Rhonda Prisby — Univ. of Texas at Arlington