Symposium

Cardiovascular Research Theme Symposium Schedule

All talks will be held in the UCLA Covel Commons Grand Horizon Ballroom.

2024 Cardiovascular Theme Retreat Program

Thursday, October 17, 2024

  • 12:00-1:00 p.m. Check-in, Registration
  • 1:00-1:10 p.m. Opening Remarks

Session I: UCLA Cardiovascular Theme Connor Dunn Keynote Lecture

Moderator: Tamer Sallam, MD, PhD

  • 1:10-2:10 p.m. Daniel P. Kelly, MD, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2:10-2:30 p.m. Coffee Break

Session II: Cardiovascular Epigenetics

Moderators: Jau-Nian Chen, PhD and Jessica Wang, MD, PhD

  • 2:30-3:00 p.m. Timothy McKinsey, PhD, University of Colorado
  • 3:00-3:30 p.m. Federica Accornero, PhD, Brown University
  • 3:30-4:00 p.m. Thomas Vondriska, PhD, UCLA
  • 4:00-7:00 p.m. Poster Session with Wine and Cheese

Friday, October 18, 2024

  • 7:30-8:50 a.m. Breakfast / Check-in
  • 8:50-9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

Session III: Early Career Investigator (ECI) Forum

Moderators: Marlin Touma, MD, PhD and Pearl Quijada, PhD

  • 9:00-9:25 a.m. ECI Lecture 1
  • 9:25-9:50 a.m. ECI Lecture 2
  • 9:50-10:15 a.m. ECI Lecture 3
  • 10:15-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

Session IV: Cardiovascular Oncology & Myocyte Signaling

Moderators: Hillary Coller, PhD and Xinjiand Cai, MD, PhD

  • 10:30-11:00 a.m. Christopher Chen, MD, PhD, Boston University
  • 11:00-11:30 a.m. Chunru Lin, PhD, University of Texas
  • 11:30-12:00 p.m.​​​​​ Rene Packard, MD, PhD, UCLA
  • 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch

Session V: Cardiovascular Metabolism

Moderators: Julia Mack, PhD and Elizabeth Tarling, PhD

  • 1:30-2:00 p.m. Anja Karlstaedt, PhD, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
  • 2:00-2:30 p.m. Douglas Lewandowski, PhD, Ohio State University 
  • 2:30-3:00 p.m. Karen Reue, PhD, UCLA
  • 3:00-3:20 p.m. Coffee Break

Session VI: Cardiovascular Modeling, Engineering, and Novel Therapeutics

Moderators: Jeffrey Hsu, MD, PhD, and Atsushi (Austin) Nakano, MD, PhD

  • 3:20-3:50 p.m. Irena Levitan, PhD, University of Illinois
  • 3:50-4:20 PM p.m. Da Zhi Wang, PhD, University of South Florida
  • 4:20-4:50 p.m. Song Li, PhD, UCLA
  • 4:50-5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Award Ceremony