14:00 PRESENTATIONS Chairs: Prof Jane Mitchell, Prof Beata Wojciak-Stothard, Prof Anna Randi
14:00 Dr Michela Noseda and Dr Blerina Ahmetaj-Shala Welcome and Opening Remarks
14:05 Dr Graeme Birdsey, NHLI, Imperial College London “Regulation of lymphatic endothelial cell gene expression and lymphangiogenesis by the transcription factor ERG”
14:25 Dr Jeniffer Fratollin, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London “A microfluidic platform to study chemokine-mediated leukocyte migration”
14:45 GUEST SPEAKER – Prof David Smadja, Université de Paris “Aortic valve disease: innovative strategies to propose new therapeutic approaches”
15:10 PARELLEL BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Group 1 Moderators: Dr Michela Noseda, Dr Graeme Birdsey “Vascular stem cells”
Group 2 Moderators: Dr Blerina Ahmetaj-Shala, Dr Jeniffer Fratollin “Vascularization of regenerating tissue”
Group 3 Moderators: Prof Cristina Lo Celso, Prof David Smadja “Vascular niches for stem cells”
16:10 Break
16:50-18:00 Student reports followed by Prizes