SESSION 1

14:00 – 15:10

PRESENTATIONS

Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Ground Floor, Room G34

Session Chairs: Prof Jane Mitchell, Prof Beata Wojciak-Stothard, Prof Anna Randi

14:00

Dr Blerina Ahmetaj-Shala and Dr Michela Noseda

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

Prof David Smadja, Université de Paris

“Aortic valve disease: innovative strategies to propose new therapeutic approaches”

SESSION 2

15:10 – 16:10

PARALLEL BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

Rooms: 120, 121 and 122

Group 1 Moderators: Dr Michela Noseda, Dr Graeme Birdsey

Group 2 Moderators: Prof Cristina Le Ceso, Dr Jeniffer Fratollin

Group 3 Moderators: Dr Blerina Ahmetaj-Shala, Prof David Smadja

Group 1: “Vascular stem cells”

Group 2: “Vascularisation of regenerating tissue”

Group 3: “Vascular niches for stem cells”

16:10 – 16:50

COFFEE BREAK

16:50

Student Teams

“Student challenge”

17:45 – 18:00

Organising Committee

Prizes