Vascular Specialization in Tissue
August 15, 2024, Hanaholmen Cultural Center
Homeostasis and Disease
Program
8.15–8.50 Registration
8.50–9.00 Opening
SESSION I – Vascular Barriers
Chair: Kari Vaahtomeri
- 9.00 – 9.30 Lena Claesson-Welsh, Uppsala – The role of vascular endothelial protein tyrosine phosphatase in VEGFR2 biology
- 9.30 – 10.00 Dietmar Vestweber, Münster – VE-cadherin related mechanisms regulating endothelial junctions
- 10.00 – 10.20 Pipsa Saharinen, Helsinki – Decoding mechanisms underlying vascular barrier permeability
10.20 – 10.45 Coffee break and posters
SESSION II – Vascular development and specialization
Chair: Taija Mäkinen
- 10.45 – 11.15 Christer Betsholtz, Uppsala/Stockholm – Single-cell RNA-sequence analysis of the vasculature – what have we learnt?
- 11.15 – 11.45 Tatiana Petrova, Lausanne – Lymphatic vascular specialization in the gut
- 11.45 – 12.15 Friedemann Kiefer, Münster – A quick peek at hypoxia
- 12.15 – 12.30 Poster previews
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
SESSION III – Organ-specific vasculature
Chair: Kari Alitalo and Sinem Karaman
- 13.30 – 14.00 Gou Young Koh, Daejeon – Exploring novel lymphatics and their connections for brain clearance
- 14.00 – 14.30 Ralf Adams, Münster – Heterogeneity and functional specialization of blood vessels in bone
- 14.30 – 15.10 Susan Quaggin, Chicago – Under Pressure: Vascular Pathways Tie’d to Human Disease
- 15.10 – 15.25 Poster previews
15.25 – 16.15 Coffee break and posters
SESSION IV – Vascular metabolism and growth
Chair: Riikka Kivelä
- 16.15 – 16.45 Michael Potente, Berlin – Regulation of vascular development by stress response pathways