
Wihuri Research Institute Symposium “Translational Insights into Organ-Specific Vasculature” – June 11, 2019
PROGRAMME
8.00-8.50 Registration open in the arrival lobby
8.50-9.00 A few words about the Wihuri Research Institute
SESSION I Vasculature, Chairperson: Christer Betsholtz
09.00-09.30 Tatiana Petrova, Lausanne: Organ-specific functions of lymphatic vessels
09.30-10.00 Taija Mäkinen, Uppsala: Vascular bed-specific mechanisms of lymphatic development and disease
10.00-10.30 Lena Claesson-Welsh, Uppsala: Organotypic features of the vascular barrier
10.30-10.50 Pipsa Saharinen, Helsinki: Novel mechanisms of vascular leakage in inflammation
10.50-11.15 Coffee break
SESSION II Heart, Chairperson: Riikka Kivelä
11.15-11.45 Mauro Giacca, London: Harnessing miRNAs for cardiac regeneration
11.45-12.15 Nicola Smart, Oxford: Reactivating developmental mechanisms to vascularize the ischaemic adult heart
12.15-12.30 Markus Räsänen, Helsinki: Therapeutic potential of VEGF-B in coronary revascularization – a novel insight
12.30-13.30 Lunch in P-floor, B-wing, and poster viewing and coffee, C-wing
SESSION III Adipose tissue, Chairperson: Tatiana Petrova
13.30-14.00 Michael Potente, Heidelberg: Metabolite signaling in the vascular endothelium
14.00-14.30 Magda Zachara, Lausanne: Single cell-based characterization of adipose stem and precursor cells
14.30-14.50 Sinem Karaman, Helsinki: Organotypic sensitivity of endothelial cells to loss of vascular endothelial growth factor signaling
14.50-15.15 Coffee break and poster viewing
SESSION IV Brain, eye, Chairperson: Kari Alitalo
15.15-16.05 Keynote talk: Christer Betsholtz, Stockholm: A single cell perspective on vascular biology
16.05-16.35 Alexander Flügel, Göttingen: Visualizing autoimmune CNS responses
16.35-16.50 Lauri Eklund, Oulu: The role of angiopoietin-4 in mouse vascular development
The symposium is free of charge for the participants. Registration is required and includes lunch and coffee.
Registration: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/98162/lomake.htmlWihuri_symposium_2019 preliminary program 28.5.2019