Stanford-Karolinska
Cardiovascular Research & Medicine Symposium

Thanks to all who joined us
on October 20, 2016!

 

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Stefan Jovinge, MD, PhD

Mirwais Wardak (left) and Alex Chia Yu Chang

Michael Levitt, PhD (Nobel Prize winner)

Speakers dinner

Speakers

Keynote Speaker

Michael Levitt, PhD

Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research in the School of Medicine; 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

Moderators

Philip S. Tsao, PhD

Professor (Research) of Medicine
(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Stanford Medicine
 

Y. Joseph Woo, MD

Norman E. Shumway Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering and of Surgery, Stanford Medicine

Robert A. Harrington, MD

Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor
Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Stanford University  
 

Michael Snyder, PhD

Stanford W. Ascherman, PhD, Professor In Genetics
 

Nicholas Leeper, MD

Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery
Stanford Medicine

 

Speakers

Themistocles L. Assimes, MD, PhD    

Assistant Professor, Stanford Medicine


 

Kenneth Mahaffey, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine); Vice Chair of Stanford Clinical Research

Daniel Bernstein, MD

Professor Pediatrics Cardiology; Alfred Woodley Salter and Mabel Smith Salter Endowed Professor in Pediatrics

Stefan Jovinge, MD, PhD

Medical Director of Cardiovascular Research, Spectrum Health Hospitals Institute

Alison Marsden, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and of Bioengineering and, by Courtesy, of Mechanical Engineering

Ulf Hedin, MD

Professor of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska Institute Department of Molecular Medicine
 

Lloyd Minor, MD

Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the Stanford School of Medicine

Ronald Dalman, MD

Chief, Stanford Vascular Surgery; Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery

Manisha Desai, PhD

Director Quantitative Science Unit; Associate Professor (Research) of Medicine, Stanford Medicine

Ralph Knöll, PhD

AstraZeneca - Integrated Cardio Metabolic Center at Karolinska Institute

 

Koen Nieman, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine
 

William Hiesinger, MD

Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford Medicine

Roham Zamanian, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) at the Stanford University Medical Center

Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD

Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute; Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) & Radiology

Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS

Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine

 

Lars Magdefessel, MD PhD,  

Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute
 

Erik Ingelsson, MD

Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

Schedule

8:00a

Breakfast

Welcome Remarks

8:30a

Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD | Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute | Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Radiology

Pediatrics Research

8:40a

"Patient-derived iPSC-Cardiomyocytes: State of the Future for Pediatric Personalized Medicine"
Daniel Bernstein, MD | Professor Pediatrics Cardiology | Alfred Woodley Salter and Mabel Smith Salter Endowed Professor in Pediatrics

Dean of the School of Medicine

9:00a

Lloyd Minor, MD | Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine

Cardio-metabolomics

 

9:10a


9:30a

Moderator: Mark Mercola, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford

"Epigenetics and Novel Heart Failure Causing Molecular Mechanisms"
Ralph Knöll, PhD | AstraZeneca- Integrated Cardio Metabolic Center at Karolinska Institute

"Normal Weight Diabetes: What is the Right Prescription?"
Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS | Clinical Professor, Stanford Medicine

The Vasculature


 

9:50a


10:10a



10:30a

Moderator: Nicholas Leeper, MD | Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular Surgery) and Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

"A Translational Journey From Man to Molecule in Carotid Atherosclerosis"
Ulf Hedin, MD | Professor of Vascular Surgery | Karolinska Institute Department of Molecular Medicine

"State of the Art in Aortic Aneurysm Research: When & Where are the Translational Opportunities?"
Ronald Dalman, MD | Chief, Stanford Vascular Surgery | Walter Clifford Chidester and Elsa Rooney Chidester Professor of Surgery

Networking Session: Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

Understanding the Genome and Mediators of Disease

 

11:00a
 

11:20a
 

11:40p
 

12:00p
 

12:10p

 

12:20p
 

12:30p

Moderator:  Phil Tsao, PhD | Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

"Hundreds of New Cardiovascular Loci: What Now?"
Erik D. Inglesson, MD, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine

"Non-coding RNA-based Therapies for Vascular Disease"
Lars Magdefessel, MD, PhD | Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute

"Epigenetic Biomarkers of Aging and the Risk of Atherosclerotic CVD"
Themistocles L. Assimes, MD, PhD | Assistant Professor | Stanford Medicine

"Understanding Brugada Syndrome Using iPSC Cells"
Karim Sallam, MD | Clinical Instructor, Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

"Telomere Shortening as a Hallmark of Lethal Dilated Cardiomyopathy"
Alex C. Y. Chang, PhD | Postdoctoral Fellow, Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology | Department of Microbiology and Immunology

"Inclusion of Women in Studies of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation"
Fahd Yunus, MD | Stanford Medical Resident

Buffet Lunch and Poster Viewing

Global Views and Clinical Trials


 

1:30p
 

1:50p

 

2:10p
 

2:30p


2:50p

Moderator: Robert Harrington, MD | Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine | Chair, Stanford University Department of Medicine

"Toxicogenomic Strategy for Personalized Medicine: Monogenetic Cardiomyopathy"
Stefan Jovinge, MD, PhD | Medical Director of Cardiovascular Research, Spectrum Health Hospitals Institute

"Time to Reboot: Clinical Trials 2.0"
Kenneth Mahaffey, MD | Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) | Vice Chair of Stanford Clinical Research

"Incorporating Data From Mobile Health Devices into Clinical Trials: Modern Technologies, Classical Ideas"
Manisha Desai, PhD | Associate Professor (Research) of Medicine | Director Quantitative Science Unit

"Overcoming Challenges of Clinical Trials for Rare and Orphan Diseases: Lessons from Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension"
Roham Zamanian, MD, FCCP | Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

Imaging, Modeling & Repairing the Heart


 

3:10p
 

3:30p
 

3:50p

Moderator: Y. Joseph Woo, MD | Norman E. Shumway Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Bioengineering and of Surgery

"Functional Assessment of CAD Using Cardiac CT"
Koen Nieman, MD, PhD | Associate Professor, Stanford Cardiovascular Medicine

"Multi-scale Modeling for Clinical Decision Support in Single Ventricle Physiology"
Alison Marsden, PhD | Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) and Bioengineering

"Angiogenic Cytokine Therapy Angiogenic Cytokine Therapy"
William Hiesinger, MD | Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Keynote Speaker: 2013 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry

4:10p



 

4:40p

"Birth & Future of Multiscale Modeling of Macromolecules"
Michael Levitt, PhD | Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research in the School of Medicine  

Introduction by: Michael Snyder, PhD | Stanford W. Ascherman, PhD, Professor in Genetics | Chair, Dept. of Genetics, Stanford University | Director, Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine

Poster Reception, Wine and Cheese