Joseph Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Radiology, Stanford University

Lloyd Minor, MD
The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Professorship for the Dean of the School of Medicine, Stanford University

Benoit Bruneau, PhD
Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF

Brian Black, PhD
Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute, UCSF
Professor of Biochemistry, UCSF

Deepak Srivastava, MD
President, Gladstone Institutes
Wilma and Adeline Pirag Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Developmental Cardiology and Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF

Brian Black, PhD
Professor and Director, UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute

Bruce Conklin, MD
Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institutes
Deputy Director, Innovative Genomics Institute
Professor, Departments of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, and Ophthalmology, UC San Francisco

Alison Marsden, PhD
Douglass M. and Nola Leishman Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases, Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Michael Ma, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University

12:00-12:20 pm

Panel Discussion

12:30-1:45 pm

Lunch and Early Career Development Conversations

Christina Theodoris, MD, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Gladstone
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF

Jesse Engreitz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Stanford University

Catherine Tcheandjieu Gueliatcha, DVM, PhD
Assistant Investigator, Gladstone
Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF

2:30-2:50 pm

Panel Discussion

Rong Wang, PhD
Professor of Surgery, Strouss Endowed Chair, Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, UCSF

Nicholas Leeper, MD
Professor of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University

Ngan Huang, PhD
Associate Professor of Cardiothroacic Surgery, Stanford University

3:35-3:50 pm

Panel Discussion

3:50-4:10 pm

Coffee Break

Focus: 1-minute pitches from selected poster presenters

E. Dale Abel, MD, PhD
William S. Adams Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Chair and Executive Director, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Health

4:50-5:00 pm

Q&A

5:00 pm

Closing

5:00-6:00 pm

Networking Reception and Poster Session I

Sean Wu, MD, PhD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine

Benoit Bruneau, PhD
Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
Senior Investigator and William H. Younger Chair in Cardiovascular Research, Gladstone Institutes

Casey Gifford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and of Genetics, Stanford University

Eleonora Grandi, PhD
Chair, Biophysics Graduate Group
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, UC Davis

11:20-11:40 am

Panel Discussion

Patrick Jurney, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, SJSU

Amir Munir, MD
Clinical Instructor, School of Medicine, UCSF

Xiaojie Qiu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Stanford University

Alessandro Bellofiore, PhD
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, SJSU

Jennifer Woo, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University

Alexander Payumo, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, SJSU

AJ Rogers, MD, MBA
Instructor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University

James Pirruccello, MD
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, UCSF

12:20-12:30 pm

Q&A

Focus: 1-minute pitches from selected poster presenters

12:40-2:00 pm

Lunch and Poster Session II

Jan Christoph, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, UCSF

Colleen Clancy, PhD
Arline Miller Rolkin Professorship in Health Innovation, Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Director of Precision Medicine and Data Science, UC Davis

Vasanth Vedantham, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, UCSF

William Goodyer, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University

3:00-3:20 pm

Panel Discussion

Daniel Bernstein, MD
Alfred Woodley Salter and Mabel G. Salter Endowed Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Kiran Khush, MD
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University

Victoria Parikh, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University

4:05-4:25 pm

Panel Discussion

The Bay Area Cardiovascular Research Symposium will be held at Paul Berg Hall in the Li Ka Shing Center.
Address: 291 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305

Please allow yourself plenty of time to find parking, as space is limited on Stanford campus.

Please refer to the information below or our website for resources on purchasing a parking permit and finding visitor parking.

• How to Purchase Visitor Parking
• Link to Searchable Campus Map (search for Li Ka Shing Center or LKSC)
• Suggested ParkMobile Zone Numbers - within walking distance address links:
  • Stock Farm Lot (L-20) near Welch Rd and Oak Rd
    • Zone # 7205
  • Stock Farm Lot near Welch Rd at Campus Drive West
    • Zone # 7217
  • LKSC / Beckman Lot (L-15) – 3-hour maximum; one visit per day 
    • Zone # 7215
  • Roth Way Garage at Campus Drive West between Quarry Rd. and Roth Way – 4-hour maximum parking; one visit per day
    • Zone # 7201
  • Via Ortega Garage
    • Zone # 7202
  • Searsville Lot (L-22)
    • Zone # 7222

If you printed your poster with us, please pick up at Berg Hall.

We kindly ask that you place your poster before 10:30 am the day of your presentation.

This will also allow you more visibility.

Please pick up your badge before entering the symposium.

Badge pick-up is located in Paul Berg Foyer and starts at 10 am on both days.

Kindly ensure prompt arrival to obtain your badge and secure your seat.

Our livestream link will be available both days of the symposium.

To watch our livestream directly, please visit: www.tinyurl.com/CVRS2025-Zoom

We will commence broadcasting on Thursday, August 14^th at 10:30 am PT.

We encourage you to sign up for in-person attendance prior to attending, but we are welcoming walk-in registration.