2023 CNAHA/ACRE/CAAC Joint Research Symposium

Opening: 12:55 pm – 1:00 pm

Xun Ai, MD, President of CNAHA

 

 

Session I. Featured Scientific Presentation Part I (1:00-2:00 pm)

 

Moderators:   Jianxin Sun, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University

                        Lei Jiang, MD, PhD, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

                        Zhiyong Lin, PhD, Emory University

 

 

Each speaker: 12-minute talk; 3-minute Q/A

 

1:00-1:15 pm    Jidong Fu, PhD, The Ohio State University

Title: Novel Biophysical Functions of Non-coding RNA in the Heart

1:15-1:30 pm    Huang-Tian Yang, MD, PhD, Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences

                        Title: Human PSC-derived Heart Cells and Their Products for Cardiac Repair

1:30-1:45 pm    Gangjian “GQ” Qin, MD, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen

                        Title: Extracellular Vesicles in the Cardiovascular System

1:45-2:00 pm    Ying H. Shen, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine

                        Title: Aortic Disease Progression: From Compensation to Decompensation

 

 

Session II.  Young Investigator Abstract Oral Presentation (2:00-3:00 pm)

 

Moderators:   Jidong Fu, PhD, Ohio State University

                          Jingyan Han, PhD, Boston University

                          Haodi Wu, PhD, University of Pittsburgh

 

Each speaker: 8-minute talk; 2-minute Q/A

 

2:00-2:10 pm    Bo Zhu, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

                        Title: The Role of Liver Epsins in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

2:10-2:20 pm    Kulandaisamy Arulsamy, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

                        Title: Fostering Endothelial Identity: Angiocrine Signaling Induces Undifferentiated Cells to Embrace an Endothelial Fate

2:20-2:30 pm    Dunpeng Cai, University of Missouri

                        Title: Macrophage ADAR1 Regulates Atherosclerosis Development Through Editing-independent Degradation of PPAR-γ

2:30-2:40 pm    Josue Zambrano-Carrasco, Medical College of Georgia

                        Title: RBX1-CRLs are essential for perinatal heart development by regulating Hippo-YAP signaling

2:40-2:50 pm    Ege Kacira, The Ohio State University

                        Title: Lacking microRNA-1’s Biophysical Action Causes Heart Failure Revealed by a Newly Developed Biplane Echocardiography of Mouse Heart

2:50-3:00 pm    Zhenhe Zhang, University of Washington

                        Title: A small-molecule screening strategy to promote cardiomyocyte proliferation that protects the heart from ischemic injury

3:00-3:10 pm    Ti Wang, The Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Yangzhou University (Taizhou people's Hospital)

                        Title: Estrogen-mediated Small GTP-Binding Protein GDP Dissociation Stimulator Induction Contributes to Sex Differences in Resilience to Ferroptosis in Takotsubo Syndrome

 

3:10-3:20 pm Coffee Break (10 min)

 

Session III. Featured Scientific Presentation Part II (3:20-4:20 pm)

 

Moderators:   Lili Zhang, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

                          Chunying Li, PhD, Georgia State University

                          Jiemei Wang, MD, PhD, Wayne State University

 

Each speaker: 12-minute talk; 3-minute Q/A

 

3:20-3:35 pm    Jinhu Wang, PhD, Emory University

Title: Identify epicardial roles on zebrafish myocardial regeneration and coronary revascularization

3:35-3:50 pm    Lili Zhang, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Title: Epigenetic Landscape Reveals MECOM As an Endothelial Lineage Regulator

3:50-4:15 pm    Shiyou Chen, DVM, PhD, University of Missouri

                        Title: RNA Editing and Non-editing Mechanisms in Pathological Artery Remodeling

4:15-4:20 pm    Haoyi Zheng, MD, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

Title: Imperfect Medicine in Daily Practice

 

 

Session IV.  Talks by the 1^st authors from selected honorable mention abstracts (4:20-4:45 pm)

 

Moderators:   Hanjun Wang, MD, University of Nebraska

                          Xiaolei Liu, PhD, Temple University

                          Peiheng Gan, PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

 

Each speaker: 4-minute talk; one minute for one Q/A

 

4:20-4:24 pm    Rebecca Hernandez, University of California, Riverside

Title: Paternal hypercholesterolemia elicits offspring atherosclerosis development in LDL Receptor-deficient mice

4:24-4:28 pm    Hao Wang, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Title: A Small Molecule Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Agonist Ameliorates Age-related Myocardial Intolerance to Ischemia-Reperfusion Insults Via Metabolic Regulation

4:28-4:32 pm    Xiangqin He, Medical College of Georgia

Title: The long non-coding RNA CARMN is a critical regulator of vascular smooth muscle contraction and potentially involved in aortic aneurysm

4:32-4:36 pm    Xia Guo, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Title: Dedicator Of Cytokinesis 2 Mediates The Vascular Endothelial Cell Inflammation To Promote Atherosclerosis

4:36-4:40 pm    Bandana Singh, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Title: Novel Role of Endothelial CD47 in the Regulation of Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

 

4:40-5:45 pm: 5 min Q/A section 

 

 

Session V. CNAHA Bernard Lown Lectureship (4:45-5:10 pm)

 

Moderators:  Lai-Hua Xie, PhD, Rutgers University

 

4:45-4:50 pm    Introduction of CNAHA Bernard Lown lectureship

4:50-5:10 pm    Yong-Mei Cha, MD, Mayo Clinic Rochester

Title: Evolving Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Therapy: Leadless, Extra Vascular, and   Physiological

(15-minute talk; 5-minute Q/A)

“Philly Night” (5:30 pm – 8:30 pm)

CNAHA (Chinese American Heart Association 美国华裔⼼脏协会)

ACRE (Academy of Cardiovascular Research Excellence 恩科⼼⾎管研究院)

CAAC (Chinese American Academy of Cardiology 北美中华⼼脏学会)

101 Mandeville Conference Hall, Bluemle Life Science Building Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University 233 S 10th St, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Greetings from Presidents of CNAHA, CAAC, ACRE (5:30-5:36 pm) (2 min each)

Xun Ai, MD, President of CNAHA, The Ohio State University

Xuejun Wang, MD, PhD, President of ACRE, University of South Dakota

Hong Chen, PhD, President of CAAC, Harvard medical School

 

Session VI. Leadership & Special Guest Remarks (5:26 - 5:50 pm)

Invited council leaders and journal editors, 2 min each

 

Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, 87^th AHA President 

Jianyi “Jay” Zhang, MD, PhD, AHA BCVS council Chair

Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, MBA, AHA BCVS council leadership committee

Philp Tsao, PhD, ATVB council Chair

Joseph A Hill, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Circulation

Ann Marie Schmidt, MD, Editor-in-Chief, ATVB

 

Session VII. Dinner and Social Time (5:50–6:50 pm)

Sponsors’ talks

Juan Hong, PhD, Shanghai Model Organisms Center

(6:20-6:30pm)

 

Session VIII. Keynote Lecture (6:50-7:20 pm)

(25-minute talk; 5-minute Q/A)

Moderator: Xun Ai, MD, The Ohio State University

Junbo Ge, MD, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University

Title: TBD

 

Session IX. Keynote Lecture (7:20-7:50 pm)

(25-minute talk; 5-minute Q/A)

Moderator: Hong Chen, PhD, Harvard medical School

Ann Marie Schmidt, MD, Editor-in-Chief, ATVB

Title: RAGE/DIAPH1 and Implications for Cardiometabolic Dysfunction

 

Session X. Award Ceremony (7:50-8:10pm)

Presenters: Jidong Fu, Yang K, Xiang, Shiyou Chen

 

Session XI. Social Networking (8:10-8:30 pm)