Annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium
Clinical and Basic Science Poster Awards
April 10 - April 11, 2026
LSU Health Shreveport • Main Campus • Center for Medical Education
1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, Louisiana
The Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium is the annual conference highlighting cutting edge research in Vascular Biology from world-renowned laboratories across the Gulf Coast region. By bringing together a critical mass of scientific pioneers and educators, the annual Gulf Coast Vascular Research Consortium will facilitate knowledge transfer, novel insights and new collaborations.
Registration Deadline: March 20, 2026
Cost: $50
($25 for Medical Students & Trainees)
Abstract Deadline: March 6, 2026
Hotel reservations must be made by Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in order to receive the discounted group rate.
Image by Koral Richard | Microscope image of a mouse's aortic root with atherosclerotic plaque.
Confirmed Speakers
- Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD
McGovern-UT Health Houston - Leo Zhou, MD, PhD
LSU Health Shreveport - Callie Kwartler, PhD
McGovern-UT Health Houston - Vijay Mohan Rao
UT Tyler
- Jennifer Fang (Tulane University)
- Kayla Bayless (Texas A&M)
- Philip Shaul (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
- Oren Rom (LSU Health Shreveport)
- Russell DeBose-Boyd (UT Southwestern Medical Center)
- Stryder Meadows (Tulane Brain Institute)
- Anahita Mojiri (RNA Therapeutics
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