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8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome

9:15 am – 9:40 am
 Courtney Griffin, PhD 
Scott Zarrow Chair in Biomedical Research, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Molecular insights into Vascular Regression

9:40 am – 10:05 am
 Michael Dellinger, PhD 
Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
A Mek-inistic approach to inhibit lymphatic vessel growth in models of Gorham-Stout disease

10:05 am – 10:20 am Abstract
10:20 am – 10:35 am Coffee

10:35 am – 11:00 am
 Chris Kevil, PhD 
Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor, Department of Pathology, LSU Health Shreveport
Regulation of endothelial function by cystathionine gamma lyase – a multifaceted role

11:00 am – 11:25 am Pending
11:25 am – 11:40 am Abstract
11:40 am – 12:00 pm Lightning Round #1 (10 posters)

1:00 pm – 1:25 pm
 Pengchun Yu, PhD 
Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
FGF-dependent metabolic mechanism underlying lymphatic vascular development

1:25 pm – 1:50 pm
 Longhou Fang, PhD 
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist
AIBP-mediated cholesterol efflux in regulation of lymphangiogenesis

1:50 pm – 2:15 pm
 Nhat-Tu Le, PhD 
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist
Substitution of Serine-344 on Sentrin-specific Protease-2 worsens atherosclerosis

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Abstract
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Abstract
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Coffee

3:00 pm – 3:25 pm
 Chi Fung Lee, PhD 
Cardiovascular Biology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Role of NAD metabolism in metabolic stress-induced cardiac dysfunction

3:25 pm – 3:50 pm
 Francisco Altamirano, PhD 
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Houston Methodist
Mechanisms driving cardiac dysfunction in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

3:50 pm – 4:15 pm To be determined

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm Abstract
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Abstract
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Lightning Round #2 (10 posters)
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Posters / Cocktails

9:00 am – 9:25 am
 Jun-ichi Abe, MD, PhD 
Professor, Department of Cardiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Now everybody is talking about ERK5, but all are wrong?

9:25 pm – 9:50 pm
 Arif Yurdagul, PhD 
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, LSU Health Shreveport
Nutrient sensing of apoptotic cell-derived cargo by macrophages and its role in continual efferocytosis

9:50 am – 10:05 am Abstract
10:05 am – 10:20 am Abstract
10:20 am – 10:35 am Coffee

10:35 am – 11:00 am
 Philip Shaul, MD 
Professor and Vice Chair for Pediatric Research, Director of the Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Probing the endothelium in human coronary artery disease

11:00 am – 11:25 am
 Oren Rom, PhD, RD 
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, LSU Health Shreveport
Dysregulated glycine/oxalate metabolism is a driver and therapeutic target in atherosclerosis

11:25 am – 11:40 am Abstract
11:40 am – 11:55 am Abstract
11:55 am – 12:10 pm Award Presentation / Conclusion / Box Lunch