Day One · Friday
September Eleven
Early Career Symposium: Shaping the Future of Cardiovascular Science · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Conference Room MSB 3.001, 6431 Fannin Street
12:00 – 12:15 PM
Welcome Remarks
Organizers
12:15 – 1:15 PM
Graduate Student Talks: Rising Scholars in Cardiovascular Science
Chairs: Li Lai, PhD, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, USA · Liang Xie, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Graduate Student Oral Talks (10 min)
1.
Hippo Signaling is a Key Regulator of Sinoatrial Node Morphogenesis and Differentiation
Julianna Quinn, BS, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
2.
LETM1 Deficiency in Heart is Lethal Due to Reduced Mitochondrial Ca2+ Efflux
Ta'Aliyah Jones, BS, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
3.
Yap/Taz Coordinate Neural Crest Function to Enable Proper Heart Development
Shannon Erhardt, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Graduate Student Pitch Talks (3 min)
4.
Insulin Controls the Cardiac Circadian Clock via Chrono Stabilization
Ekenedilichukwu Anekwe, BS, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
5.
Cardiac-Specific Tet Deficiency Impedes Normal Systemic Energy Homeostasis in Adult Mice
Hanlu Chen, BS, Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas, USA
6.
Conserved RNA–Protein Modules Link Early Anthracycline Responses to Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Omar Johnson, BS, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
7.
Kernelized Approach Enables Explainable Gene Prioritization for Complex Traits
Taotao Tan, BS, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
8.
Uncovering the Role of Hematopoietic asxl1y588x in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Yuying Zeng, BS, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
1:15 – 2:00 PM
Navigating Your Career: An Interactive Conversation with Experts
Chairs: Yuxiang Sun, MD, PhD, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA · Hanna Tadros, MBBCh, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
Panelists
Yan Bai, PhD, FACMG
Associate Director, GeneDx
John Leach, PhD
Director, Research and Development, Medley Therapeutics
Jessica Karch, PhD
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Gina Moreno, PhD
Director, Research Programs, Gulf Coast Consortia
Stephen Parks
Deputy Managing Editor, MDPI
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:30 PM
Postdoctoral Talks: Emerging Investigators in Cardiovascular Research
Chairs: Michelle Ward, PhD, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA · Arash Pezhouman, MD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Postdoctoral Oral Talks (10 min)
1.
Hippo Pathway Deficiency Drives Post-Injury Cardiac Lymphangiogenesis to Support Myocardial Infarction Recovery
Renhao Lu, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
2.
Inflammasome Activation and FAPhigh Fibroblast Expansion Drive Sinus Node Dysfunction in HFpEF
Tingting Li, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
3.
Notch2 Regulates Cardiomyocyte Nuclear Dynamics
Wyatt Paltzer, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Postdoctoral Pitch Talks (3 min)
4.
FDA-approved ROCK Inhibitor Functions as a New Drug to Treat Sinus Node Dysfunction
Zixiu Cheng, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
5.
YAP Induces a Distinct Mitochondrial Metabolic State in Cardiomyocytes
Lin Liu, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
6.
Human HLHS-Causing Gene Myrf is Expressed in Multiple Cardiac Cell Types and is Sufficient to Induce HLHS in Mice
Andrew Lopez, PhD, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
7.
DNA Damage Induces Transient Chromatin Remodeling at Endogenous Retroviral Elements in Human Cardiomyocytes
Elizabeth Renee Matthews, PhD, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
8.
A Human Pacemaker Cell Aging Model Reveals Conserved Molecular and Functional Remodeling of the Sinoatrial Node
Nam V. Truong, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Early Career Talks: Future Leaders in Cardiovascular Medicine
Chairs: Tina Findley, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA · Junji Xing, PhD, Houston Methodist, Houston, Texas, USA
Young Investigator Oral Talks (10 min)
1.
The Splicing Factor SF3B1 is Essential for Safeguarding Global Splicing Integrity and Suppressing Ferroptosis in Endothelial Cells to Support Angiogenesis
Ziqing Liu, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.
FGF12 and FGF13 Coordinately Promote Atrial Rhythm Homeostasis
Mason Sweat, PhD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3.
Chromatin Monoubiquitinylation as a Novel Regulator of Cardiac Cell Fate Reprogramming
Glynnis Garry Bann, MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Young Investigator Pitch Talks (3 min)
4.
Inflammatory and Fibrotic Atrial Reprogramming Underlies Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mohit Hulsurkar, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
5.
Transient CM-YAP Activation Establishes a Spatiotemporally Organized Regenerative Niche in the Adult Heart
Fansen Meng, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
6.
YAP Activation in Cardiomyocytes Induces a Reparative Niche by Limiting Fibrosis and Expanding the Lymphatic Vasculature
Chang-Ru Tsai, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
7.
STING-Driven Endothelial Immune–Metabolic Reprogramming Accelerates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Guizhen Zhao, PhD, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Poster Session & Social Networking
