International Speakers

  1. Jinsong Bian, Ph.D. 
    Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
    Title: Hydrogen sulfide prevents vascular calcification by suppression of STAT3/cathepsin S signaling pathway

  2. Alex F. Chen, M.D., Ph.D, FAHA. 
    Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA.
    Title: Innate immunity and vascular injury

  3. Yu Huang, Ph.D.   
    School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Title: Vascular beneficial effects of vitamin D

  4. Hiromu Kawasaki, Ph.D. 
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Matsuyama University, Ehime, Japan.
    Title: Perivascular innervation into tumor neovasculatures prevents tumor growth

  5. George Pak-Heng Leung, Ph.D. (Treasurer of ASVB) 
    Department of Pharmacology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Title: Recent advances in understanding the role of nucleoside transporters in cardiovascular system

  6. Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin. 
    The Stroke Center for Research, Department of Neurology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, USA.
    Title: Cerebral vascular-mediated functional outcomes after ischemia: the role of fatty acid methyl esters

  7. Jane A. Mitchell, Ph.D. 
    Cardiothoracic Pharmacology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK.
    Title: Cyclooxygeanse-2 and anti-inflammatory drugs in the cardiovascular system

  8. Susumu Minamisawa, M.D., Ph.D. 
    Department of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
    Title: The novel role of prostaglandin E in vascular remodeling: a lesson from ductus arteriosus

  9. Hiroaki Shimokawa, M.D., Ph.D. (Editor-in-Chief of the Circulation Journal) 
    Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
    Title: Recent progress in vascular biology on pulmonary hypertension

  10. Xiaoyu Tian, Ph.D. 
    School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
    Title: Regulation of metabolic inflammation and atherosclerosis under thermoneutrality

  11. Nanping Wang, Ph.D., M.D. 
    The Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
    Title: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-d is a master regulator of vascular homeostasis

  12. Yi Zhu, Ph.D. 
    Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
    Title: A novel mechanism of endothelial activation by disturbed shear stress

Domestic Speakers

  1. Jaw-Wen Chen, M.D., Ph.D. 
    Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
    Title: The realization of anti-oxidant therapy in clinical cardiovascular disease - the new approval of an old concept

  2. Ching-Feng Cheng, M.D. 
    Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
    Title: ATF3 mediates inhibitory effects against obesity and metabolic dysfunction: in vivo and in vitro model study

  3. Jeng-Jiann Chiu, Ph.D. 
    Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
    Title: MicroRNA mediation of endothelial inflammatory response to smooth muscle cells and its inhibition by atheroprotective shear stress

  4. Yu-Lin Ko, M.D., Ph.D.  
    The Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Medical Center, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Taipei & School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
    Title: Complex interactions between genes, biomarkers and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Insight from genetic association study

  5. Tony Jer-Fu Lee, Ph.D. 
    Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.
    Title: Induction of endothelium-dependent vasoconstriction: a new strategy for pharmacological treatment of endotoxemic hypotensive shock

  6. Yau-Sheng Tsai, Ph.D. 
    Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
    Title: PPARγ level contributes to structural integrity and component production of elastic fibers in the aorta

  7. Kenneth K. Wu, M.D., Ph.D. 
    China Medical University, Taichung; NHRI, Zhunan; and National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
    Title: Cytoguardin: an innate vasoprotective and anti-inflammatory molecule

  8. Chia-Ching (Josh) Wu, Ph.D. 
    Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
    Title: Excessive autophagy in venous endothelial cells for vein graft diseases

  9. Chin-Chen Wu, Ph.D. 
    Department of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
    Title: The involvement of perivascular adipose tissue in regulation of vascular tone in aortas from spontaneously hypertensive rats

  10. Ling D. Wang, Ph.D. 
    Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
    Title: Hemodynamic shear stress promotes mitochondrial homeostasis and functions in endothelial cells

  11. Ruey-Bing Yang, Ph.D. 
    Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
    Title: SCUBE2 is a co-receptor for VEGFR2 in tumor angiogenesis

  12. Hung-I Yeh, M.D., Ph.D. 
    Mackay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
    Title: Mitochondrial fission protein 1 reduction plays an important role in the aging process of human endothelial progenitor cells during in vitro expansion

  13. Shaw Fang Yet, Ph.D. 
    Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.
    Title: Inflammation, oxidative stress, and smooth muscle cells in experimental aortic aneurysms