Program

2016/10/27

First day

Thursday

Time

Event

13:00-13:30

Opening Ceremony

 

 

Speaker

Topic

 

 

13:30-14:10

Moderator: Yu Huang (Hong Kong) & Jeng-Jiann Chiu (Taiwan)

Plenary lecture 1

Kenneth K. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.

伍焜玉院士

China Medical University, Taichung; NHRI, Zhunan; and National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Cytoguardin: an innate vasoprotective and anti-inflammatory molecule

14:10-14:50

Plenary lecture 2

Hiroaki Shimokawa, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

Recent progress in vascular biology on pulmonary hypertension

14:50-15:20

Tea Break & Group Photo (30 min)

 

 

15:20-15:40

Moderator: George Pak-Heng Leung (Hong Kong) & Chin-Chen Wu (Taiwan)

Speaker 1

Jinsong Bian, Ph.D.

Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Hydrogen sulfide prevents vascular calcification by suppression of STAT3/cathepsin S signaling pathway

15:40-16:00

Speaker 2

Jane A. Mitchell, Ph.D.

Cardiothoracic Pharmacology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, UK.

Cyclooxygeanse-2 and anti-inflammatory drugs in the cardiovascular system

16:00-16:20

Speaker 3

Chia-Ching (Josh) Wu, Ph.D.

吳佳慶

Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

Excessive autophagy in venous endothelial cells for vein graft diseases

16:20-16:30

Short Break (10 min)

 

 

16:30-16:50

Moderator: Jinsong Bian (Singapore)

Speaker 4

George Pak-Heng Leung, Ph.D.

Department of Pharmacology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Recent advances in understanding the role of nucleoside transporters in cardiovascular system

16:50-17:10

Speaker 5

Xiaoyu Tian, Ph.D.  

School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Regulation of metabolic inflammation and atherosclerosis under thermoneutrality

17:10-18:00

Poster Session (50 min)

18:00-20:00

Welcome Banquet

 

Lakeshore Hotel Hualien, No.142,Jung Mei Rd., Hualien City,

Hualien County 970, Taiwan.

2016/10/28

Second Day

Friday

Time

Event

 

Speaker

Topic

 

 

08:30-09:10

Moderator: Hiromu Kawasaki (Japan) & Ruey-Bing Yang (Taiwan)

Plenary lecture 3

Susumu Minamisawa, M.D., Ph.D. 

Department of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

The novel role of prostaglandin E in vascular remodeling: a lesson from ductus arteriosus

09:10-09:30

Speaker 6

Yi Zhu, Ph.D.

Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.

A novel mechanism of endothelial activation by disturbed shear stress

09:30-09:50

Speaker 7

Ling D. Wang, Ph.D. 王寧

Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.

Hemodynamic shear stress promotes mitochondrial homeostasis and functions in endothelial cells

09:50-10:10

Speaker 8

Nanping Wang, Ph.D., M.D.

The Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.

Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor-d is a Master Regulator of Vascular Homeostasis

10:10-10:40

Tea break & Poster Session (30 min)

 

 

10:40-11:00

Moderator: Xiaoyu Tian (Hong Kong) & Nanping Wang (China)

Speaker 9

Yu Huang, Ph.D.

School of Biomedical Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Vascular beneficial effects of vitamin D

11:00-11:20

Speaker 10

Hiromu Kawasaki, Ph.D.

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Matsuyama University, Ehime, Japan.

Perivascular innervation into tumor neovasculatures prevents tumor growth

11:20-11:40

Speaker 11

Ruey-Bing Yang, Ph.D. 楊瑞彬

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.

SCUBE2 is a co-receptor for VEGFR2 in tumor angiogenesis

11:40-12:00

Speaker 12

Yau-Sheng Tsai, Ph.D. 蔡曜聲

Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

PPARγ level contributes to structural integrity and component production of elastic fibers in the aorta

 

 

12:00-13:20

 

 

Lunch (70 min)

Strategies for Success—

Workshop for graduate students & postdocs 

 

Time: 12:20-13:20

Facilitators: Reggie Lee, Ph.D. & Celeste Wu, Ph.D. Department of Neurology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA.

Venue: He Xin Conference Room, 3rd Floor

13:20-13:40

Poster Session (20 min)

 

 

 

13:40-14:20

Moderator: Yu Huang (Hong Kong) & Ling D. Wang (Taiwan)

Asian Lecture on Vascular Biology

 

MicroRNA mediation of endothelial inflammatory response to smooth muscle cells and its inhibition by atheroprotective shear stress

 

Jeng-Jiann Chiu, Ph.D. 裘正健

Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes,

Zhunan, Taiwan.

14:20-14:40

Speaker 13

Tony Jer-Fu Lee, Ph. D. 李哲夫

Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.

Induction of endothelium-dependent vasoconstriction: a new strategy for pharmacological treatment of endotoxemic hypotensive shock

14:40-15:00

Speaker 14

Chin-Chen Wu, Ph.D. 吳錦楨

Department of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

The involvement of perivascular adipose tissue in regulation of vascular tone in aortas from spontaneously hypertensive rats

15:00-15:30

Tea Break & Poster Session (30 min)

 

 

15:30-16:10

Moderator: Chen-Fuh Lam (Taiwan) & Hsin-Hou Chang (Taiwan)

Plenary lecture 4

Alex F. Chen, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA.

Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA.

Innate immunity and vascular injury

16:10-16:30

Speaker 15

Ching-Feng Cheng, M.D. 鄭敬楓

Department of Medical Research, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan.

ATF3 mediates inhibitory effects against obesity and metabolic dysfunction: in vivo and in vitro model study

16:30-16:50

Speaker 16

Yu-Lin Ko, M.D., Ph.D. 柯毓麟

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.

Complex interactions between genes, biomarkers and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Insight from genetic association study

16:50-17:10

Speaker 17

Hung Wen (Kevin) Lin, Ph.D.

The Stroke Center for Research, Department of Neurology, LSU Health Sciences Center, Louisiana, USA.

Cerebral vascular-mediated functional outcomes after ischemia: the role of fatty acid methyl esters

17:10-18:00

Poster Session (50 min)

18:00-20:00

ASVB Dinner Meeting + 

Young Investigator Award Election

After 20:00

Announcement of 8 YIA finalists

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1379814538710573/

2016/10/29

Third Day

Saturday

Time

Event

 

Speaker

Topic

 

 

08:20-08:40

Moderator: Kevin Lin (USA) & Ching-Feng Cheng (Taiwan)

Speaker 18

Shaw Fang Yet, Ph.D. 林秀芳

Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan.

Inflammation, oxidative stress, and smooth muscle cells in experimental aortic aneurysms

08:40-09:00

Speaker 19

Jaw-Wen Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

陳肇文

Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

The realization of anti-oxidant therapy in clinical cardiovascular disease - the new approval of an old concept

09:00-09:20

Speaker 20

Hung-I Yeh, M.D., Ph.D. 葉宏一

Mackay Memorial Hospital and Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Mitochondrial fission protein 1 reduction plays an important role in the aging process of human endothelial progenitor cells during in vitro expansion

09:20-09:40

Tea Break (20 min)

09:40-11:40

Young Investigator Award Contest

(All 8 finalists will have to make a 12-min oral presentation + a 3-min discussion )

11:40-11:50

Tea Break (10 min)

11:50-12:20

Closing Ceremony