Researchers from the Heart Research Institute (HRI) attended the 2024 Australian Vascular Biology Society (AVBS) Annual Scientific Meeting from October 16 to 18.
This year, the event was held over three days as a stand-alone meeting, allowing attendees to focus on cutting-edge science related to vascular biology.
Almost 70 participants came along to the Mantra Lorne in beautiful Lorne, Victoria, which was perfect for sparking inspiration and collaboration.
Prof Muredach Reilly of Columbia University, USA was an esteemed international guest and speaker at the meeting, delivering a fascinating plenary address.
Among the attendees from HRI, Dr Siân Cartland from the Vascular Complications Group gave a selected talk titled 'Females exhibit greater endothelial dysfunction, impairing vascular healing in diabetes-associated peripheral artery disease', and also chaired a session.
"The conference was a fantastic opportunity to hear about the latest research and connect with other scientists from the vascular biology community," Dr Cartland said.
HRI was a gold sponsor of the meeting, which featured several student and early- and mid-career researcher-focused sessions.
Alex Lin receiving his award (left) and Prof Claudine Bonder, President of the AVBS, giving a talk (right)
Congratulations to PhD student Mr Alexander Lin (pictured above), from Dr Ashish Misra's Atherosclerosis and Vascular Remodelling Unit, who was the Runner-Up for the 'AVBS Student Young Investigator' award. His presentation was titled 'Smooth muscle cells promote fibrous cap thickening in the diabetic atherosclerotic plaque'.
"This was a great conference to present some of my PhD research, and meet Professor Reilly and other vascular biologists studying atherosclerosis," said Mr Lin.
Assoc Prof Mary Kavurma, Leader of the Vascular Complications Group and Dr Chris Stanley, Leader of the Microvascular Research Group, also attended the meeting.
AVBS is the peak body bringing together Australia's leading scientists working on blood vessels, circulating cells and diseases of the vasculature.
Every year at the Annual Scientific Meeting, cutting-edge fundamental and applied vascular research performed by Australian researchers is disseminated and discussed.
