Monday 22 June 2026
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| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7:00 - 9:00 | ES-ISHR Council Meeting | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration Young Investigators / MCI | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Young Investigator Session 1 (JMCC sponsored) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Young Investigator Session 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Poster Display and Lunch | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13:30 - 14:00 |
Opening Ceremony Prof Adam Tickell (Vice chancellor of University of Birmingham) |
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| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Plenary Session 1 Prof Barbara Casadei (Imperial College London) |
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| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building |
Lecture Theatre 2 - Teaching and Learning Building |
G15 - Muirhead Tower |
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| 15:00 - 16:30 | Session 1 - Battle of the Metabolites: Should we focus on glucose, fats, or ketones? (JMCC sponsored) Luc Bertrand Glucose-derived metabolites in heart failure Michael Shattock Beyond Glucose: Metabolic substrate provision for a healthy heartenergetics, function and stability ex vivo Anna Zoccarato Intermediary Metabolism in Cardiac Remodelling Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Lisa Heather Lorrie Kirshenbaum |
Session 2 - Inflammation and Immunity in Cardiac Remodelling Federica Marelli-Berg T cells in cardiac health and disease Ziad Mallat Macrophages inflammasome & mitochondrial homeostasis Gustavo Ramos Immune regulation as a therapeutic approach Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Ines Falcao-Pires Marinos Kallikourdis |
Session 3 - The dynamics of epi-genome/transcriptome in cardiac remodelling Sebastian Preissl Epigenetic mechanisms at single cell resolution Fabio Martelli Non-coding RNAs in ischemic cardiovascular disease Sandra Martins RNA splicing in left ventricular heart failure Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Llew Roderick Miron Sopic |
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| 16:30 - 18:00 | Refreshments and Poster Session 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building |
Lecture Theatre 2 - Teaching and Learning Building |
G15 - Muirhead Tower |
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| 18:00 - 19:30 |
Session 4 - AZ sponsored session - Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic diseases at crossroads
Speakers TBC Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Elie Kessler Thomas Eschenhagen |
Session 5 - Cardiac Regeneration: lessons from development and beyond
Filipa Simoes Role of macrophages in cardiac regeneration Stephane Zaffran (De)constructing the human heart: single-cell/nucleus insights Monika Gladka Cardiac regeneration and rejuvenation mechanisms Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Sveva Bollini Thomas Eschenhagen |
Session 6 - Preventing cancer-derived cardiotoxicity
Zoltán V. Varga Metabolic aspects of cardiac dysfunction in cancer patients Alessandra Ghigo Adjuvant cardiotherapy: SGLT2i, GLP1R agonists and beyond TBC Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Jolanda van der Velden Gabriele Tocchetti |
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| 19:30 - 20:30 | Drinks Reception at the Teaching and Learning Building | |||||||||||||||||||
As part of the organisation of this conference, The University of Birmingham's Event Management Team is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of theInternational Society for Heart Research, European Section (ISHR-ES)