Wednesday 24 June 2026
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| 8:00 - 9:00 | ISHR-INT Council Meeting (Room 202) |
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| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building | ||||
| 9:00 - 10:00 |
Plenary Session 3 Keith Reimer Lecture Professor Mike Murphy (University of Cambridge) |
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | ISHR General Assembly | |||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break | |||
| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building |
Lecture Theatre 2 - Teaching and Learning Building |
G15 - Muirhead Tower |
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| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 16 Pathophysiological and Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Aging Ippei Shimizu Ageing and senescence what is the difference? Yohan Santin Lysosomal alkanylisation: a new driver of cardiomyocyte senescence Jeanne Mialet-Perez Mitochondrial dynamics in cardiac aging Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Frank Lezoualc’h Serena Zacchigna |
Session 17 Mitochondria in Cardiovascular Disease John Elrod Discovery of an Integrated Signaling System Regulating Ca2+-Dependent Mitochondrial Metabolons Aleksandra Trifunovic Mitochondrial stress signals and unexpected cellular adaptations Martina Semenzato Opa1 in the heart: a role in autophagy Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Asa Gustafsson Nina Kaludercic |
Session 18 The Vascular side of Heart Failure Stéphane Germain ANGPTL4, a multifaceted protein at the cross-talk between metabolism and cardiovascular disorders Mairi Brittan Mapping the developing human cardiac endothelium at single-cell resolution Paola Cattaneo Role of perycytes/fibroblasts Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: TBC |
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch and Poster Session 4 | |||
| Lecture Theatre 1 - Teaching and Learning Building |
Lecture Theatre 2 - Teaching and Learning Building |
G15 - Muirhead Tower |
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| 14:00 - 15:30 |
Session 19 Cardiovascular Impact of New Antidiabetic Drugs: Mechanisms and Clinical Translation Viktória E Tóth GLP-1 from bench to bedside Panagiota Efstathia Nikolaou Cardioprotective Mechanisms of SGLT2 Inhibitors: Beyond Glycaemia TBC Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Christoph Maack TBC |
Session 20 Bioengineering and Organoids in Cardiovascular Disease Katrin Streckfuss-Bömeke Optimizing metabolic and electrical maturation in iPSC and cardiac organoids Filipo Perbellini Living myocardial slices as Heart Disease Model Twan de Vries Deciphering arrhythmias using human preclinical models Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Katja Gehmlich Jean-Sebastian Hulot |
Session 21 Ca Channel Chit Chat in CM Pathophysiology Christian Soeller Ryr clustering and calcium microdomains - analysed by minflux super resolution microscopy Leonardo Sacconi Calcium dynamics - from the sub cellular to the tissue level Cristina Molina Ca2+ release control by cAMP microdomains Selected Abstract TBC Selected Abstract TBC Session Chairs: Delphine Mika Ana-Maria Gomez |
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Refreshment Break | |||
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