Robert J. Hardin Translational Cardiovascular Research Symposium
Join us to explore emerging trends in cardiovascular research and medicine
The Department of Physiology and Anatomy and College of Biomedical and Translational Sciences at The University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth are pleased to present the inaugural Robert J. Hardin Translational Cardiovascular Research Symposium on July 13 on the HSC campus.
Event details
- July 13, 2024
- 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: UNTHSC MET Building, Room 109-111
- Parking: Lot 19 at the corner of of Bunting Ave. and Montgomery St. (Campus Map)
- Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks will be provided
Keynote
The Athlete’s Heart: Friend or Foe
Benjamin Levine, MD
UT Southwestern, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
Agenda
8 – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast
9:15 – 9:30 a.m. Opening remarks
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Session 1: Neural and Vascular Control in Cardiovascular System
Chairs: Gef Farmer, PhD & David Buckley, PhD
- Rethinking traits of metabolic syndrome to improve cardiovascular outcomes: Insights from obese Zucker rats
Ann Schreihofer, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Sex differences in sympathetic neural control in older adults with hypertension
Qi Fu, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine - Sex Differences in Sympathetic Vascular Transduction in Black Adults: Implications for Racial Disparities in Hypertension
Benjamin Young, PhD
University of North Texas - Microvascular Pathology with Aging: From Bone, to Blood, to Peripheral Organs
Rhonda Prisby, PhD
University of Texas at Arlington - 10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Session 2: Trainee Session
Chairs: Paul Fadel, PhD & Johnathan Tune, PhD
- Interaction Between Arterial Stiffness, Amplitude of Oscillations, and Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation
Lindsey Hudson, MS
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Control of coronary blood flow in postpartum heart
Selina Tucker, PhD candidate
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Blockade of brain insulin receptor signaling impairs open-loop arterial baroreflex function via attenuated neural arc in healthy male rats
Amane Hori, Postdoctoral Fellow
UT Southwestern Medical Center - Sympathetic transduction to blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease
Claire E. Trotter, Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Texas at Arlington
11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Session 3: Keynote Address
Introduction: Sal Essajee
- The Athlete’s Heart: Friend or Foe
Benjamin Levine, MD
UT Southwestern, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
1:30 – 3 p.m. Poster Session
3 – 4 p.m. Session 4: Modulation of the heart in health and disease
Chairs: Michael Nelson, PhD & Bella Ruiz
- Current trends in management of cardiac arrhythmias
Senthil Thambidorai, MD
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia - Mechanisms of Structural Remodeling in Atrial Arrhythmias
Anuradha Kalyanasundaram, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Regulation of cardiac function in health and disease
Michael Nelson, PhD
University of Texas at Arlington - New Insights into mechanisms for exercise intolerance in HFpEF
Tom Sarma, MD
UT Southwestern, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine
4 p.m. Concluding remarks and trainee awards
Poster session
The symposium will include a poster session to present current knowledge and unanswered questions in key areas of cardiovascular research and medicine. Prizes will be awarded in each topic for best poster presentation.
Poster submission will close on July 1, 2024.
Sponsors
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
- Robert J Hardin Heart and Cancer Research Fund
- Department of Physiology and Anatomy
- School of Biomedical Science
University of Texas at Arlington
- Department of Kinesiology
- College of Nursing and Health Innovation
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