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Molecular and cellular mechanisms of angiogenesis

15—17 July 2009

University of Chester, UK



Organizers:
Ian Zachary (University College London, UK)
Sreenivasan Ponnambalam (University of Leeds, UK)

Angiogenic signalling

Chairs:
David Bates (University of Bristol, UK)
David Shima (University College London, UK)
Wednesday 15 July 2009
12:00 - 14:00 Registration with lunch

14:00 - 15:00
A unique signaling of VEGF family members, VEGF-A and VEGF-E
Masabumi Shibuya (University of Tokyo, Japan)
15:00 - 15:30
VEGF resistance as a novel concept
Johannes Waltenberger (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break

16:00 - 16:15
Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors regulate VEGF-mediated angiogenesis
Selected oral communication - Lorna Fiedler (University College London, UK)
16:15 - 16:45
Signalling through Neuropilin-1
Ian Zachary (University College London, UK)
16:45 - 17:00
The transcription factor Erg regulates angiogenesis, endothelial homeostasis and cell migration
Selected oral communication - Graeme Birdsey (Imperial College London, UK)
17:00 - 17:30
Protease activated receptors and regulation of endothelial cell function: a role for cyclooxygenases
Caroline Wheeler-Jones (Royal Veterinary College, London, UK)
17:30 - 19:00 Welcome drinks reception with poster session one

19:00 - 20:00 Dinner

Endothelial receptor trafficking

Chairs:
Paolo Madeddu (University of Bristol, UK)
Ian Zachary (University College London, UK)
Thursday 16 July 2009
09:00 - 09:30
Endocytic trafficking in angiogenesis
Harry Mellor (University of Bristol, UK)
09:30 - 09:45
ERK5 regulates VEGF-mediated cell survival and tubular morphogenesis in primary human microvascular endothelial cells
Selected oral communication - Michael Cross (University of Liverpool, UK)
09:45 - 10:15
A role for protein ubiquitination in VEGFR-2 signaling and angiogenesis
Nader Rahimi (Boston Univsity, USA)
10:15 - 10:30
Reduced NFAT-dependent VEGFR-1 expression causes abnormal VEGF signaling in hemangiomas
Selected oral communication - Eileen Boye (Harvard School of Dental Medicine, USA)
10:30 - 11:00
Regulation of VEGFR2 trafficking and proteolysis in endothelial cells
Sreenivasan Ponnambalam (University of Leeds, UK)
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee/tea break

Angiogenic mechanisms in disease

Chairs:
Johannes Waltenberger (Maastricht University, The Netherlands)
Sreenivasan Ponnambalam (University of Leeds, UK)
Thursday 16 July 2009
11:30 - 12:00
VEGF gene therapy
Seppo Yla-Herttuala (Kuopio University, Finland)
12:00 - 12:15
Neuropilin-1 crosstalk with PDGF receptors
Selected oral communication - Cay Kielty (University of Manchester, UK)
12:15 - 12:45
Structure-function analysis of the VEGF-A HBD reveals diverse roles in development and disease
David Shima (University College London, UK)
12:45 - 14:00 Lunch with poster session two

14:00 - 14:30
The antiangiogenic isoforms of VEGF in health and disease
David Bates (University of Bristol, UK)
14:30 - 14:45
VE-cadherin suppresses sprouting via signalling to MLC2 phosphorylation
Selected oral communication - Sabu Abraham (Cancer Research UK)
14:45 - 15:15
Functionally defining the endothelial transcriptome, from Robo4 to ECSCR
Roy Bicknell (University of Birmingham, UK)
15:15 - 15:30
Kinome profiling as an indicator for the angiogenic status of low-grade paediatric astrocytomas
Selected oral communication - Arend Hendrik Sikkema (University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands)
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee/tea break

16:00 - 16:30
Endothelial a3b1-integrin represses pathological angiogenesis and sustains endothelial-VEGF
Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke (Barts and The London School Of Medicine and Dentistry, UK)
16:30 - 17:30
Molecular regulation of collecting lymphatic vessel formation
Taija Makinen (Cancer Research UK)
18:00 - 19:30 Conference Dinner

Stem cells and developmental angiogenesis

Chairs:
Nadar Rahimi (Boston University, USA)
Asif Ahmed (University of Birmingham, UK)
Friday 17 July 2009
09:00 - 09:30
Thymosin β4 induces epicardium-derived neovascularization in the adult heart
Paul Riley (University College London, UK)
09:30 - 09:45
Arterial/venous segregation by selective cell sprouting
Selected oral communication - Shane Herbert (University of California, San Francisco, USA)
09:45 - 10:15
Diabetic microangiopathy involves bone marrow microenvironment disrupting stem cell homeostasis
Paolo Madeddu (University of Bristol, UK)
10:15 - 10:30
Endothelial Thymosin Beta 4 acts during vascular development to facilitate mural cell recruitment to the vessel wall
Selected oral communication - Alex Rossdeutsch (The Babraham Institute, UK)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee/tea break

11:00 - 11:30
Neuropilin ligands in neuronal and vascular patterning
Christiana Ruhrberg (University College London, UK)
11:30 - 12:00
Stalking your neighbour to reach the tip-VEGFRs and Notch
Lars Jakobsson (Cancer Research, UK)
12:00 - 12:30
Can the biology of VEGF and heme oxygenases help solve preeclampsia?
Asif Ahmed (University of Birmingham, UK)
12:30 - 12:45
Meeting close - concluding remarks