The goal of the Cardiovascular Research Conference will be to foster interactions among cardiovascular investigators and to energize research efforts through informal and interactive presentations of current research and future challenges. Each conference will focus on a particular theme or topic and will be hosted by an investigator who will be responsible for that conference. The style of the conference will be like an open lab meeting rather than formal didactic presentations.

The conference host will invite 2 to 4 investigators to make brief informal 15-20 minute presentations related to the chosen theme followed by an equal amount of time for discussion.

The conferences will be from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in G5/136, Clinical Science Center. Food and beverages will be provided. Parking is available nearby in Lot 63 at that time of day.

Below is a list of example topics. Specific topics will be provided as soon as they are available.

• Electrical remodeling in heart disease
• Myofilament function and dysfunction
• Cardiac hypertrophy
• Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
• Endothelial dysfunction
• Cardiovascular imaging frontiers
• Calcium cycling in myocytes
• Signaling pathways regulating cardiovascular function
• PKC in the heart
• Transgenic mice models of heart failure
• Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease
• Cellular remodeling in heart failure
• Protein trafficking defects in cardiovascular disease
• Ischemia and Stunning in the Myocardium
• Clinical trials in heart failure

For more information, please contact Timothy J. Kamp, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Physiology, H6/343 Clinical Science Center, 263-4856, tjk@medicine.wisc.edu or the UW Cardiovascular Research Center at 263-2266 or uwcvrc@cardiovascres.wisc.edu