This symposium is convened by the Imperial College Centre for Vasculitis Research
Welcome: Justin Mason & Charles Pusey
Chairs: Steve McAdoo & Taryn Youngstein
15.00-15.20 Ultrasound super-resolution for in vivo non-invasive imaging of microvascular morphology and function
Professor Meng-Xing Tang, Professor of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Bioengineering
15.20-15.40 Coagulation and vasculitis – new avenues for investigation
Dr Tom McKinnon, Senior Lecturer, Department of Immunology and Inflammation
15.40-16.00 Chemical biology of Heme Oxygenase 1 in disease: shining a light in the darkness
Professor Nick Long, Chair in Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Dr Joe Boyle, Clinical Reader, NHLI
Chairs: Maria Prendecki and Charis Pericleous
16.00-16.15 Live cell imaging of intravascular monocytes during glomerular inflammation reveals subpopulations with distinct phenotypes and effector functions
Dr Tabi Turner-Stokes, Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Immunology and Inflammation
16.15-16.30 Endothelial Colony Forming Cells as a novel tool for understanding inflammatory vascular dysfunction in Rheumatic Disease
Dr Rob Maughan, Research Associate, NHLI
16.30-16.45 Final discussion and future directions