Special Symposium with Prof. Napoleone Ferrara "Progression of vascular biology and its impact on clinical medicine" 11/10

2023.10.12

A Special Symposium will be held to commemorate Dr. Napoleone Ferrara of the University of California, San Diego, who has received the Keio Medical Science Prize. The symposium will be a hybrid of on-site and online. The theme is "Progression of vascular biology and its impact on clinical medicine".
We look forward to your participation.

[Date]
Fri. November 10, 2023

[Venue]
Lounge on the 1st floor of Center for Integrated Medical Research, Keio University Shinanomachi Campus

[Online Registration (For participation via Zoom)]
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[Organizer]
Toshihide Kurihara, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

[Schedule]

9:00 - 9:30
　Opening remarks
　　Toshihide Kurihara, MD, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 1: Basic and clinical ophthalmology completely changed by the discovery of VEGF
　　Toshihide Kurihara, MD,PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 2: Vascular endothelial growth factor from retinal pigment epithelium is essential in choriocapillaris and axial length maintenance
　　Heonuk Jeong, PhD (Project Instructor, Keio University Hospital)

9:30 -10:00
　Talk 3: Spatial heterogeneity of bone marrow endothelial cells unveils a distinct subtype in the epiphysis
　　Takahito Iga, MD (Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Anatomy / Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine)

10:00 -10:30
　Talk 4: Basic cardiovascular research targeting endothelial cells using machine learning technology
　　Dai Kusumoto, MD, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology /Center for Preventive Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine)

　Talk 5: Geminin in proliferative endothelial cells regulates inflammatory response during heart failure development
　　Yohei Akiba, MD (PhD student, Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine)

10:30 -11:00
　Talk 6: Vascular optogenetics
　　Kenji F. Tanaka, MD, PhD (Professor, Devision of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine)

　 Talk 7: Pericyte-specific manipulation with optical actuators
　　Chisato Iba (Medical Student, Keio University School of Medicine)

11:00 -11:30
　Panel discussion With Napoleone Ferrara, MD
　　(Professor, Department of Pathology / Department of Ophthalmology / Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego)

　Closing remarks
　　Kenji F. Tanaka, MD, PhD (Professor, Devision of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine)