Aorta: From Structure to Rupture

Inaugural meeting of the Liverpool Aortic Biomechanics and Biochemistry (LABB) Research Groupwww.labb-group.comFor any queries, contact r.akhtar@liverpool.ac.uk

Dr Riaz Akhtar

An interdisciplinary meeting bringing together clinicians, engineers and life scientists to explore state-of-the-art in aortic pathology research. Key topics include:
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Biochemistry and biomechanics of ascending/thoracic aneurysms
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Surgical challenges for thoracic aneurysms 
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Behcet's disease
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Novel techniques for vascular research – CT, AFM, Fast Digital Laser Sheet Microscopy and nanoindentation
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Structure and development of the aorta
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Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Registration is free and lunch will be provided.
Meeting Programme
17th July 2018, Mason Bibby Common Room, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool
9-9.30 AM Registration
9.30-9.35 AM Welcome and Overview (Dr Riaz Akhtar, University of Liverpool)
9.35-9.45 AM School of Engineering and Biomedical Engineering (Professor Ahmed Elsheikh, Dean of School of Engineering, University of Liverpool)
Session 1 – Aortic Aneurysms (Session Chair: Mr Mark Field, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital)
9.45-10.10 AM Ascending Aortic Aneurysms – A Surgeon’s Perspective (Mr Omar Nawatou, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital)
10.10-10.35 AM The role of amyloid formation in thoracic aortic aneurysms (Dr Hannah Davies, Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool)
10.35 – 11.00 AM Elastin degradation in ascending aortic aneurysms (Dr Ya Hua Chim, School of Engineering, University of Liverpool)
11.00 – 11.30 AM Coffee Break and Refreshments
Session 2 – Vascular Nanomechanics and Imaging (Session Chair: Dr Riaz Akhtar)
11.30 - 11.55 AM – The application of micro-CT and nanoindentation to discern the mechanisms of ageing and disease in arteries (Dr Lucy Walton, Salford University)
11.55 – 12.20 PM – AFM nanomechanics of porcine tunica adventitia (Dr Colin Grant, Hitachi High-Technologies Europe, Daresbury)
12.20 – 12.45 PM - Fast Digital Laser Sheet Microscopy for Vascular Applications (Dr Bill Chaudhry, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University)
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch and Poster Viewing
Session 3 – Aortic development, function and failure (Session Chair: Dr Bill Chaudhry)
13.45 – 14.10 PM – Development of the aorta (Professor Deborah Henderson, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University) 
14.10 – 14.35 PM – Why aortic function matters: beyond blood pressure and other risk factors (Professor Kennedy Cruickshank, King’s College London; President of Artery Society). 
14.35 – 15.00 PM – Hemodynamics of Mechanical Circulatory Support (Dr Phornphop Naiyanetr (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand)
15.00 – 15.30 PM Coffee Break and Refreshments/Poster Viewing
Session 4 – Orphan diseases and rare conditions (Session Chair: Prof. Kennedy Cruickshank)
15.30 – 15.55 PM ­– Homotrimeric type I collagen mouse models of cardiac-valvular Ehler’s Danlos syndrome and osteogenesis imperfecta (Dr Liz Laird, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool)
15.55 – 16.20 PM - Thoracic aortic aneurysms in Behcet's disease (Professor Rob Moots, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool)
16.20 - 16.25 PM – Closing remarks (Dr Riaz Akhtar, University of Liverpool)
 
If you wish to submit a poster presentation, please contact the host Dr Riaz Akhtar (<A HREF="mailto:r.akhtar@liverpool.ac.uk" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">r.akhtar@liverpool.ac.uk</A>)

Mason Bibby Common Room, Harrison Hughes Building

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