Photos during the Symposium

• YIA competition (June 1, 2009)
• Symposium 1 (June 1, 2009)
• Symposium 2 (June 1, 2009)
• Poster Session (June 1, 2009)
• Piano Recital (June 1, 2009)
• Banquet (June 1, 2009)
• Excursion & Cruising (June 2, 2009)
• Symposium 3(June 2, 2009)
• Poster Session(June 2, 2009)
• Symposium 4(June 3, 2009)
• Symposium 5(June 3, 2009)
• Poster Session(June 3, 2009)
• Closing Ceremony(June 3, 2009)
• Farewell Party(June 3, 2009)

Time Table (Click for big picture)

Scientific Program (Session at a Glance / Session Schedule) updated!

• Named Lectures

  	7th John T. Shepherd Lecture on Nervous Control Michael J. Joyner (Mayo. Clinic, USA)
  	Michael J. Joyner, M.D., is Professor of Anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic where he also serves as Deputy Director and Associate Dean for Research. Dr. Joyner's research interests focus on cardiovascular control in conscious humans and he is especially interested in the interaction between local vasodilator signals and sympathetic vasoconstriction.
  	6th Robert F. Furchgott Lecture on Endothelium Kim Dora (Univ. of Oxford, UK)
  	Her research interest is Endothelium-dependent intercellular communication in resistance arteries.
  	5th David F. Bohr Lecture on Vascular Smooth Muscle Mark Nelson (Univ. of Vermont, USA)
  	Mark Nelson, Ph.D., professor and chair of pharmacology at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, his research is urinary disorders, such as overactive bladder and incontinence, as well as for additional investigation on the underlying causes and potential therapies for erectile dysfunction.
  	4th Björn Folkow Lecture on Growth and Remodeling Peter Libby (Harvard Univ., USA)
  	Dr. Libby's current major research focus is the role of inflammation in vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. He has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research accomplishments. His areas of clinical expertise include general and preventive cardiology.
  	3rd Paul M. Vanhoutte Lecture on Vascular Pathophysiology Thomas F. Lüscher (Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland)
  	Lüscher's research interests focus on the role of endothelium-derived mediators in the regulation of vascular tone, platelet-vessel wall interaction, and coagulation as well as vascular structure in aging, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and atherosclerosis.