Keynote Speakers
We are honoured to have the following keynote speakers present at our symposium
Invited Speakers
Meet our invited speakers who will present their latest research
Dr. Stephan Huveneers
Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, NL
Title lecture: Mechanotransduction at endothelial adhesions in vascular development and disease
Prof. Reinier A. Boon
University of Frankfurt, Germany
Title lecture: Aging and its effect on atherosclerosis at a single-cell level
Dr. Tamar Wissing
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
Title lecture: A human disease model for atherosclerotic plaque mechanics and rupture
Prof. Gijsje H. Koenderink
Delft University of Technology, NL
Title lecture: Building synthetic cells from the ground up
Dr. Natalija Bogunovic
Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, NL
Title lecture: Pre-clinical modeling af aortic aneurysms: focus on the role of smooth muscle cells
Dr. Jelmer M. Wolterink
University of Twente, Twente, NL
Title lecture: Shear stress estimation in the vascular bed using novel machine learning techniques
Prof. Simon F. de Meyer
KU Leuven, Belgium
Title lecture: TBA
Dr. Rachel Cahalane
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, NL
Title lecture: Tensile and compressive behaviour of human blood clot analogues
Dr. Petter Dyverfeldt
Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Title lecture: Advanced MR imaging of carotid hemodynamics, geometry and vessel wall composition
Dr. Selene Pirola
Imperial College London, UK
Title lecture: Understanding thoracic aortic aneurysms through patient-specific modelling
Dr. Maurizio Lodi Rizzini
Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Title lecture: Risk of Myocardial Infarction Based on Endothelial Shear Stress Analysis
Prof. Tzung K. Hsiai
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Title lecture: Light at the End of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Rapid Detection and Inhibition of SARS- Shear Stress-Mediated COVID-19-Associated Coagulation
Dr. Behrooz Fereidoonnezhad
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Title lecture: Rupture resistance of blood clot analogues: experimental testing and computational modelling
Prof. Irene E. Vignon-Clementel
Inria, Paris, France
Title lecture: Multiscale modeling for stenosis and aneurysm patient-risk prediction
Prof. David J. Beech
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK