
New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Research
Monday 6 – Tuesday 7 June 2022

Certificate presentation to the John French lecturer given at the BAS/BSCR joint meeting in Manchester, for a presentation by Dr Paul Meakin entitled “Drop the BACE: Beta-secretase as a novel therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease”
Abstract submission
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Programme
BAS / BSCR Joint sessions
New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Research
The joint meeting of the BAS and BSCR at the BSC Annual conference will include:
- John French lecture
- Plenary lectures
- Best of the Best oral presentations (with prizes)
- Spotlight on BHF Fellows
- BSCR and BAS Rapid Fire poster presentations (with prizes)
John French lecture |
![]() Drop the BACE: Beta-secretase as a novel therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease Dr Paul Meakin (Leeds, UK) Chair: Prof Charalambos Antoniades |
Basic Science sessions
Monday 6 June | 10:00-11:30 hrs |
The role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease Session co-chaired by: Dr Sarah Withers + Prof Claudia Monaco |
Oxidative stress in vascular ageing Prof Tomasz Guzik (Glasgow, UK) |
Cysteine-Based Redox Sensing and Its Role in Cardiovascular System Prof Phillip Eaton (London, UK) |
Myeloperoxidase oxidants and cardiovascular disease Prof Clare Hawkins (Copenhagen, DENMARK) |
UProof of Principle for a Novel Class of Antihypertensives That Target the Oxidative Activation of PKG lα Dr Oleksandra Prysyazhna (London, UK) |
Monday 6 June | 13:45-15:15 hrs |
Developmental pathways in cardiovascular disease Session co-chaired by: Prof Sanjay Sinha + Dr Helle Jorgensen |
Dichotomous Roles of Inflammation in Atherosclerosis Prof Gary Owens (Virginia, USA) |
Wnt signalling in atherosclerosis Prof Sarah George (Bristol, UK) |
Developmental transcription factors regulating endothelial cell function in atherosclerosis Prof Paul Evans (Sheffield, UK) |
Using gene enhancers to understand vessel development in the heart and beyond Dr Sarah De Val (Oxford, UK) |
Tuesday 7 June | 09:00 – 10:30 |
Cardiac dysfunction and arrhythmias: advancing from experimental model systems to clinical practice Session co-chaired by: Dr Davor Pavlovic + Prof Carolyn Carr |
New mechanistic perspectives on heart failure Prof Lea Delbridge (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA) |
Modelling cardiac disease in a dish using hPSC-cardiomyocytes Dr Chris Denning (Nottingham, UK) |
Intracellular sodium elevation and metabolic remodelling in cardiac hypertrophy Dr Dunja Aksentijevic (London, UK) |
Manganese MRI for quantifying myocardial infarction Dr Daniel Stuckey (London, UK) |
Find out more about the BCS annual programme
https://www.britishcardiovascularsociety.org/conference/programme/about-bcs-annual-conference
Society dinner
Monday 6 June
1930 hrs – arrival and welcome drink
2000 hrs – dinner
Venue: Dukes
Address: 18 – 25 Castle St, Manchester M3 4LZ
https://dukes92.com/
Tickets are £35 per head and include a welcome drink and 3 course meal.
Additional drinks can be purchased directly with the venue on the day.
Registration
Registration is FREE to BAS and BSCR members
Registration now open…