Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: New Components of the Renin Angiotensin System
Discussion Leader: Mariane Bertagnolli (Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal (CIUSSS-NIM), Canada)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Robson Santos (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
"Renin Angiotensin System: Novel Peptides, Receptors, and Signaling"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Angiotensins Around the World - New RAAS Players and Mechanisms
Discussion Leaders: Kirsty Pringle (University of Newcastle, Australia) and Ariel Gomez (University of Virginia, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Augusto Martins Lima (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Alamandine Reduces Platelet Function Induced by CRP, Collagen-I and Fibrinogen"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
Masahiro Koizumi (School of Medicine, Tokai University, Japan)
"Podocyte Injury Enhances Intrarenal Angiotensin II Generation and Sodium Retention Dependently on Megalin"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
Jiaxi Xu (LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, USA)
"Role of AT1 Receptor-Mediated ADAM17 Signaling in Glutamatergic Neurons in Neurogenic Hypertension"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
Samantha Rodrigues (The University of Newcastle, Australia)
"The (Pro)renin Receptor Mediates Trophoblast Migration and Invasion Through Downstream RAS Targets"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
Reda Hmazzou (INSERM U1050, Collège de France, France)
"Mode of Action of RB150, an Aminopeptidase A Inhibitor, as a Central-Acting Antihypertensive Agent in Doca-Salt Hypertensive Rats"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Ana Paula Leite (Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil)
"The Binding of Captopril to Angiotensin-I Converting Enzyme Induces Kinases Phosphorylation in CHO-ACE Cells"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Innovation and Technology Targeting RAAS - New Models, Methods, and Drug Development
Discussion Leaders: Rodrigo Fraga-Silva (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland), Marko Poglitsch (Attoquant Diagnostics GmbH, Austria) and Robson Santos (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Lina Dahabiyeh (University of Jordan, Jordan)
"The Use of Targeted Mass Spectrometry for the Quantification of Plasma Angiotensinogen Redox Forms in a Case-Control Study of Pre-Eclampsia"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Oliver Domenig (Attoquant Diagnostics GmbH, Austria)
"Characterization of the Blood Cell Associated Renin-Angiotensin-System"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Mathilde Keck (INSERM U1050 / Quantum Genomics / Collège de France, France)
"NI956: A Potent Orally Active Aminopeptidase A Inhibitor with Central Antihypertensive Effects in DOCA-Salt Rats"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Antonio Peluso (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
"Mapping of the Angiotensin AT2 Receptor-Coupled Signalling Network by Time-Resolved Quantitative Phosphoproteomics in Human Aortic Endothelial Cells Identified HDAC1 and p53 to Be Involved in AT2 Receptor-Mediated Anti-Proliferation"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Eric Exner (Medical College of Wisconsin, USA)
"AT1R Dependence of Proangiogenic Ang-(1-7)/Mas Signaling in Endothelial Cells and Endothelial Progenitors"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Fumiko Mori (Mitsui Memorial Hospital, Japan)
"The Central Neural Mechanism of Prenatal Programming and Salt-Sensitive Hypertension"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Starting a Young Investigator Career
This session invites women researchers to present and discuss key starting career topics: from fellowships and grant applications, to time management (work and personal) and scientific independence.
Discussion Leader: Maria Luisa Sequeira-Lopez (University of Virginia, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Rhian Touyz (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom)
"Securing a Fellowship - The Stepping Stone to Independence"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
Discussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pm
Kirsty Pringle (University of Newcastle, Australia)
"My Experience as New Investigator: Ups and Downs"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm
Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
