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Angiogenesis

Gordon Research Conference

Angiogenesis and Social Interactions with Neighboring Cells and Tissues in Health and Disease

July 27 - August 1, 2025

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GRC Education Requirements: Undergraduates or those who have not obtained a bachelor's degree in science/engineering (or acceptable equivalent) are not eligible to apply to attend Gordon Research Conferences or Seminars.

Chair

Vice Chair

Salve Regina University

36 Ochre Point Avenue

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Venue and Travel Information

Application Information

Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 29, 2025. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the conference chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.

Conference Description

The Angiogenesis GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The 2025 Angiogenesis GRC and GRS address the underlying hypothesis that angiogenesis relies on intricate crosstalk with various cell types and tissues, which influence blood vessel function. Conversely, endothelial cells secrete organotypic angiocrine factors that control and maintain tissue homeostasis, hence understanding these interactions is important for tissue regeneration and for treating diseases involving aberrant vascularization. The meeting will stimulate the generation of new knowledge by providing brainstorming opportunities for scientists of different fields (vascular, cardiac, immune, stem cell, and neurobiology) who do not often attend the same conferences and by fostering the exchange of new unpublished data and ideas, to jump-start collaborations that will move the field forward and shift paradigms.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Angiogenesis" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Angiogenesis Welcomes Diversity: Integrating Vessels with a Spectrum of Organs and Cell Types Discussion Leader:
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm	Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecture: "What Intra- and Interspecies Variations in Coronary Arteries Reveal About Their Developmental Mechanisms"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm	"Shared Spatial Programs for Tissue Remodeling and Immune Suppression in Pregnancy and Cancer"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:10 pm	"Stem Cell Biology and the Vascular Niche"
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Angiogenesis Driving Vascular Anomalies Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"Why, When, and How Somatic Mutations Cause Vascular Malformations"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	"Exploring the Developmental Biology of Vascular Anomalies in Zebrafish"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:10 am	"Germline and Somatic Mutations Fuel the Development of Cerebral Cavernous Malformations"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:10 pm	"Deconvolution of Complex Vascular Phenotypes Through Targeted Protein Degradation"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address the interests and needs of all scientists and the challenges they face in their careers. Specifically, the program promotes meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages about barriers to career advancement and strategies to support the professional growth of all members of the community. The GRC Power Hour™ is open to all conference participants. Organizers: and
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Angiogenesis and Its Impact on Cardiac Function and Repair Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	"Cellular Communications in Cardiovascular Regeneration"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm	"Endocardial Cell Signalling During Mechanosensitive Cardiac Valve Morphogenesis"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	"Cardiac Revascularization: Why Struggle?"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Advances in Understanding the Neuro-Vascular Interface Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"From Homeostasis to Challenge: Understanding Neurovascular Unit Dynamics"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am	Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am	"Regulation of the 'Blood-Brain Barrier in Health and Disease'"
10:15 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:20 am	"Instructions of the Vasculature on Brain Development"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:40 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm	Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm	"Metabolic Regulation of Heterogeneity in Brain Vessel Angiogenesis"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Vascular Networks and Their Interactions in Tumor Microenvironments Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	"New Ways to Exploit the Tumor Microenvironment"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"A Vascular Perspective on Immunosurveillance in Cancer and Inflammation"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	"Tumor Cells Exploit the Vessel Wall for Metastatic Dissemination"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Cell-Cell Dialogues Within the Vessel Wall Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"Endothelial Dysfunction in Heart Failure – Where Mechanobiology Meets Metabolism"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	"Dissecting the Molecular Anatomy of CNS Barriers"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:10 am	"The Role of Biomechanics in Vessel Wall Development"
11:10 am - 11:20 am	Discussion
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:30 am - 11:35 am	Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:10 pm	"Exploring Vascular Senescent Cell Communication in Atherosclerosis Through Omics Approaches"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm	Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Poster Previews
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Vessel Specialization: Engaging with Unique Organ Settings Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	"Development of Organotypic Vascular Beds"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Regulation of Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	"Angiocrine and Pericrine Signaling in the Liver"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Vessels, Blood, and Stem Cells: Interactions in the Niche and Beyond Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	"Mapping the Development of Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells and their Diverse Niches"
9:30 am - 9:40 am	Discussion
9:40 am - 10:00 am	"Macrophages in Fetal Hematopoietic Niches"
10:00 am - 10:10 am	Discussion
10:10 am - 10:20 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:15 am	"Defining the Mechanisms Underlying Haematopoietic Potential of the Lymphatic Vasculature"
11:15 am - 11:25 am	Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am	Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm	"Mitochondrial Transfer and Mitophagy as Key Regulators of Endothelial Cell Engraftment"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm	Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm	General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Harnessing Vascular-Immune Interactions in Homeostasis and Regeneration Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm	General Discussion
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm	"Vascular-Immune Crosstalk in the Muscle"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm	"Immunoengineering Cardiac Tissue"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	"Mechanisms of Circadian Protection against Vascular Inflammation"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm	Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm	Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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Registration Fees

Conferee Single Room:

$1,070.00

Conferee Shared Room:

$990.00

Conferee Off-Site:

$785.00

Guest Single Room:

$880.00

Guest Shared Room:

$800.00

Guest Off-Site:

$595.00

Child 4-12 yrs Shared Room:

$400.00

Child 4-12 yrs Off-Site:

$298.00

Child Under 4 yrs Shared Room:

Free

Child Under 4 yrs Off-Site:

Free

Bus Arriving:

$62.00

Bus Departing:

$62.00

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