Emerging theme: Lymphatics in cardiovascular disease

Keynote Speaker(s)

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  J. Brandon Dixon, Ph.D

  Professor
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Moderator(s)

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  Abhishek Jain, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Texas A&M University
  College Station, Texas, United States
• 

  Esak Lee, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Cornell University
  Ithaca, New York, United States

Presentations:

• 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

  Utilization of nanomedicine for enhancing lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic contractility
  

  Presenting Author: J. Brandon Dixon, Ph.D – Georgia Institute of Technology
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT

  Enhancing Lymphangiogenesis with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Construct
  

  Presenting Author: Feng Zhao – Texas A&M University
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

  Microphysiological Systems of Human Lymphatic Physiology and Disease
  

  Presenting Author: Esak Lee, PhD – Cornell University
• 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT

  Engineering Functional Biomaterials with Stem Cells for Therapeutic Lymphangiogenesis
  

  Presenting Author: Donny Hanjaya-Putra, PhD (he/him/his) – Univeristy of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Laura Alderfer – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Donghyun Paul Jeong – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Sanjoy Saha, MS (he/him/his) – University of Notre Dame

  Co-Author: Fei Fan – University of Notre Dame
• 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT

  Harnessing nanoparticle material properties to maximize their transport into lymphatic vessels
  

  Presenting Author: Katharina Maisel – University of Maryland