UPDATE ON VASCULAR RESEARCH Friday, 11th June, CSB Room 20064, 0900 – 1300 hrs. 9.00-9.25 Coffee Chair: Paul Thornalley 9.25-9.30 Introduction Paul Thornalley 9.30-9.40 9.40-9.45 Mingzhan Xue Discussion Dietary activators of ARE-linked gene expression for good vascular health 9.45-9.55 9.55-10.00 Naila Rabbani Discussion Glycation and lipoprotein metabolism 10.00-10.10 10.10-10.15 Daniel Zehnder Discussion Uraemic cardiovascular disease. 10.15-10.25 10.25-10.30 Michelle Miller Discussion Inflammation and Sleep 11.30.10.40 11.40-10.45 Martin Feelisch Discussion Nitrogen oxide signalling in health and disease 10.45-10.55 10.55-11.00 Chen Ji Discussion Spatial variation in iodine status and salt intake in the world 11.00-11.10 BREAK Chair: Franco Cappuccio 11.10-11.20 11.20-11.25 Donald Singer Discussion Personalising medicine 11.25-11.35 11.35-11.40 Dan Mitchell Discussion Glycomics and inflammation in and around the vasculature 11.40-11.50 11.50-11.55 Guerman Molostvov Discussion Calcium-sensing receptor and its role in the vascular system 10.55-12.05 N-B Kandala Spatial variation of predictors of prevalent hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: A case study of South-Africa 12.05-12.10 Discussion 12.10-12.20 12.20-12.25 Bernadette Fernandez Investigations on the Fate of NO in vivo Discussion 12.25-12.35 12.35-12.40 Paul Thornalley Discussion Protein damage and antistress gene response – partners in vascular research 12.40-12.48 12.48-12.53 Franco Cappuccio Discussion Sleep duration predicts cardiovascular outcomes 13.53-13.00 Conclusion 13.00-14.00 Lunch on the 2nd floor gallery We are grateful to Daiichi-Sankyo for supporting this event