Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium Program
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Day 1 - Thursday 20 November
8:30-9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome to Country
Speaker: TBD
9:10-9:15 Welcome to the Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium 2025
Prof Andrew Coats AO Heart Research Institute
9:15-10:00 Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium Lecture
Sponsored talk by OHMR
Chair: TBD
Prof Dana Dawson, The University of Aberdeen, UK
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy- organ cross-talk and clinical trials
10:00-10:50 Session 1: Organ cross-talk in health and disease
Chairs: TBD
10:00 Prof Andrew Coats, The Heart Research Institute, NSW
Sponsored talk by AstraZeneca
Organ cross-talk: Clinical perspective of co-morbidities in heart failure
10:25 Prof Luigi Fontana, The University of Sydney, NSW
The Role of Nutrition and Exercise in Modulating Cardiometabolic Health: Strategies for Prevention and Optimisation
10:50-11:10 Morning tea
11:10-12:25 Session 2: Heart and brain
Chairs: TBD
11:10 Prof Perminder Sachdev, The University of New South Wales, NSW The interplay of heart and brain health
11:35 Dr Lin Yee Chen, University of Minesota, USA
Atrial Myopathy - A Target for Stroke and Dementia Prevention
12:00 Dr Sonali Gnanenthiran, The George Institute, NSW
Blood Pressure Control after Stroke: Current evidence and emerging frontiers
12:30-14:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Poster judging session
14:00-15:30 Session 3: Inflammation and Organ Cross-Talk
Chairs: TBD
14:00 Prof Ed Fisher, NYU Langone Health, USA
Metabolic and Psychological Stress and Atherosclerosis: Intersection at the Bone Marrow
14:25 Dr Sian Cartland, The Heart Research Institute, NSW
Reprogramming Inflammation: Can Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells be Therapeutic Targets in Atherosclerosis?
14:50 Prof John O'Sullivan, The University of Sydney, NSW
Meta inflammatory driven strategies for HFpEF – A 21st Century Epidemic
14:50-15:30 Flash talks
Chairs: TBD
14:50 Presenter: TBD
14:58 Presenter: TBD
15:06 Presenter: TBD
15:14 Presenter: TBD
15:22 Presenter: TBD
15:30-15:50 Afternoon tea
15:50-16:50 Session 4: Panel Discussion on Research Career Progression/Pathways
Chairs: TBD
Panellists:
Prof Bronwyn Kingwell, CSL
Prof Mathias Francois, University of Sydney
Dr Gavin Recchia, Davies Collision Cave
17:00 Poster session (viewing) and networking drinks
18:30-late Speakers’ dinner by invitation
Day 2 - Friday 21 November
8:30-9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00-10:15 Session 1: Cardiometabolism
Chairs: TBD
09:00 Prof Leonie Heilbronn, Adelaide University, SA
Time restricted eating/intermittent fasting and cardiometabolic outcomes
09:25 Prof Nigel Turner, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, NSW Reduced nicotinamide mononucleotide improves metabolic profile of high fat diet-fed mice
09:50 Prof Alex Brown, The Australian National University, ACT
Precision Medicine in Indigenous Health
10:15-10:45 Morning tea
10:45-12:30 Session 2: Heart and organ cross-talk
Chairs: TBD
10:45 Prof Natasha Rogers, Western Sydney Local Health District NSW
Finding missing links in cardiorenal syndrome
11:05 Dr Eva Li, The Heart of Research Institute, NSW
NOTCH3 at the Fat–Artery Crossroads in Atherosclerosis
11:30-12:10 Flash Talks
Chairs: TBD
11:30 Presenter: TBD
11:38 Presenter: TBD
11:46 Presenter: TBD
11:38 Presenter: TBD
12:02 Presenter: TBD
12:10-12:30 CVRN and OHMR representative
12:30-13:10 Lunch
13:10-14:30 Session 3: Rising stars award
Chairs: TBD
13:10 Presenter 1: TBD
13:30 Presenter 2: TBD
13:50 Presenter 3: TBD
14:10-15:30 Flash talks
Chairs: TBD
14:10 Presenter: TBD
14:18 Presenter: TBD
14:30-15:45 Session 4: Panel Discussion on Research Career Progression/Pathways
Chairs: TBD
14:30 Prof Sally Dunwoodie, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, NSW NAD Deficiency and Congenital Heart Disease
14:55 Dr Madga Montgomery, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Understanding the endocrine function of the heart in type 2 diabetes
15:20 A/Prof Mary Kavurma, The Heart Research Institute, NSW
Sex differences and mitochondrial endothelial health influence vascular recovery in diabetes-associated peripheral artery disease
15:45-16:05 Afternoon tea
16:05-17:20 The Princesses’ Lecture
Sponsored by UNSW CVMM
Chairs: TBD
Prof Filip K. Swirski, Mount Sinai, USA
Heart-Brain Communication in Health and Disease
17:20 Symposium close
Julie McMullen
17:30-18:30 Networking drinks and awards