Cardiovascular and Brain Health
Poor cardiovascular health is common in the United States with close to half of adults affected by cardiovascular disease. Additionally, unhealthy cardiovascular behaviors and poor cardiovascular health can result in structural and/or functional vascular changes, causing target organ impairment and damage. This session will cover topics related to cardiovascular and brain health including basic and clinical/translational perspectives.
Co-Chairs: Mary Cushman (VT) and David Edwards (DE). Mini Keynote: Mark Nelson (VT)
- 9:00 am – 9:05 am
Introduction
Mary Cushman, MD, MSc. VT-COBRE Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health, Co-Director. University of Vermont.
David Edwards, PhD. DE-COBRE in Cardiovascular Health. Principal Investigator. University of Delaware. - 9:05 am – 9:30 am
Mini Keynote: Translating thought into blood flow in the brain: capillaries as sensors of neural activity.
Mark Nelson, PhD. VT-COBRE Co-Director, Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health.
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, University Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacology - 9:30 am – 9:50 am
Biofabrication of brain microvasculature-on-a-chip for tissue engineering applications.
John Slater, PhD. DE-INBRE. University of Delaware College of Engineering, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering. - 9:50 am – 10:10 am
Getting to the heart of Alzheimer’s disease: Cardiovascular risk factors in age-related memory impairment.
Christopher Martens, PhD. DE-COBRE Director, Neurovascular Aging Laboratory.
University of Delaware College of Health Sciences, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology - 10:10 am – 10:30 am
Biomaterials with immunomodulatory and angiogenic properties for ischemic injuries.
Fabiola Munarin, PhD. RI-COBRE CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology.
Brown University School of Engineering, Assistant Professor - 10:30 am – 10:50 am
Zebrafish as a model for understanding the interaction between brain and heart health.
Jessica Plavicki, PhD. RI-COBRE CardioPulmonary Vascular Biology.
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - 10:50 am – 11:10 am
Predicting recovery potential after stroke.
Denise Peters, PT, DPT, PhD. VT-COBRE Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health, Project Director. University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Assistant Professor, Rehab and Movement Science - 11:10 am – 11:15 am
Concluding Remarks
David Edwards, PhD. Principal Investigator, Delaware COBRE in Cardiovascular Health
University of Delaware. Professor, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology