Our Top Ten Reads from 2020
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January 2020 Journal Club
Journal Club to Discuss New Paper by Ralf Adams, et.al.
Our third Journal Club will take place on January 16 at 1:00pm EST. We will be discussing the following paper:
Chen Q, Liu Y, Jeong HW, Stehling M, Dinh VV, Zhou B, Adams RH.
Cell Stem Cell. 2019 Dec 5;25(6):768-783.e6.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2019.10.006. Epub 2019 Nov 21. PMID: 31761723
Mary Jo Mulligan-Kehoe will lead the discussion with a 30 minute presentation followed by 30 minutes of discussion.
The NAVBO Forum can be used to post questions prior to the presentation on Jan 16 and also to pose questions after the presentation in order to keep the conversation going. Consider joining!
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#9
Message from our New President
Growth opportunities are the bright side of these challenging times
2020 has been an exceptionally challenging year. After having caused enormous damage, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown no signs of disappearing. What were the major obstacles to acting in a timely fashion to prevent this devastating health threat from spreading? One appears to be that the initial responses of many governments did not reflect scientific predictions that immediate aggressive measures might save many lives. The United States is now also facing the need to address the complex issues associated with the consequences of racism. It is necessary that we, as a scientific community, think about what we can do to help deal with these dual disasters. While we are not immune to the negative consequences of these challenges, they do provide opportunities for us to think about our roles.
Dr. Aikawa, President of NAVBO, has more to share with you about diversity, new technologies and the importance of science. Read more.
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April 2020 Journal Club
Vedanta Mehta, Kar-Lai Pang, Daniel Rozbesky, Katrin Nather, Adam Keen, Dariusz Lachowski, Youxin Kong, Dimple Karia, Michael Ameismeier, Jianhua Huang, Yun Fang, Armando del Rio Hernandez, John S. Reader, E. Yvonne Jones and Ellie Tzima
This presentation was led by Xiaowu Gu, UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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#7
Member Publication
Mural Cell-Specific Deletion of Cerebral Cavernous Malformation 3 in the Brain Induces Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
Objective: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM), consisting of dilated capillary channels formed by a single layer of endothelial cells lacking surrounding mural cells. Read more
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Lab of the Month - February 2020
The Lab of Dr. Roger Johns
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Lab of the Month/Lessons Learned - November 2020
The Lab of Dr. Teresa Sanchez
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My name is Teresa Sanchez and I am an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, with a secondary appointment at the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine. I obtained my first independent position and established my laboratory initially at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. Subsequently, for family reasons, I had to relocate to New York City, and I moved my laboratory to Weill Cornell Medicine. I am very privileged to have had the opportunity to establish my research program in two outstanding institutions and I am happy to share my experience transitioning from trainee to faculty, setting up my lab and moving my research program from Harvard Medical School to Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Sanchez shares advice on transitioning from trainee to independent investigator, building a team, balancing personal life and work, moving the laboratory and more. Read Dr. Sanchez's full article on our website.
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Lab of the Month - October 2020
The Lab of Dr. Ramani Ramchandran
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Awards
Applications and List of Awardees
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Spotlight on Trainees - June 25
Emerging Scientist Series
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Emerging Scientists Series - Add Your Profile!!
Take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your work for would be employers. Join Cody on our web site!
We have heard from a number of people that both graduation ceremonies and thesis presentations have been cancelled and/or reformatted for remote participation. Coupled with the temporary halt in in-person conferences, this situation may be making it more challenging for trainees to network, promote their science, and search for their next position. To address this, NAVBO will offer online opportunities for our trainee members.
The new Emerging Scientists Series will offer trainees the opportunity to showcase their thesis research in short research highlight talks. This new resource will serve as a place for trainees to share their work with employers that are hiring and searching for a new recruit with vascular biology research experience. Postdocs - looking for your first faculty position? You can use this service as well.
If you are a trainee that has just defended your thesis, or a postdoc seeking your first faculty position and are interested in this opportunity, please contact membership@navbo.org
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The Passing of NAVBO Co-Founder
Tribute to Stephen M. Schwartz
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It is with a heavy heart that NAVBO shares this very sad news. Dr. Stephen Schwartz passed away on March 17, a victim of COVID-19.
To say that Steve was one of a kind is an understatement. Those that knew him well, will have several stories to share that would bring a smile to everyone and anyone.
Steve, along with Michael Gimbrone, was a co-founder of NAVBO and its second President. He also was the creator of Vasculata, NAVBO's flagship summer course. He was instrumental in establishing the Earl P. Benditt Award. Then in 2001, he was named the recipient of that award. He also served on the Meritorious Awards and Education Committees and co-organized the 1996 IVBM in Seattle with the late Russell Ross. He remained involved with NAVBO througout our entire 25 years. His list of former postdocs reads like a who's who in vascular biology - including Mark Majesky, Bradford Berk, David Gordon, Paul DiCorleto, Luisa Iruela-Arispe, Gary Owens, just to name a few. He was a great mentor. He will be sorely missed by generations of vascular biologists and pathologists.
Read the many tributes and memories on our web page. Please add your own post. Click here.
Please keep his family, friends and colleagues in your thoughts and prayers.
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Vascular Biology 2020 - Our Virtual Event
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Not a "read" - but certainly Vascular Biology 2020 was a highlight!
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Looking forward to seeing you at Vascular Biology 2021 at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Monterey, CA.
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Revisit some of our most read articles featuring member publications, journal clubs, original pieces and the very popular Lab of the Month!
Please note we do not include dated meetings or webinars, whose links were followed quite frequently.
The challenges we faced this last year were difficult, at times overwhelming, and the losses were great. The vascular biology community met those challenges, learned a great deal by incorporating new technologies and new ways to accomplish our goals. We here at NAVBO hope that we were able to help you toward those accomplishments, even in a small way.
We now look forward to 2021, which will offer some new opportunities for NAVBO members.
Happy Holidays and NAVBO wishes you an especially Happy New Year!
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