The Microcirculatory Society at Experimental Biology 2015 March 28 - April 1, 2015 Boston Convention and Exhibitor Center Sessions - March 28 Special Events Oxygen/Blood Flow Society Banquet 9:30 - 11:30am Chair: Molly Frame, Stony Brook University Speakers: Roland Pitman, Virginia Commonwealth University and Congwu Du Stony Brook University Saturday, March 28, 11:45am-1:15pm Landis Award Dr. Dai Fukumura Targeting tumor microvasculature and microenvironment Sunday, March 29, 3:30 - 4:30pm Inflammation 1:30 - 3:00pm Speakers: Eric Schmidt, University of Colorado and Shayn Peirce-Cottler, University of Virginia Microcirculatory Society Membership Business Meeting Signaling/Channels 3:30 - 5:00pm Chair: Joshua Butcher, University of Virginia Speakers: Jonathan LeDeaux, University of Montreal and Andreas Beyer, Medical College Wisconsin Sunday, March 29, 4:30pm-5:30pm Microcirculatory Society Reception, Awards & Poster Presentations Sunday, March 29, 5:30pm-7:00pm And, in conjunction with the American Physiological Society: Kaley Award Lecture: Mark Nelson, University of Vermont Date and time to be determined The Microcirculatory Society at Experimental Biology 2015 Abstract Topic Categories for inclusion in the Microcirculatory Society’s Program Posters: 1035-APS 1036-APS 1037-APS 1038-APS 1039-APS 1040-APS 1041-APS 1042-APS 1043-APS 1044-APS 1045-APS 1046-APS 1047-APS 1048-APS 1049-APS Angiogenesis/microvascular remodeling/injury & repair Atherosclerosis/thrombosis/platelets Inflammation/leukocyte-endothelium interactions Instrumentation, methodology, and experimental models Ischemia-reperfusion/free radical biology Lymphatic and venular function Microvascular cell signaling pathways Microvascular development and aging Microvascular flow regulation/oxygen delivery/networks Microvascular mechanics/hemodynamics/rheology Microvascular pathophysiology-pharmacology, therapeutics and translational aspects Pericytes and Stem Cells Permeability/fluid & solute exchange/glycocalyx Tissue-microvessel interactions/extracellular matrix Vasomotor control: endothelium/smooth muscle/nerves Eight abstracts will be chosen for short talks (ten minutes with five minutes for Q&A) in the following sessions, which will be held on Saturday, March 28: Oxygen/Blood Flow, Inflammation and Signaling/Channels. Check the MCS web site for travel award opportunities for young investigators http://microcirc.org/ABOUT/MCS_Awards.html Abstract Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 6, 2014 Early Registration Deadline: Monday, February 2, 2015 See you in Boston at Experimental Biology 2015 November 6 is the deadline for abstract submmission! For more information about the meeting, housing, abstract submission, etc. Go to experimentalbiology.org