LS2 Intersection Cardiovascular Biology
a section of LS2 and of the Swiss Society of Cardiologyfounded in November 2017
Cardiac vascular diseases (CVDs) are and will remain the first cause of mortality in the world accounting for 30% deaths worldwide. 15 million people died in 2015 from ischemic heart diseases and stroke (www.who.int). This number will increase to reach 23.3 million by 2030. CVDs are defined by the world health organization as “a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels”, suggesting that strong interactions exist between the cardiac and vascular fields. That is why the working group of cardiovascular biology was founded by clinicians and researchers working in cardiology and in the vascular domain. This interaction is the specificity of our group, which is also supported by the Swiss Society of Cardiology (http://www.swisscardio.ch).
At origin, the purpose of the working group of cardiovascular biology is:
- To provide an open forum for cardio-vascular scientists (basic researchers and clinicians)
- To promote and enhance education for young colleagues
- To intensify collaborations within Switzerland
- To provide an annual meeting platform for network programs
If certain aspects of our research are specific to the heart and the vessels, others are common with researchers working on stem cells, regenerative medicine, autophagy, and heart and vessel metabolism. That is why people who are not working in the cardiovascular field can also benefit from the knowledge acquired in the cardiovascular domain.
Therefore, joining Life Sciences Switzerland is for the CVWG a wonderful opportunity to open the cardiovascular domain to other researchers in order to favor the interactions and networking among several research groups from different fields.
Executive Committee
Board members:
Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat, University of Geneva. President
Sarah Longnus, University of Bern. Vice-President
Andrea Banfi, University of Basel
Marie-Noelle Giraud, University of Fribourg
Christophe Montessuit, University of Geneva
Nathalie Rosenblatt, CHUV Lausanne
Giovanni G. Camici, University of Zurich - delegate for Swiss Society of Cardiology (SGK)
Jan Kucera, University of Bern
Anna Jazwinska, University of Fribourg
Gabriela Kania, University of Zurich
Lucio Barile, Università Svizzera italiana
together with the Swiss Society of Cardiology
Thank you very much to everyone who contributed to the LS2 Cardiovascular Research Meeting 2024!!
The meeting had more than 100 participants, 9 invited speakers, 16 selected talks and 32 posters. Moreover, we enjoyed a great conference dinner! Look at all pictures of the event here.
We awarded 7 prizes:
- Daniele Reggio (UNIBA) - best talk
- Stefano Ministrini (UZH) - 2nd best talk
- Greta Scherler (UNIL) - 2nd best talk
- Andrea Addorisio (UNIL) - best poster, category cardiac
- Selianne Graf (UNIBE) - 2nd best poster, category cardiac
- Luis Miguel Cardoso dos Santos (UNIGE) - best poster, category vascular
- Yustina Maria Puspitasari (UZH) - 2nd best talk, category vascular
A great success that we plan to repeat in 2025!!
Existing LS2 members: log in at www.ls2.ch using their member name and password, click on their name at the top right of the page, go to "Account overview" and add/change to the new intersection using the checkbox "Cardiovascular Biology". Alternatively, you can write to the LS2 office (info@ls2.ch) and request the change.
New members: apply for the LS2 membership here and select "Cardiovascular Biology" in the online application form.
Swiss Society of Cardiology
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