The fifth edition of the BBC meeting that will be held in Nantes (France) on October 3-4, 2024.
The BBC meetings are focusing on both the Cardiovascular system and Bone and are co-organized by Inserm UMR1087 from l’institut du thorax and Inserm UMR1229 RMeS.
The scientific program features cutting-edge lectures by internationally renowned experts:
- José Luis Millán (La Jolla, USA). « From soft bones to hardened arteries – the pathophysiological roles of alkaline phosphatase and its uses as a biologic and as a drug target »
- Vivian de Waard (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) « The vascular calcification phenotype of smooth muscle cells in the Marfan syndrome aorta »
- Isabel R Orriss (London, UK) « Can we treat vascular calcification without negatively impacting the skeleton? »
- Gaël Nicolas (Rouen, France) « Primary Familial Brain Calcifications: from genetic to pathology »
- Marc Vervloet (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) « The paradox of vascular calcification and mineral bone disorder during CKD »
- Catherine Shanahan (London, UK). « Mechanisms of vascular smooth muscle cell dysfunction in ageing and disease »
- Tonia L Vincent (Oxford, UK) « Mechanosensing mechanisms in articular cartilage, the role in disease and repair »
- Stéphane Zaffran (Marseille, France) « Piezo1 is required for outflow tract and aortic valve development »
- Anabela Bensimon-Brito (Toulouse, France) « Modelling zebrafish cardiac valve to understand cardiovascular regeneration and disease »
- Yassine Maazouz (Bettlach, Switzerland) « Biomaterials and osteoinduction »
BBC is FREE of charge, but registration is needed.
Very happy to welcome you in Nantes !
The BBC-meeting organizing committee
Laurent BECK
Sarah BECK-CORMIER
Romain CAPOULADE
Baptiste CHARBONNIER
Thibaut QUILLARD
Stéphanie CHATEL