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The mission of the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Disease Annual Symposium is to unite experts and healthcare professionals to share advancements, enhance knowledge, and improve patient care in cardiovascular health through collaboration and education.


12th Annual CCVC Symposium

Revolutionizing Cardiovascular Medicine: Innovations in Human Disease Modeling and Therapeutics

The 12th Annual Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (CCVC) Symposium, "Revolutionizing Cardiovascular Medicine: Innovations in Human Disease Modeling and Therapeutics" will take place Thursday, Oct. 9, and Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.

Feature sessions on Thursday, Oct. 9, will focus on: New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Cardiovascular Research and Application of Human Pre-clinical Models for Disease Modeling and Drug Toxicity Testing, along with the Featheringill Keynote Lecturer, presenting Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD (Stanford). 

Friday, Oct. 10, will include the Suzanne Oparil Lecturer, presenting Tracy Beth Høeg, MD, PhD from the FDA, and a session focused on Translation of Cardiovascular Innovations to Clinical Practice and feature a Commercialization Workshop that will highlight Case Studies from Concept to Commercialization, with breakout groups moderated by experts in the field, including Dr. Karthik Gopalakrishnan, Molly Wasko, and many more.

 


Date
Location 
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9-10, 2025 The Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center
701 19th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233

 

Distinguished Speakers

  • Aitor C. Aguirre, PhD – Michigan State University
  • Jared Churko, PhD – University of Arizona
  • Dawood Darbar, MBChB, MD – University of Illinois
  • Mark Dransfield, MD – Welcome
  • Karthik Gopalakrishnan, PhD – UAB Harbert Institute
  • Kevin E. Healy, PhD – UC Berkeley
  • Jeffrey W. Holmes, MD, PhD – UAB School of Engineering
  • Christopher W. McAleer, PhD – Hesperos, Inc
  • Nathan J. Sniadecki, PhD – University of Washington
  • Katy Trampel – Northwestern University
  • Molly Wasko, PhD, MBA – UAB School of Business

 

Featured Sessions

  • William W. Featheringill Keynote
  • New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for Cardiovascular Research
  • Application of Human Pre-clinical Models for Disease Modeling and Drug Toxicity Testing
  • Poster Session
  • Suzanne Oparil Keynote Lecture
  • Translation of Cardiovascular Innovations to Clinical Practice
  • Featheringill Young Investigator Award Finalists Presentations
  • Commercialization Workshop

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