February 2027 Workshop Topic

Help decide what topic to cover in our February 2027 Virtual Workshop.  

In 2024, we hosted a 20th Anniversary of the Developmental Vascular Biology Workshop, organized by Luisa Iruela-Arispe of Northwestern University and Brant Weinstein, NICHD/NIH.  That virtual workshop took a long view of the topic and covered 20 years of research and growth within the field.  

In 2025, we hosted the Mechanotransduction Workshop, organized by Martin Schwartz, Yale University, and Ellie Tzima, University of Oxford.  This workshop also took an historic perspective, and we explored early studies in this area with the help of some well established investigators like Shu Chien, UCSD, and Brad Berk, University of Rochester.

In 2026, we offered Specification of Endothelial Cell Phenotypes, organized by Ralf Adams, Max Plank Institute, and Victoria Bautch, University of North Carolina. In this workshop, we explored the remarkable adaptability of endothelial cells, highlighting cutting-edge research within a rich historical framework.

Once again we want your input.  There are four topics listed below.  What topic and its historic perspective would be the most relevant to the NAVBO Community?  Feel free to suggest another topic - we may consider it for future workshops.  

Please complete this form by March 31, 2026 - thank you for your input.

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Below are four topics that the NAVBO Council thought would be of interest to the membership.  You'll have a chance to write in your own suggestion as well.

Remember, these workshops are unique by offering an historic perspective of the field.  


Feel free to write in your own topic ideas.  If not used in 2027, we will consider it for future workshops.

Please add any comments that you think would be helpful in our decision.