Pre-Conference Meeting for Trainees
at Vascular Biology 2026
Sunday, October 18 - Chapel at Asilomar - 1:30-6:00pm
Organizers: Stephen Hammond, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin and
Josephine Tan, Ph.D., Amsterdam University Medical Center
1:30 - 2:45
2:45 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:15
Welcome and Group Activity
Flash talks by Trainees (5 min talks and 1 min for questions)
Break and Group Photo
Session I: A candid view on an academic trajectory: Pivotal moments, successes and setbacks
4:15 - 4:35
4:35 - 4:55
Kristy Red-Horse, Professor, Stanford University
Zhen Bouman Chen, Professor, City of Hope
Session II: Reviewing and Being Reviewed
5:00 - 5:20
Brant Isakson, Professor, University of Virginia
Editor for Journal of Vascular Research and
Incoming Editor-in-Chief of AJP Heart
5:25 - 6:00
Panel discussion with all speakers