30 January 2019 09:00 until 03 February 2019 14:30
13th PVRI Annual World Congress on PVD, Barcelona 2019
PVRI Members
Sign in and registerRegistration now open for the PVRI Annual World Congress on PVD 2019
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We are delighted to announce that this year's organising committee comprises of:
- Joan-Albert Barbera, University of Barcelona
- Sébastien Bonnet, Laval University
- Anna Hemnes, Vanderbilt University
- Christophe Guignabert, University of Paris-Sud
- Steeve Provencher, Laval University
- Soni Savai-Pullamsetti, University of Giessen
1st Symposium of the International Consortium for Genetic Studies in PAH
Nick Morrell, University of Cambridge, UK, will lead the scientific organisation of the meeting
We are pleased to announce that the first scientific meeting of the International Consortium for Genetic Studies in PAH (PAH-ICoN http://www.pahicon.com), sponsored by the PVRI, will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 & 5 February 2019.
A word from Lead Scientific Organiser, Nick Morrell
Why is this meeting exciting?
This is the inaugural scientific meeting of the International Consortium for the Genetics of PAH (PAH-ICON), which is a collaboration between more than 30 centres around the world.
What were the reasons driving the need for the Consortium?
Advances in human genetics have made it possible to identify the genetic factors that cause PAH, contribute to disease susceptibility, or predict clinical outcomes and response to therapy. Such studies need large numbers of patients and international collaboration to provide a collective resource and expertise in genetics and functional genomics. This Consortium will bring together investigators and trainees, who wish to contribute to this exciting initiative, to share results and approaches and plan for the future.
Registration
The registration link will be emailed to all those who have registered for our Annual World Congress. If you wold like to register solely for the Genetics Consortium, please email admin@pvrinstitute.org. We do encourage all those interested in the event that they attend the PVRI Annual World Congress on PVD, which takes place just a few days before. PVRI meetings have long been positively characterised for their intimate and open forum that allow professionals from all ages, backgrounds and disciplines to contribute to the global discussion on the management of pulmonary vascular diseases.
Venue
The congress will be held at the Crowne Plaza hotel, Av. de Rius i Taulet, 1, 08004 Barcelona, Spain.
