{"id":3157,"date":"2026-06-04T08:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T08:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/?page_id=3157"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:28:08","slug":"preliminary-program-vac-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/index.php\/preliminary-program-vac-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3157\" class=\"elementor elementor-3157\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cb163b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cb163b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3fc5ec\" data-id=\"a3fc5ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce423fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce423fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VAC 2027 PROGRAMME<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a053a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a053a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1161937\" data-id=\"1161937\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09e8d8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e09e8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/VAC2027-Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-xs elementor-animation-shrink\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the preliminary program<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f906d20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f906d20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c193347\" data-id=\"c193347\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c20cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c20cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The VAC2027 International Conference on Vascular Anomalies: From Mechanisms to Medicines (Barcelona, 9-12 March 2027) will convene 180-200 international participants at CosmoCaixa, including basic researchers, clinicians from multiple specialties, industry representatives, and Patient Advocacy Organisations (PAOs). The programme integrates keynote lectures, thematic sessions, discussion panels, oral and poster presentations, and networking activities. A defining feature is the high and active participation of PAOs and the integration of patient testimonies, ensuring that scientific priorities remain aligned with unmet clinical needs.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d7eac6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d7eac6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231d6a0\" data-id=\"231d6a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1d65c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1d65c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Session Topics<\/span><\/h3><ul><li>Session 1: Venous Malformations<\/li><li>Session 2: Lymphatic Malformations &amp; Lymphedema<\/li><li>Session 3: Arteriovenous Malformations &amp; HHT<\/li><li>Session 4: Clinical Trials<\/li><li>Session 5: Capillary malformations<\/li><li>Session 6: Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCM) &amp; Brain Lesions<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba55127 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba55127\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Session Types and Formats<\/span><\/h3><ul><li><strong>Keynote Lectures:<\/strong> three renowned speakers will deliver a lecture on a topic of very high interest, emerging concepts or extremely relevant to attendees.<\/li><li><strong>Talks:<\/strong> Presentations delivered by invited leading international experts in vascular anomalies.<\/li><li><strong>Short Talks:<\/strong>\u00a0Selected from submitted abstracts, these presentations will provide early Stage Career Researchers with the opportunity to present their work to the scientific community.<\/li><li><strong>Flash Talks:<\/strong> Twelve 5min presentations selected from submitted abstracts, organized in two sessions. Each session will conclude with a 10min moderated discussion<\/li><li><strong>Poster sessions:<\/strong> Two dedicated 90-minute poster sessions will be held in a room adjacent to the auditorium and catering area, encouraging discussion and networking<\/li><li><strong>Patient Testimonies:<\/strong> Sessions where patients will share their experiences to provide valuable perspectives on living with vascular anomalies.<\/li><li><strong>Round table:<\/strong> An interactive discussion involving patients, clinicians, and researchers to address current challenges and future directions in the field.<\/li><li><strong>Networking Activities<\/strong>: welcome drink, meet the speaker\u2019s breakfast, VAC2027 dinner and cultural activity<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d1e520 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d1e520\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ed6466\" data-id=\"0ed6466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e37d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e37d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">DAY 1 \u2013 TUESDAY 9 MARCH<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>12:00-13:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>REGISTRATION <\/strong><\/p><p>13:00-13:10\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome. Mariona Graupera, Chair of the Scientific Committee<\/p><p>13:10-13:20\u00a0\u00a0 Patient representatives\u2019 message (videos)<\/p><p>13:20-13:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Patient testimonies<\/strong><\/p><p>13:30-14:15\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Keynote Lecture I<\/strong>: <strong>Precision Care for Vascular Anomalies: A Layered Framework for Diagnosis and Treatment.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\"><strong>Beth Drolet<\/strong> <\/span>(University of Wisconsin School of Medicine &amp; Public Health\/UW Health, USA)<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Session 1 &#8211; Venous Malformations<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>14:15-14:40\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Cellular and molecular mechanisms driving aberrant vascular development in a novel model of Venous Malformation. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Elisa Boscolo<\/span><\/strong> (Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology , Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, USA)<\/p><p>14:40-14:55\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 1<\/p><p>14:55-15:10\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 2<\/p><p>15:10- 15:40 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p><p>15:40-16:05\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Endothelial cell type and differentiation state dictate context-dependent responses to oncogenic PIK3CA.<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Ana Angulo-Urarte<\/span> <\/strong>(Josep Carreras Research Institute (IJC), Spain)<\/p><p>16:05-16:20\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 3<\/p><p>16:20-16:35\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 4<\/p><p>16:35-17:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Genomics informs precision medicine for individual affected by lymphatic anomalies. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Sarah E. Sheppard<\/span><\/strong> (Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development, USA)<\/p><p>17:00-17:15\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 5<\/p><p>17:15-17:30\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 6<\/p><p>17:30-18:10\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Flash Talks 1<\/strong>: 6 short talks, 5 min each + 10min discussion<\/p><p>18:10-18:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Museum visit<\/strong><\/p><p>18:30-20:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Welcome Drink:<\/strong> Networking &amp; welcome drink<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">DAY 2 \u2013 WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>08:45-09:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Keynote Lecture II<\/strong>: <strong>HHT and pulmonary AVMs: Defining new paradigms and therapeutic opportunities from the interplay between coding DNA variants and stress exposures. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Claire Shovlin<\/span><\/strong> (National Heart &amp; Lung Institute, Imperial College, UK)<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Session 2 \u2013 Lymphatic Malformations &amp; Lymphedema<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>09:30-09:40\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Patient Testimonies <\/strong><\/p><p>09:40-10:05\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Multiscale mechanisms of PIK3CA-driven lymphatic malformations. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Taija M\u00e4kinen<\/span><\/strong> (Wihuri Research Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland)<\/p><p>10:05-10:20\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>10:20-10:35\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>10:35-11:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK: Mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of complex lymphatic anomalies. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Michael Dellinger<\/span><\/strong> (Departments of Surgery and Molecular Biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, USA)<\/p><p>11:00-11:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p><p>11:30-11:55\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Complex lymphatic anomalies- from pathogenesis to targeted therapy<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Shoshana Greenberger<\/span><\/strong> (Edmond and Lily Safra Children\u2019s Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel)<\/p><p>11:55-12:10\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>12:10-12:25\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>12:25-13:25\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Lunch<\/strong><\/p><p>13:15-14:45\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>POSTER SESSION I <\/strong><\/p><p>14:45-15:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Patient Testimonies<\/strong><\/p><p>15:00-15:25\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>From lymphoedema to Complex lymphatic anomalies. <\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Isabelle Quere<\/span><\/strong> (Service M\u00e9decine Vasculaire, CHU de Montpellier, France)<\/p><p>15:25-15:40\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>15:40-15:55\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>15:55-16:35\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Flash Talks<\/strong> <strong>2:<\/strong> 6 short talks, 5 min each + 10min discussion\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>16:35-17:05\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>17:05-17:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>From Genes to Clinic: The Translational Genetics of Primary Lymphoedema<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Pia Ostergaard<\/span><\/strong> (Cardiovascular &amp; Genomics Research Institute, University of London, UK)<\/p><p>17:30-17:45\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>17:45-18:00\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>18:00-18:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>ROUND TABLE:<\/strong> Round table with patients, clinician and researcher<\/p><p>18:30-20:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Cultural activity:<\/strong> Guided Walking Tour<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>DAY 3 \u2013 THURSDAY 11 MARCH<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>08:00-08:45\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Meet the Speakers:<\/strong> Breakfast with the speakers<\/p><p>08:45-09:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Keynote Lecture III<\/strong>: Chen Christopher (TBC) (College of Engineering, Boston University, USA)<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Session 3 \u2013 Arteriovenous Malformations &amp; HHT<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>09:30-09:55\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Pericyte contractility in health and disease<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\"><strong>Claudio Franco<\/strong> <\/span>(Vascular Morphogenesis Lab, Cat\u00f3lica Biomedical Research Center, Portugal)<\/p><p>09:55-10:10\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>10:10-10:35\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>From BMP9\/BMP10\/ALK1 signaling to HHT therapeutic advances.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Sabine Bailly<\/span><\/strong> (University Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, France)<\/p><p>10:35-11:05\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p><p>11:05-11:30\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: Julien Coulie (Saint-Luc UCLouvain, Belgium)<\/p><p>11:30-11:45\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>11:45-12:00\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>12:00-12:15\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Patient Testimonies<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>12:15-13:15\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Lunch <\/strong><\/p><p>13:15-14:45\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>POSTER SESSION II<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Session 4 \u2013 Clinical Trials<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>14:45-15:10\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Clinical Trials in Vascular Anomalies: From Bench to Bedside. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Paloma Triana<\/span> <\/strong>(Hospital Infantil de la Paz, Spain)<\/p><p>15:10-15:25\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 18\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>15:25-15:40\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>15:40-16:10\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p><p>16:10-16:35\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: Antoni Riera-Mestre (Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Spain)<\/p><p>16:35-17:00\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Clinical trial and conventional management of vascular malformations. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Laurence Boon<\/span><\/strong> (Center for Vascular Anomalies, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc (UCLouvain), Belgium)<\/p><p>17:00-17:15\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>20:00\u00a0 <strong>VAC Dinner:<\/strong> Dinner &amp; Networking<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>DAY 4 \u2013 FRIDAY 12 MARCH<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Session 5 &#8211; Capillary malformations<\/span> <\/strong><\/p><p>09:00-9:25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Redefining Capillary Malformations Through Genotype\u2013Phenotype Correlations<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Eulalia Baselga<\/span><\/strong> (Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u, Universitat de Barcelona and Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de D\u00e9u, Spain)<\/p><p>09:25-09:40\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>09:40-09:55\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>09:55-10:10\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 23\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>10:10-10:35\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK: Developmental course and BBB features of brain vasculature and the possible relation to vascular anomalies<\/strong>. <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Ayal Ben-Zvi<\/span> <\/strong>(Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, The Institute for Medical Research-Israel-Canada, Israel)<\/p><p>10:35-10:50\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Patient Testimonies<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>10:50-11:20\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Coffee break<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Session 6 &#8211; Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCM) &amp; Brain Lesions<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>11:20-11:45\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK: Targeting the vasculature with small molecule degraders. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Michael Potente<\/span><\/strong> (Berlin Institute of Health at Charit\u00e9 (BIH) &amp; Max Delbr\u00fcck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Germany)<\/p><p>11:45-12:10\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK:<\/strong> <strong>Dissecting the molecular pathways that lead to cavernous malformation. <span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Mark Khan<\/span> <\/strong>(Center for Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, USA)<\/p><p>12:10-12:25\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selected from Abstracts<\/p><p>12:25-12:40\u00a0\u00a0 SHORT TALK 25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selected from Abstracts<\/p><p>12:40-13:05\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>TALK<\/strong>: <strong>Molecular specialization of mural cells defines vascular microdomains in the brain.<\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #a152a1;\">Anne Joutel<\/span><\/strong> (Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, INSERM, France)<\/p><p>13:05-13:15\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>AWARDS &amp; 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