{"id":3227,"date":"2026-06-23T08:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T08:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/?page_id=3227"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:49:50","slug":"speakers-day-1-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/index.php\/speakers-day-1-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers Day 1 (VAC2027)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3227\" class=\"elementor elementor-3227\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffed097 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffed097\" 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-2351451\" 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.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<h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Elisa Boscolo<\/h3><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff741ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff741ba\" 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>Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, USA<\/p><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382f196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382f196\" 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>Elisa Boscolo holds a PhD in tissue engineering from the University of Padova. She worked as researcher and instructor at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Since 2014, she works at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center. Her overarching scientific goal is to deepen the understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying vascular anomalies development and expansion to enable the generation of faithful murine models. This will provide solid bases for translational research aimed at the identification of targeted therapeutical approaches for affected patients. The strength of her research program at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital and University of Cincinnati is the use of patient-derived biopsies to isolate and characterize vascular cells to determine activated signaling pathways, test targeted treatments, and establish murine models of vascular anomalies to determine the mechanisms involved in the abnormal blood vessel formation and expansion. This unique field of study enabled her to establish extended collaborations with patient associations, clinicians and clinician-scientists that are the world-experts in the field of vascular anomalies. This collaborative work is cornerstone for the investigation and the identification of novel efficacious therapeutic strategies for children affected by endangering vascular tumors or malformations.<\/p><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5dcf4d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d5dcf4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-f4caec4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4caec4\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bio-Eklund\">\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-cd2a2f7\" data-id=\"cd2a2f7\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cf7762 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cf7762\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ed2d90\" data-id=\"7ed2d90\" 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-56f7930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56f7930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02_-Ana-ANgulo-rodo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02_-Ana-ANgulo-rodo.png 575w, https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/02_-Ana-ANgulo-rodo-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b967f1\" data-id=\"5b967f1\" 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-7d87ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d87ab6\" 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>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>Ana Angulo-Urarte<\/h3><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986c588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"986c588\" 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<div>Josep Carreras Research Institute (IJC), Badalona, Spain<\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721f027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721f027\" 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>Ana Angulo-Urarte is a senior postdoctoral researcher and Junior Leader \u201cla Caixa\u201d Fellow at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute (IJC), Barcelona.<\/p><p>She obtained her PhD at the University of Barcelona, studying PI3K signalling in vascular morphogenesis. During her postdoctoral training at the Academic Medical Center (AMC), Amsterdam, she studied how force-dependent mechanisms at adherens junctions regulate EC communication and collective behaviour in angiogenesis.<\/p><p>She now leads a research line investigating how intrinsic and extrinsic factors, such as cell lineage, tissue context, and microenvironmental cues, shape susceptibility to <em>PIK3CA<\/em>-driven overgrowth in PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) across vascular and non-vascular tissues.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1927c24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1927c24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-1b7893d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b7893d\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bio-Seront\">\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-f926a6a\" data-id=\"f926a6a\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02c42e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02c42e1\" 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-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9cb2bf\" data-id=\"b9cb2bf\" 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-4e61f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e61f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13_Sarah-Sheppard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13_Sarah-Sheppard.jpg 590w, https:\/\/vacure-conference.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/13_Sarah-Sheppard-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f56f0\" data-id=\"90f56f0\" 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-2be6313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be6313\" 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<div>\u00a0<\/div><h3>Sarah E. Sheppard<\/h3><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2074b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2074b55\" 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<div><p>Clinical Tenure Track Investigator, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA<\/p><\/div><div id=\"ConnectiveDocSignExtentionInstalled\" data-extension-version=\"1.0.4\">\u00a0<\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1870f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1870f95\" 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>Dr. Sarah Sheppard is a clinical tenure track investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The focus of her translational research group is to develop more efficacious therapies for individuals with malformations of the lymphatic system.\u00a0<\/p><p>Dr. Sheppard earned her bachelor of science in nuclear science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and then her medical degree and a doctorate in genetics, vascular development and bioinformatics through the combined MD\u2013PhD program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.<\/p><p>Dr. Sheppard then completed a combined residency in pediatrics and clinical genetics at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia and following her clinical training, Dr. Sheppard joined the faculty of CHOP as a clinical geneticist in the Division of Human Genetics, the Comprehensive Vascular Anomalies Program, and the Jill and Mark Fishman Lymphatic Center.\u00a0 While at CHOP, she completed Masters of Translational Research at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a post-doctoral fellowship in the Center of Applied Genomics at CHOP focusing on improved genetic diagnostics for diagnosis and treatment for patients with vascular malformations.<\/p><p>Dr. Sheppard is a prolific investigator, an active clinician board certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the American Board of Pediatrics, and a sought-after mentor.\u00a0 She has authored or co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and reviews and is a recipient of numerous awards, including as a NIH Distinguished Scholar, the NICHD Scientific Achievement Award, the John M. 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