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November 27, 2018

On Tuesday, December 4th, Dr. Hofmann Bowman from Cardiovascular Medicine will present "S100/RAGE-mediated Inflammation and modified Cholesterol Lipoproteins as mediators of vascular calcification" from noon-1pm in CVC #5321 (Boardroom, 5th Floor). Lunch provided. Stream live via this link.

November 5, 2018

Dr. Michel Espinoza-Fonseca, from Cardiovascular Medicine, will present “Calcium pump activators for heart failure therapy.” Lecture will take place on Thursday, November 29 from Noon-1pm in the CVM Library (2722K) and will be streamed live via BlueJeans at this link.

September 24, 2018

M-BoCA’s monthly Lecture Series will kick off next Tuesday, October 2nd with Yogen Kanthi, MD, from Internal Medicine-Cardiology presenting “Purinergic Regulation of Venous Thrombo-Inflammation.” Please join us on 10/2 from Noon-1pm in the CVC Boardroom (5th Floor, #5321). Lunch served on a first-come first-served basis. The lecture will also be streamed live and can be accessed through Blue Jeans via this link.

August 20, 2018

The 2018-2019 M-BoCA Lecture Series will run October-May, please see the attached schedule for further details.

July 9, 2018

The 2nd Annual M-BoCA Symposium is scheduled for Friday, September 21, 2018 and registration is now live! This free event will include a scientific poster session, 4 talks from UofM Faculty and a keynote presentation by Kelvin Davies, PhD, from University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The Symposium will be from 9am-2pm in the Danto Auditorium #2314 (Frankel Cardiovascular Center) and will include breakfast and lunch. We hope you can join for this exciting cardiovascular and aging event.

Register here to reserve your spot.

June 4, 2018

Dr. Tyrrell, PhD, Research Fellow in the lab of Dr. Daniel Goldstein, will present "Aging enhances vascular inflammation, mitophagy, macrophage infiltration and atherosclerotic plaque necrosis, independently of metabolic dysfunction" on Tuesday, June 19 from 12:30-1:30p in CVC #5321. Lunch provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

April 23, 2018

Scott Pletcher, PhD, from Molecular & Integrative Physiology will present "Central Control of Aging in Drosophila" on Tuesday, May 15 from 12:30p-1:30p in CVC#5321. Lunch provided, first come first served. We hope to see you there!

March 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 10 from 12:30p-1:30p in CVC #5321, Dr. Scott Leiser will present "From perception to physiology: the role of stress response in aging." Lunch will be provided, we hope you can join.

March 12, 2018

The 2nd Annual M-BoCA Symposium & Poster Session has been set for Friday, September 21, 2018. This half-day symposium (morning to afternoon) will have multiple speakers from UM, a poster session and keynote lecture from Kelvin Davies, PhD, DSc, MD (hon), FRSC, FRCP, from the University of Southern California's Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Registration will go live soon on the Symposium Registration page. We hope you can join us!

March 1, 2018

Please join us as Dr. Sutton presents from 12:30-1:30pm on Tuesday, March 20th in the CVC Boardroom (#5321). Lunch served

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