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WCM 2018 - Early Bird Registration Ends Soon!
We cordially invite you and your colleagues in the European Society for Microcirculation to the 11th World Congress for Microcirculation being held in Vancouver BC Canada September 9th – 13th, 2018. The congress brings together leading researchers and trainees to share the latest discoveries and advances in microvascular physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutic interventions. We expect rich discussions of the microcirculation and how disease progression is intimately tied to microcirculatory dysfunction.
The WCM2018 is the only research forum that brings together investigators from around the world to advance an understanding of microcirculatory biology in normal and diseased tissues. Major contributors to the field will be overwhelmingly in attendance, thus ensuring that the presentations and discussions include the most significant developments in the field. Our meeting schedule is designed to support collegial interactions within a research area that spans genetics, cell and molecular biology, biological physics and engineering, animal physiology, and human experimentation and translation. This environment of open exchange is expected to foster the academic development of young investigators, women and minorities and help create collaborative ties with industry.
The full program, speaker list and biographies are available online at www.wcm2018.org. Keynote speakers Dr Sussan Nourshargh and Dr David Kleinfeld headline this multifaceted research congress. The theme is “Microcirculation in health and disease: Emerging research and technologies” and cover the following general topics:
- Angiogenesis & Remodeling
- Bioengineering, Computation and Instrumentation
- Imaging of the microcirculation
- Inflammation, injury, stress and immunology
- Lymphatics, cell surface and permeability
- Tone, blood flow, and oxygen
- And Emerging areas
Early bird registration is now open until March 30. With rates scheduled to rise on March 31, we encourage you to register today! There is a $100 US accommodation credit for all delegates who stay at the conference hotel. Trainee rates have been subsidized to encourage young investigator participation.
You are welcome to submit abstracts at this time too. The program has been arranged for the selection of abstracts to be included in the oral presentations. Abstracts selected for the oral program will also be included in the poster presentations. Young investigators will be involved in a poster competition with 5 prizes awarded per day.
Accommodation reservations are encouraged due to limited availability – reduced rates have been negotiated across all room categories. Trainees can arrange to share a double room. A deposit is required with full payment a month prior to the congress.
As part of the event, we will host society awards and have designed 3 “Catalyst” forums which will be stakeholder engagement events. A trainee social and 2 trainee career development events provide additional trainee engagement opportunities.
A speaker list and program are attached for you information.
We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
Don Welsh
Chair, WCM2018 Local Organizing Committee
1st ESM/EVBO Summer School
Dear colleagues,
It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 1st Summer School of the European Society for Microcirculation (ESM) and the European Vascular Biology Organization (EVBO) from July 1-5, 2018 in Dresden, Germany!
Microcirculation and vascular biology play a central role in cardiovascular development, function and diseases. The ESM and the EVBO want to support young investigators by establishing a Joint Summer School in the years between the Joint European Congresses. The 1st Summer School was announced at the Joint Meeting of the ESM and the EVBO in Geneva and will take place in Dresden, Germany. The programme will be supported by the ESM, the EVBO and the TransCampus of TU Dresden and King’s College London. The programme of the Summer School will include method courses, renowned experts in the field as invited speakers and poster presentations by young investigators selected from the submitted abstracts.
We want to attract mainly early researchers (PhD and MD students in the first three years of their research) plus a few more experienced researchers whose PhD was obtained within the last 2 years. Students from around Europe who are interested to participate can send us an abstract summarizing their project via e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (deadline: April 15, 2018). The 30 participants will be selected by peer-review.
In addition, the city of art, culture, and science Dresden offers a variety of cultural highlights like the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche), Royal Palace, Zwinger, Semper Opera House, Albertinum, Elbe castles, or the ‘Blue Wonder’ bridge. We plan an attractive social programme including a Get-together, an evening at the City Beach and an excursion to the national park Saxon Switzerland.
We will be very pleased to welcome you in Dresden in July 2018!
Best regards,
Henning Morawietz Richard Siow
TU Dresden King’s College London
Further information can be found at: https://www.uniklinikum-dresden.de/medmiz/ESM-EVBO-Summer-School
Call for symposia for the 2019 ESM-EVBO meeting (deadline is March 23)
Dear ESM and EVBO Members, national representatives, and colleagues,
We invite you to send symposia proposals for the 2019 joint ESM-EVBO meeting in Maastricht. Proposals should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
using the attached form.
The deadline for submitting a symposium proposal: March 23rd, 2018.
The Scientific Committee, including ESM and EVBO representatives, will rank the submitted proposals and make a final selection.
Assistant or Associate Professor in cardiovascular or renal physiology or pharmacology (full-time) at the University of Southern Denmark (Odense)
The Unit of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Department of Molecular Medicine, invites applications for a full-time assistant/associate professor position in cardiovascular or renal physiology or pharmacology.
Further information can be obtained by e-mail to the Head of the Department of Molecular Medicine, professor Uffe Holmskov at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , to the head of research at the Unit of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, professor Boye L Jensen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or to professor of medical molecular pharmacology, Jo G. R. De Mey at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Read more about the post and apply online for the post at sdu.dk
Application deadline: March 18, 2018
International Doctors' Workshop "MICROCIRCULATION"
Category: Events
Date: 2018-02-24 10:00-16:00
Venue: Hotel Scandic Potsdamer Platz - Gabriele-Tergit-Promenade 19, 10963 Berlin
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11th World Congress of Microcirculation
Meeting Dates: September 9-13, 2018
Meeting Title: 11th World Congress of Microcirculation (WCM2018)
Meeting Place: Sheraton Wall Center, Vancouver, Canada
Information: Website (https://www.wcm2018.org); Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/2018WCM), Twitter (@WCM2018).
Summary: The 11th World Congress of Microcirculation (WCM2018) will be held at the Sheraton Wall Center in Vancouver, BC, Canada from September 9-13, 2018. Since 1975, the congress has attracted on average 600 delegates from regional Microcirculation Societies from around the world, including Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand, North America, Britain, and the European Union.
The theme of the Congress is microcirculation in health and disease with a focus on emerging research and technologies. Its objective is to advance research and education in the many areas of microcirculation. With strong representation from the International Scientific Advisory Committee, with representatives from England, Europe, North and South America and the Pacific Rim, the Local Organizing Committee has developed an exciting meeting which reflects the growing research areas of microcirculation and the pivotal role these fields play in translational applications. Congress symposia focus on microvascular control, angiogenesis, inflammation, permeability, and lymphatics.
Detailed information as to the plenary lecturers, symposia speakers, poster sessions and early career engagement can be found on the website (https://www.wcm2018.org). You can also follow our updates on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/2018WCM) and Twitter (@WCM2018).