NAVBO Symposium
NAVBO Symposium: Capillary Malformations Driven by Somatic Mutations: Deciphering Endothelial Gαq Signaling in Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Organizer: Joyce Bischoff Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital
Speakers:
Clinical Introduction - Sturge-Weber syndrome: New approach to an old disease
Anna Pinto MD Ph.D., Director of Sturge-Weber Clinic, Department of Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital
Endothelial Gq protein-coupled receptor activity controls brain blood flow
Osama Harraz Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology, University of Vermont
Targeting the Gαq signaling network in cancer: What have we learned? How can we apply it to SWS?
J. Silvio Gutkind Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego
Developing a zebrafish model of Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Nathan Lawson Ph.D., Dept. of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, UMass Chan Medical School
NAVBO Online Programming Committee Organizer: Mandy Turner Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Co-Organizer: Sana Nasim Ph.D., Boston Children’s Hospital
Co-Sponsored by: The Sturge-Weber Foundation
Cost: $25
