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Celebrating Dr. Soror Sharifpoor
After eight transformative years at the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research (TRCHR), Dr. Soror Sharifpoor is embarking on an exciting new chapter in her career. As the Director of Strategy & Translation at the Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP)...
Our 2023-24 Innovation Fund Award Winners
With a mission to support novel approaches to managing and preventing heart failure, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research uses its Innovation Fund to propel emerging research with great potential. The 2024-25 Innovation Fund Seed Grants are currently open and you...
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NorthMiRs Announced as Winner of ECHO PITCH 2024
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XVIIIth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis
Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front Street W, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaA premier meeting for international atherosclerosis research, held triennially.
Seminar: Prisca Liberali, University of Basel
Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research 160 College St #230, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe Medicine by Design Global Speaker Series invites established and emerging international leaders in regenerative medicine to engage with our extraordinary community of researchers and clinicians. Medicine by Design, in partnership with the Ontario Institute for Regenerative Medicine, is pleased to welcome Prisca Liberali, PhD, from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research at the University of […]
Heart Valve Mini Symposium
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaClick here to view this event's agenda
Japan-Toronto Morphogenesis Symposium
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaConfirmed Speakers Dr. Rodrigo Fernandez-Gonzalez, University of Toronto, Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research Oxidative stress orchestrates cell polarity during embryonic wound repair Dr. Masakazu Akiyama, Hokkaido University A mathematical model of collective cell migration based on cell polarity Dr. Yasuhiro Inoue, Kyoto University Computational simulation on multiple cell dynamics in tissue deformation Dr. Naoto Ueno, […]
Seminar: Kristy Red-Horse, Stanford
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning 686 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaESC Congress 2018
Messegelände 81823, Munich, GermanyThe world's largest cardiovascular congress bringing together: 31,000 healthcare professionals From 150 countries 4,500 abstracts presented 500 experts sessions 400 cardiology topics 200 exhibiting companies 5 days of scientific sessions
11th World Congress for Microcirculation
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre 1088 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C., CanadaThe Congress The 11th World Congress for Microcirculation (WCM2018) will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada from September 9-13, 2018. This marks the first return of the Congress to Canada since its inaugural meeting in Toronto in 1975. The Congress is organized and held on a rotating 3-5 year basis in a unique location corresponding […]
1st Annual Cardio-Rheumatology Scientific Day
Women's College Hospital 76 Grenville Street, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAgenda: 9:30-10:00 Registration and Breakfast 10:00-10:30 Atherosclerosis and Inflammation in the general population: New target for treatment – TBD 10:30-11:00 Cardio-Rheumatology Program: One Year summary – Dr. Lihi Eder, Rheumatology, Women’s College Hospital 11:00-11:30 The approach to the management of cardiovascular disease in rheumatic patients – Dr. Shadi Akhtari, Cardiology, Women’s College Hospital 11:30-12:00 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus […]
HFSA 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting
Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, United StatesThe Heart Failure Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting is intended for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, scientists, and health care professionals who specialize or have an interest in heart failure.
Toronto Symposium in Fetal Cardiology
Daniels Hollywood Theatre 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThis 2.5 day conference will provide a comprehensive overview of fetal cardiovascular medicine with presentations encompassing recent advancements in imaging, diagnosis and management of fetal cardiovascular abnormalities. The program is thematic, focusing on the techniques (including live scanning sessions) in the assessment of fetal heart disease, parental counseling, and perinatal management. Speakers are recognized national and […]