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We are just a few days away from Aorta: Structure to Rupture 2024. You can download the final programme and abstract booklet from the links below:

Aorta Structure to Rupture 2024 – Final Programme

Aorta Structure to Rupture 2024 – Booklet_final

The event will take place in the Harrison Hughes Building, The Quadrangle, University of Liverpool with registration from 9 am. We look forward to seeing you all in Liverpool.

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May 4, 2023 RiazNews0

University of Liverpool researchers partnered with the Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust and Everton in the Community to host an event at Goodison Park to inspire underrepresented students aged 14-16 to explore careers in biomedical research.

My Aorta My Future aimed to promote diversity in biomedical sciences by encouraging students from low-income households and BAME communities in Liverpool to consider pursuing a career in medical research. The event offered a series of interactive workshops, practical activities, and networking opportunities to provide valuable insights into the world of biomedical research and its potential career paths.

Read more: https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/05/04/inspiring-underrepresented-students-to-explore-biomedical-research-careers/



We are pleased to announce that our Aorta: Structure to Rupture meeting will be taking place this year face-to-face at the University of Liverpool on Friday 24th June 2022.

This is an interdisciplinary meeting bringing together clinicians, engineers and life scientists to explore state-of-the-art in aortic pathology research. Key topics this year will include:

  • Biochemistry and biomechanics of ascending/thoracic aneurysms
  • Surgical challenges and risk prediction for dissections and aneurysms
  • Aortic stiffness and vascular ageing
  • Novel bioengineering techniques for vascular research including computational and experimental modelling/testing

We have a number of keynote speakers confirmed including:

Prof. John Elefteriades Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, USA

Prof. Vanessa Diaz Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London

Prof. Yun Xu Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College

Catherine Fowler Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust

Prof. Kennedy Cruickshank King’s College and St Thomas’ & Guy’s Hospitals, London

Dr. Alex Fletcher BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh

We are accepting abstracts for the meeting until 31st March 2022. Abstracts should be submitted online using the following link: https://forms.gle/NWGSh361fWcuc1H97

Registration is required for all attendees: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aorta-structure-to-rupture-2022-tickets-268077686577 

Poster for Aorta Structure to Rupture 2022


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