An Imperial-centered event bringing together clinical and discovery researchers across cardiovascular science to explore sex differences, from unmet clinical problems to mechanistic research. The program includes short talks and structured discussion, with contributions from international speakers, senior experts in the field, and emerging ECRs.
13:00–13:30 Lunch & Networking
13:30–14:00 Opening Session, Barbara Casadei and Ramzi Khamis (Imperial)
Session 1 — Clinical Questions and Patient Phenotypes Chair: Ramzi Khamis
14:00–14:20 Keynote: Aloke Finn (University of Maryland, USA), Pathology of Rare Genetic Variants in Cases of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
14:25–14:35 Rasha Al-Lamee (Imperial), Angina in women
14:40–14:50 Kathryn McGurk (Imperial), Sex differences in the penetrance of cardiomyopathy genetic variants
14:55–15:05 Arunashis Sau (Imperial), Artificial intelligence insights into women’s cardiovascular health and sex differences
15:10–15:40 Coffee Break
Session 2 — Biological Mechanisms and Translational Insights Chair: Charis Pericleous (Imperial)
15:40–16:00 Keynote: Hester den Ruijter (Utrecht University, Netherlands), Sex differences in cardiovascular diseases
16:05–16:15 Martina Rudnicki (UCL), Sex differences in adipose endothelial cells
16:20–16:30 Manuel Mayr (Imperial), His plaque, her plaque: proteomics reveals sex differences in human atherosclerosis
16:35–16:45 Daria Kostyunina (Imperial), Sex differences in pulmonary vasculature
16:50–16:55 Closing Remarks, Anna Randi (Imperial)
16:55 onwards Drinks & Networking
The event is free, but places are limited. Please register by Friday 22 May.