Programme

Cardiac physiology across scales: From molecules to whole body

09:00 - 10:20
Session 1: Organelles, metabolites, mitochondria
Chair: Daniel C. Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden

09:05
Kᵥ11.1 Beyond the Heart: Regulation of Beta Cell Insulin Secretion
Mathilde Søndergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark

09:30
Nano-scale dynamics in the context of a beating cardiomyocyte
Eva Rog-Zielinska, Freiburg, Germany

09:55
Potassium channels in mitochondrial function
Albrecht Schwab, Münster, Germany

10:20
Break

10:40 - 12:00
Session 2: Cells: Fibrosis & inflammation
Chair: Marcus Schewe

10:45
Atrial hiPSC-CM: A useful tool to study human atrial (patho-) physiology?
Torsten Christ, Hamburg, Germany

11:10
The multiple roles of the I-band titin protein to acutely and chronically modulate heart performance
Anthony Hessel, Münster, Germany

11:35
Autonomic Modulation of Ventricular Arrhythmia: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Veronique Meijborg, Utrecht, The Netherlands

12:00
Lunch break

13:00 - 14:20
Session 3: Whole heart
Chair: Lisa A. Gottlieb

13:05
Remodelling of striated muscle in systemic inflammation
Daniel C. Andersson, Stockholm, Sweden

13:30
The role of red blood cells in cardiovascular regulation
John Pernow, Stockholm, Sweden

13:55
Cardiac excitation in the spotlight: Exploring GPCR signaling from cell monolayers to human heart tissue and the atrioventricular node
Ahmed Wagdi, Göttingen, Germany

14:20
Break

14:40 -16:00
Session 4: Full body
Chair: Albrecht Schwab

14:45
Dipeptidyl Aminopeptidase–Like Protein 6: Novel Insights of its Effects on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmogenesis
Paul Volders, Maastricht, The Netherlands

15:10
Obstructive apneas immediately impact atrial hemodynamics and arrhythmias
Lisa Gottlieb, Copenhagen, Denmark

15:35
Atrial Fibrillation: From genetic predisposition to biomarkers
Larissa Fabritz, Hamburg, Germany