CVBE 2025

9th Annual Cardiovascular Bioengineering Symposium

Madrid, CNIC Auditorium, April 24-26, 2025

In recent years, the field of cardiovascular bioengineering has witnessed remarkable advancements, underscoring the potential for innovative, targeted therapies for heart failure patients.

From a basic science perspective, our understanding of the various etiologies leading to heart failure has deepened significantly. It has become increasingly clear that heart failure is a complex, multifactorial condition. A more comprehensive understanding of its pathophysiology is essential for the informed development of novel therapeutic strategies. Notably, there has also been significant progress on the translational front, with pioneering clinical studies emerging that aim to remuscularize the damaged heart.

The conference seeks to spotlight cutting-edge research across several fields, including stem cell biology, cardiac regeneration, vascular biology, metabolism, and cardiology. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how immune cell dysregulation impacts the cardiovascular system and contributes to the onset and progression of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, heart failure, and inflammatory cardiomyopathies.

The event will also feature recent breakthroughs in bioengineering techniques used to model disease and regeneration, the development of cell-based therapies advancing toward clinical application, and other targeted therapeutic strategies. Panel discussions, networking opportunities, and presentations on the latest technological advancements will be integral components of the conference. By promoting collaboration and stimulating innovative research efforts, the 9th Cardiovascular Bioengineering Symposium aims to enhance our understanding of cardiovascular biology and therapeutics, establishing the CNIC as a leading hub for research and scientific dialogue. Our goal is to foster collaborative efforts to unlock the potential of personalized heart failure repair. 

The conference will cover a broad range of topics pivotal to the field, including:

  • Tissue engineering approaches to model injury and regeneration
  • The application of pluripotent stem cells for cardiac repair
  • Strategies to stimulate endogenous regenerative mechanisms
  • Innovative, targeted therapies for heart failure 

Organizers

Florian Anton<br>Weinberger

Florian Anton
Weinberger

CNIC

Hesham<br> Sadek

Hesham
Sadek

CNIC / University of Arizona

Jianyi (Jay)<br>Zhang

Jianyi (Jay)
Zhang

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Miguel<br>Torres

Miguel
Torres

CNIC

Than<br>Nguyen

Than
Nguyen

University of Alabama at Birmingham

SPEAKERS

Preliminary list of Invited Speakers

Jorge
Alegre-Cebollada

CNIC

Irene
Fernández Ruiz

Nature Reviews
Cardiology

Joshua M.
Hare

Miller School
of Medicine

Mariell
Jessup

American
Heart Association

Xinliang
Ma

Thomas Jefferson
University

Sumanth
Prabhu

Washington University
School of Medicine

Peipei
Ping

University of
California Los Angeles

Rui
Benedito

CNIC

Keiichi
Fukuda

Keio
University

Joseph
Hill

UT Southwestern
Medical Center

Timothy
Kamp

University of
Wisconsin

Eduardo
Marbán

Smidt Heart
Institute

Manuel
Rosa-Garrido

University of Alabama
at Birmingham

Yajing
Wang

University of Alabama
at Birmingham

Nenad
Bursac

Duke
University

Daniel
Garry

University of
Minnesota

Patrick
Hsieh

University of
Wisconsin–Madison

James
Martin

Baylor College
of Medicine

Sakthivel
Sadayappan

University
of Arizona

Yibin
Wang

Duke-NUS
Medical School

Sean
M. Wu

University
of Stanford

Ke
Cheng

University
of Columbia

Glynnis
Garry

UT Southwestern
Medical Center

Xinyang
Hu

Zhejiang
University

Issei
Komuro

University
of Tokyo

Roderic
Pettigrew

Texas A&M University
and Houston Methodist

Ricardo
Sanz Ruiz

University Hospital
Gregorio Marañon

Wolfram
Zimmermann

University of
Göttingen

John
P. Cooke

Houston Methodist
Hospital

José Antonio
Enriquez

CNIC

Mauro
Giacca

King’s College
London

José
Jalife

CNIC

Maria
Kontaridis

Masonic Medical
Research Institute

Edward
Thorp

Northwestern
University

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