Science News from High Blood Pressure Research Scientific Sessions: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012
| Keynote Lecture (6–6:45 p.m.) | |||
| Investing in High Blood Pressure Research: An NIH Perspective Zorina Galis, PhD, NHLBI Chief, Vascular Biology and Hypertension, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Bethesda, Md. See the article Dr. Galis mentions in the current issue of Circulation Research
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| Poster Session I - Trainee Poster Session & Competition (6:45–9 p.m.) | |||
| Identification of a Region of Rat Chromosome 1 That Impairs the Myogenic Response and Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation in Fawn Hooded Hypertensive Rats Mallikarjuna Pabbidi, PhD The University of Mississippi Medical Center | |||
 | Blends of Sesame and Rice Bran oils Lowered Blood Pressure and Lipids in Mild to Moderate Hypertensive Patients Devarajan Sankar, MD (Bio), Ph.D Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital Presentation materials | ||
 | Neuron-specific (Pro)renin Receptor Deletion Attenuates Neurogenic Hypertension and is Associated With Improvement of Autonomic Function Wencheng Li, MD, PhD Tulane University Presentation materials | ||
| An Agonistic Human Monoclonal Autoantibody to the β2-adrenergic Receptor: Implications in Postural Hypotension Hongliang Li OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Okla. | |||
| Dominant Negative PPARG Influences Atherosclerosis Through Distinct Effects in Vascular Endothelium and Smooth Muscle Christopher Pelham University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa | |||
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Sponsored by the American Heart Association’s Council for High Blood Pressure Research and the Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease.
HBPR 2012 Scientific Sessions | Washington, DC | Sept. 19-22, 2012
