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| The meeting kicked off with a Welcome Reception and Poster Session on Thursday, April 22nd. |
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| During the poster sessions, Moderated Poster Presentations were held like these presented by Xiaoguang Sun of the University of Chicago... |
...and Jack Rubinstein of the University of Cincinnati. |
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| Dr. David Crabb, CSCR President, welcomed the attendees to the meeting at the Past President's Reception on Thursday evening. |
Dr. Crabb and Dr. Jim Maloney, MWAFMR Chair, opened the meeting on Friday morning and gave out awards to Carmella Evans-Molina, Outstanding Young Investigator... |
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| ...and Xiaoguang Sun, Cardiovascular Award Winner |
New for 2010, an award was given to the university that submitted the most abstracts. Dr. Roy Weiss, Interim Chair of Medicine, accepted the Abstract Achievement Award on behalf of the University of Chicago for their 34 submitted abstracts. |
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| Dr. James Liao, Director of Vascular Medicine Research at Brigham & Women's Hospital, presented the MWAFMR Keynote Lecture on "Pleiotropic Effects of Statins: From Bedside to Bench and Back." |
Dr. Jordan Metcalf, CSCR Secretary-Treasurer, led the Annual CSCR Business Meeting along with Dr. Crabb. |
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| Dr. Bradley Britigan officially took over as the new President of CSCR. |
Dr. Britigan presented Dr. Crabb with a plaque honoring his service as President of CSCR and thanking him for his work over the last year on behalf of the Society. |
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| A second poster session was held on Friday over lunch. |
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| The Combined Annual Meeting is often a first-time opportunity for students and trainees to present their work, like APSA member, Utpal Sandesara of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Several CSCR Past Presidents were in attendance including (left to right) Drs. David Crabb (2009), David Kamp (2006), James Martins (2007), Lawrence Frohman (2004) and Murray Levin (1993). |
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| Drs. Bradley Britigan (far left), President, Virginia Savin (center), President-Elect, and Jordan Metcalf (far right), joined the group. |
Dr. Ron Kahn, Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard, presented the 2010 Hickam Lecture on "Tissue Insulin Resistance and the Origins of the Metabolic Syndrome." |
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| Dr. Lynell Klassen, Chair of Medicine at the University of Nebraska, moderated the final session of the meeting. |
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