? ? The 19th Gordon Research Conference on Atherosclerosis will be held at Il Ciocco ? Conference Center, Barga, Italy on June 17 - 22, 2007. Il Ciocco is in Tuscany, located ? about 30Km from Pisa. This international conference, which has been held every two ? years since 1971, will provide an overview of the most important recent developments in ? the pathobiology of atherosclerosis. The meeting will discuss all aspects of ? atherosclerotic lesion development and progression. Throughout, special emphasis will ? be placed on cutting edge technologies and resources that are relevant to the biology of ? atherosclerosis. Nine sessions are planned and will cover the following topics: ? 1.Inflammation and atherosclerosis; 2. The role of innate and acquired immune ? mechanisms in atherosclerosis; 3. Current vascular imaging modalities; 4. The genetics ? of human and experimental atherosclerosis; 5. The role of cell death, plaque disruption, ? thrombosis and calcification in advanced atherosclerosis; 6. The """"""""omics of the ? macrophage including genomics, proteomics, and lipidomic analyses; 7. Vascular cell ? sources and phenotypes including the potential role of stem cells in vascular repair; 8. ? The role of diabetes and metabolic syndrome in the progression of atherosclerosis; 9. ? Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The conference will be a major vehicle for the ? integration of new knowledge in the field of atherosclerosis research. In order to ? stimulate an interdisciplinary dialogue, speakers will be invited who represent distinct ? but overlapping areas of research such as; stem cell biology, genomics, lipoproteins, ? diabetes and vascular biology. The conference will encourage the participation of ? women and minorities. Some of the invited speakers will be young scientists and ? participation of young scientists will also be encouraged through poster sessions. The ? conference will provide a comprehensive overview of current research on ? atherosclerosis with a focus on the latest and most exciting developments in the field. ? ? ?
