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Mentorship takes center stage at VRIC 2025
The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) will spotlight the crucial role of mentorship in advancing the fields of vascular surgery and research during its upcoming event on April 22. This year’s conference will run concurrently with the American Heart Association’s…
SVS member picks up prestigious American Heart Association accolade for scientific work
A prominent surgeon-scientist and Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) member is the 2024 recipient of the American Heart Association (AHA) Joseph A. Vita Award, which recognizes published work that has had a transformative impact on basic, translational or clinical cardiovascular…
Drilling down on the roots of pathologic inflammation and wound healing challenges in diabetic patients
This year’s James S. T. Yao Resident Research Award winner looks at novel therapeutic target for non-healing diabetic wounds. Kevin D. Mangum, MD, PhD, speaks to VS@VAM about his paper ahead of presenting the work at the 2024 Vascular Annual…
VRIC 2024 set for May 15
The 2024 Society for for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which concentrates on basic and translational vascular science, will take place from 7 a.m.–6 p.m. CDT on May 15, 2024, at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago. Researchers…
‘First’ study to identify endothelial cell-cell communication via bidirectional secretion of extracellular vesicle cargo wins SVS Foundation award, place on VAM stage
Award-winning vascular resident talks about the science behind her work, which her mentor says is “moving the needle on every front.” University of Toronto surgeon-scientist trainee Sneha Raju, MD, has been awarded the SVS Foundation Resident Research Award for 2023…
Former SVS President William Abbott, 1997–98, dies at 86
William Martin Abbott, MD, former president of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS), died peacefully in his home Jan. 9 after a brief illness. He was 86. Abbott grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Stanford University and Stanford…
Conference watch: Submit research to VRIC, VAM
Submissions already are open for 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC), which will be May 10, 2023, in Boston. The conference includes abstract sessions, a translational panel, posters and the Alexander W. Clowes Distinguished Lecture. VRIC is held in the…
Prepare to submit research for VAM, VRIC 2023
The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) wants members’ research on vascular disease for the 2023 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) and the 2023 Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). VRIC will be held Tuesday, May 10, 2023, at the Boston Marriott Copley…
SVS Foundation seeks applicants for VISTA projects
The SVS Foundation started to seek proposals in mid-April for pilot outreach projects to help identify needed vascular services in underserved portions of the U.S. The projects will be part of the Foundation’s VISTA (Vascular Volunteers In Service To All)…
At VRIC 2022, Clowes lecturer to walk in research footsteps of field progenitor
When Kathleen Martin, PhD, gives the Alexander W. Clowes Distinguished Lecture at the 2022 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in May, she’ll be discussing research that the late Clowes himself studied. “He’s really the father of this field,” she said. “I’m…