New Frontiers in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Apotex Centre, Room 050

750 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

July 7-9, 2025

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Gary Lopaschuk is a professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Pharmacology at Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, and Scientific Director of Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute at the University of Alberta, and a fellow of Royal Society of Canada. An internationally renowned expert in cardiovascular research, Dr. Lopaschuk specializes in the fields of cardiac energy metabolism and metabolic modulation, where his groundbreaking work has earned global recognition.

Dr. Yu Huang is Jeanie Hu Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Chair professor of Biomedical Sciences and Vascular Biology and head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction associated with hypertension, obesity and diabetes. He is an internationally renowned leader in cardiovascular research and has published over 500 papers in prestigious journals including Nature and Science.

Dr. Lorri Kirshenbaum is a professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Max Rady College of Medicine at the University of Manitoba, Canada Research Chair in Molecular Cardiology, and Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre. Renowned globally for his expertise, Dr. Kirshenbaum is a leading authority in the study of cell death and autophagy and their roles in heart disease.

The conference program will be posted soon.