Program
*As of May 13, 2010 and is subject to change


Monday, May 17  
1930 -2200
Welcome Reception
Light refreshments will be served

Tuesday, May 18
 
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 0840 Welcome from Gordon Francis
0840 - 1045 Apolipoprotein and HDL Structure
Discussion Leader: Michael Phillips (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
0840 - 0905
ApoA-I and HDL Structural Model by Electron Cryo-tomography
Gary Ren (University of California, San Francisco)
0905 - 0930
The Black and White of Mouse HDL 
Godfrey Getz (The University of Chicago)
0930 - 0955
The Structure of Apolipoprotein A-I in Real HDL Particles
Sean Davidson (University of Cincinnati)
0955 - 1020
The Double Superhelix Model of High Density Lipoprotein 
Stanley Hazen (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
1020 - 1045
ApoA-I on HDL: When Structure Meets Function
Michael Oda (Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute)
1045 - 1105 Break
1105 - 1305 ABCA1 Action and Regulation
Discussion Leader: Michael Hayden (Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics)
1105 - 1130
Membranes Under Influence: The Role of the ABCA1 Transporter
Giovanna Chimini (CIML - Parc Scientifique & Technologique de Luminy)
1130 - 1155
ABCA1-mediated Cellular Lipid Efflux and HDL Biogenesis
Michael Philips (The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
1155 - 1220
Lysosomal Cholesterol as a Regulator of, and Substrate for, ABCA1
Gordon Francis (UBC James Hogg Research Centre)
1220 - 1240

ABCA1: The Direct Link between the Cardioprotective Effects of Cholesterol Export and Anti-Inflammation
Chongren Tang (University of Washington)
1240 - 1305
A Novel Post-translational Regulation of ABCA1 to Keep ABCA1 on Standby for HDL Formation in Acute Cholesterol Accumulation
Kazumitsu Ueda (Kyoto University)
1305 Lunch
1400 - 1645 Poster Viewing
1645 - 1710 ABCG1
Discussion Leaders: Wendy Jessup (University of New South Wales) and Arnold von Eckardstein (Universitätsspital Zürich Institut)
1645 - 1710
Revisiting the Function of ABCG1
Peter Edwards (University of California, Los Angeles)
1710 - 1900 Plasma HDL-C: Novel Determinants and Correlation With Risk for Atherosclerotic Disease
Discussion Leaders: Wendy Jessup (University of New South Wales) and Arnold von Eckardstein (Universitätsspital Zürich Institut)
1710 - 1725
Effects of Endothelial Lipase Loss-of-Function Mutations on HDL-C Levels in the General Population
Ian Tietjen (Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
1725 - 1740

Deficiency of the WW Domain-Containing Oxidoreductase (WWOX) Impairs the HDL Biogenesis Pathway
Iulia Iatan (McGill University)
1740 - 1820
Plasma HDL-C: New Genes, and Some Surprising Findings
Sek Kathiresan (Broad Institute)
1820 - 1845
Mutations Affecting HDL Cholesterol Levels Predispose to Atherosclerosis
John Kastelein (Academisch Medisch Centrum Amsterdam)
1845 - 1900 Discussion
1900 Dinner On Own
   
Wednesday, May 19  
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 1000 Protective Actions of HDL
Discussion Leader: Miranda van Eck (Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research)
0830 - 0855
Novel Insights Into the Regulation of Reverse Cholesterol Transport
Albert Groen (Academic Medical Center Liver Center)
0855 - 0920
Extracellular Cholesterol-Rich Microdomains Generated by Human Macrophages and their Potential Function in Reverse Cholesterol Transport
Howard Kruth (National Institutes of Health)
0920 - 0935
HDL Protects Macrophages Against Free Cholesterol-Induced Apoptosis In An SR-BI-dependent Manner 
Bernardo Trigatti (McMaster University)
0935 - 1000
Protective Effects of HDL Beyond Cholesterol Transport
Philip Barter (The Heart Research Institute)
 
1000 - 1115 ABCA1 and HDL in Other Disease States
Discussion Leader: John Parks (Wake Forest University Health Sciences)
1000 - 1025
ABC Transporters, Cholesterol Levels and Diabetes
Michael Hayden (Centre for Molecular Medicine & Therapeutics)
1025 - 1050
HDL in the Intersection of Diabetes Mellitus and Atherosclerosis
Arnold von Eckardstein (Universitätsspital Zürich Institut)
1050 - 1115

Greasing the Wheels for Abeta Clearance: New Roles for Brain HDL in
Alzheimer's Disease
Cheryl Wellington (University of British Columbia)
1115 - 1135 Break
1135 - 1225 The HDL Proteome
Discussion Leader: Ernst Schaefer (Tufts University)
1135 - 1200
The Inextricable HDL Triad: Lipidome, Proteome and Functionality
John Chapman (Medical Faculty, University of Paris)
1200 - 1225

Dynamic Remodeling of the HDL Proteome During Inflammation
Jay Heinecke (University of Washington)
1225 - 1315 HDL, Inflammation, and Autoimmunity
Discussion Leader: Christian Ehnholm (National Institute of Health and Welfare)
1225 - 1250
Apolipoprotein A-I Attenuates Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmune LDLr-/-, ApoA-I-/- Mice 
Mary Sorci-Thomas (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
1250 - 1315
Inflammatory Modulation of Reverse Cholesterol Transport
Muredach Reilly (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
1315

1330
Group Photograph

Lunch
1400 - 1600 Poster Viewing
1600 - 1900 Hosted Poster Session
1900


Dinner and Evening Debate: HDL is a Better Therapeutic Target than LDL for the Prevention of Vascular Disease
Moderator: Alan Chait (University of Washington)
Pro: Jacques Genest (McGill University)
Con: Jonathan Cohen (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas)
 
Thursday, May 20  
0730 - 0830 Breakfast
0830 - 0940 HDL Metabolism
Discussion Leader: Deneys van der Westhuyzen (University of Kentucky)
0835 - 0900
Role of LCAT in HDL Metabolism and Atherosclerosis: Insight from LCAT Deficiency Syndromes
Laura Calabresi (University of Milano)
0900 - 0925
Scavenger Receptor BI in Murine and Human Biology: State of the Art
Theo van Berkel (Universiteit Leiden)
0925 - 0940
A Role for Scavenger Receptor BI in Human Cholesterol Homeostasis
Menno Vergeer (University of Amsterdam)
0940 - 1255 Established and Novel Therapeutics Related to HDL
Discussion Leaders: Philip Barter (The Heart Research Institute) and Andy Plump (Merck Research Laboratories)
0940 - 1005
Structure and Function Studies of Anti-atherogenic ApoA-I Mimetic Peptides
Alan Remaley (NIH Clinical Center)
1005 - 1030

Selective Functions of LXRalpha and LXRbeta in Lipid Metabolism and the Control of Atherosclerosis
Ira Schulman (University of Virginia)
1030 - 1050 Break
1050 - 1115
Proteolytic Degradation of ABCA1 as a Target for Anti-atherogenic Treatment
Shinji Yokoyama (Nagoya City University)
1115 - 1140
Where Are We With CETP Inhibitors? 
Ernst Schaefer (Tufts University)
1140 - 1205
Niacin: New Understanding of an Old Lipid Drug
Andrew Taggart (Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Merck Research Laboratories)
1205 - 1230
Anti-inflammatory Properties of Niacin 
Kerry-Anne Rye (The Heart Research Institute)
1230 - 1255
Regulatory Hurdles in the Development of Drugs Affecting HDL
David Orloff (Clinical Research Organization, Medpace)
1300 Bagged lunch for take-away to enjoy the afternoon
1400 - 1830 Afternoon on own
1830 - 2230 Conference Banquet