Program areas at North American Vascular Biology Organization
Member services: member dues are collected enabling the society to provide members with an annual newsletter, a monthly electronic newsletter, a monthly publications alert, monthly webinars, and a web site. In addition to these services, membership dues cover all operational expenses not associated with a program including but not limited to committee expenses, accounting, office supplies, etc.
Vasculata: a summer course that promotes the study of Vascular Biology. It is designed to present an overview of the field and future areas of active research. Individuals with little or no background in Vascular Biology are encouraged to attend, and current trainees in the field and all interested individuals are invited to participate. This meeting is held at a university and includes hands-on lab experiences. In 2023, vasculata was hosted by tulane university in new orleans, la.
Annual meeting: Vascular Biology 2023 brought together scientists to network on the diverse subspecialties within the area of Vascular Biology including technologies, basic science research and translational science. The areas/subspecialties covered in 2023 were development and genetics, signaling, inflammation, Vascular matrix Biology and bioengineering, and microcirculation. In 2023, the meeting was held in newport, ri at the newport harbor island resort.lymphatic forum: co-sponsorship of a meeting that meets every two years; organized and co-sponsored by a university and the lymphatic educational and research network (le&rn). The meeting focuses on the lymphatic system, Biology, basic science and clinical applications. In 2023, the meeting was sponsored by the university of calgary and was held at banff in alberta, canada.