CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Dear Colleagues:
On June 6-June 9, 2012, the 55th Annual Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference will convene at The Gant Conference Center in majestic Aspen, Colorado. The theme of the conference will be “Mechanics and Mechanisms of Pulmonary Hypertension”. Emphasizing the integration of basic, translational and clinical sciences, the meeting will focus on the utilization of new strategies and technologies to investigate the pathogenesis, treatment, and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension. Anchored by twelve “state-of-the-art” presentations delivered by international experts, the thematic sessions will address: pulmonary vascular and right ventricular development and imaging, progenitor and stem cell biology, the role of inflammation, metabolomics, genetic and epigenetic changes, the impact of right ventricle (RV) dysfunction and the importance of RV-pulmonary artery coupling, the epidemiology and implications of PAH in WHO class III disease and prospects for novel disease modifying and preventive therapies.
As with previous Aspen Lung Conferences, we will utilize the successful format of State of the Art presentations grouped with relevant, short presentations. Each presentation will have sufficient time for discussion to facilitate a lively exchange of new ideas and thoughts investigating the pathogenesis, treatments and outcomes of pulmonary hypertension. Abstracts that focus on translation of these discoveries to novel treatment strategies are strongly encouraged. There will be six honorary lectures: the Parker B. Francis Lectureship, the Roger S. Mitchell Lecture, the Giles F. Filley Lecture, the Thomas A. Neff Lecture, the Reuben M. Cherniack Lecture and the Thomas L. Petty Lecture. The Conference Summary will be presented by Werner Seeger, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Giessen Hospital, Germany. Dr. Seeger is Chairman of the Lung Center, and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research and one of the world’s preeminent experts in the field of pulmonary vascular disease.
We are particularly interested in attracting abstracts related to the broad topics above. Accordingly, we invite you and your colleagues to submit abstracts for consideration for presentation at the conference. Please use the enclosed abstract form as your guide. The deadline for abstract submission is February 14, 2012. All who submit abstracts will be invited to attend the conference. Time limitations, however, do not allow all submitted abstracts to be presented. In the past, about one third of the submitted abstracts were accepted for presentation or poster sessions based on evaluation by a Selection Committee. We will once again offer the Thomas L. Petty Fellow Travel Award in the amount of $1,000 to one fellow whose abstract has been accepted for presentation. All investigators will be notified on or near March 23, 2012 about acceptance of their abstracts. Additionally, please notify us if you wish to attend, even if you do not plan to submit an abstract, as we expect a large turnout.
We look forward to your participation in the Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference, 55th Annual Meeting and to a combination of outstanding science and great fun. We hope that you and your colleagues will be able to join us. For additional information about this important conference visit www.aspenlungconference.org
Sincerely yours,
Todd M. Bull, M.D. Kurt R. Stenmark, M.D.
Co-Chair, 55th Annual Meeting Co-Chair, 55th Annual Meeting
Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference Thomas L. Petty Aspen Lung Conference
Associate Professor of Medicine Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Division Head, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Critical Care Medicine Director, Developmental Lung Biology and
University of Colorado Denver Cardiovascular Pulmonary Research Laboratories
Aurora, Colorado, USA University of Colorado Denver
Aurora, Colorado, USA