Neglecting sex and #gender differences may result in biased conclusions, bad science and discrimination. @VascAgeNet are proud to launch their new expert group on Sex and Gender in Vascular Ageing. It is led by Ute Seeland and Rosa Maria Bruno.
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What are you working on? Julija Voicehovska is a Clinician and an Associate Professor. Her research interests include oxidative stress, vascular ageing and arterial hypertension. More information can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julija_Voicehovska and https://www.rsu.lv/en/julija-voicehovska
What are you working on? WeiWei Jin is a final year PhD student investigating #vascular #ageing through peripheral pulse waves measured at a single site using machine learning methods. Click here for more information: http://haemod.uk/members/wj
NEW! We are releasing bitesize educational videos addressing the 6 key questions on #vascularageing. Video 1: “What is vascular ageing and why should I care?” by Prof. Stéphane Laurent can be found on our YouTube channel NOW! https://youtu.be/YhLugaqgseQ #vasculartwitter Recorded webinars and future educational videos can and will be found here: Webinars and Educational Videos. Stay tuned! https://youtu.be/YhLugaqgseQ
Today, all working group leaders and vice-leaders, and the other Action roles (see Team) met for a virtual working group interaction workshop! It was a successful meeting to align all activities between the working groups. Working together to bridge the gaps between #science, #medicine, #engineering and #industry.
What are you working on? Professor Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk works in the field of cardiovascular imaging and image-based quantitative analysis, including 4D MRI, computational fluid dynamics and 3D printing. For publications, see PubMed and Google Scholar.
In this fantastic talk, Peter Nilsson from Lund University, Sweden, presents an overview on aspects why some people display early vascular ageing and others do not. Furthermore, he talks about some possibilities to modify vascular ageing. Stay tuned for the next webinars! Today’s recorded webinar:
Thank you @ArterySociety for featuring@VascAgeNet in your “Letters from” during the COVID-19 Pandemic Special Edition. We have to highlight that not only the VascAgeNet Core Group has contributed, but as well several active VascAgeNet members – thanks for all the positive feedback! All “Letters from” can be found here: https://t.co/9f5cFFkxlC?amp=1
What are you working on? Vasiliki Bikia is an electrical #engineer researching arterial pulse wave analysis and machine learning. A recent publication can be found here: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8918060
The British Ambassador Robert Leigh Turner (British Ambassador and permanent representative at the United Nations in Vienna) visited the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and showed great interest in the CARTESIAN study launched by the Artery Society in collaboration with VascAgeNet. For more details on the visit, see https://www.ait.ac.at/en/news-events/single-view/detail/6446/