The Heart Research Institute (HRI) and Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute jointly hosted the 2022 Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium, with the theme “Genomics, Diversity and Equity”, focused on Indigenous Australians and closing the gap in cardiovascular health.

In this fifth time that the Symposium has been held, discovery, clinical and public health researchers came together to discuss all aspects of genomics in cardiovascular health and disease, with the event facilitating the collaborations and sharing of knowledge required to tackle this difficult problem.

An outstanding group of regional and national speakers joined this year. Among these was Prof Alex Brown, from the Australian National University in Canberra and Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, who presented the annual highlight of the Princesses’ Lecture, named in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark.

A great two days of stimulating talks and networking at the Symposium. L-R image credit: Ivy Guan, Tiffany Goh/Xiaoming Liu, Xuyu Liu

HRI was well-represented at the Symposium as chairs and speakers

Distinguished Prof Annemarie Hennessy, Vascular Immunology Group (speaker) – Women Matter: How Pregnancy Influences Cardiovascular Disease
Assoc Prof Mary Kavurma, Vascular Complications Group (speaker) – Sex-dependent Differences in PAD
Dr Xuyu (Johnny) Liu, Cardiovascular-protective Signalling and Drug Discovery Group (co-chair) – Cardiometabolic Disease session
Dr Nicole Lowres, Heart Rhythm and Stroke Prevention Group (co-chair) – Genomics and Diversity session
Prof John O’Sullivan, Cardiometabolic Disease Group (co-chair) – Genomics and Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Disease session
Assoc Prof Simone Schoenwaelder, Thrombosis Group (co-chair) – EMCR Flash Talks

Special congratulations to our EMCR participants on the following awards

Dr Yen Chin Koay, Cardiometabolic Disease Group – Rising Star Award
Ms Eva Li, Atherosclerosis and Vascular Remodelling Group – Best Poster
Dr Xiaoming Liu, Haematology Research Group – Best EMCR Flash Talk
Ms Laura Moldovan, Thrombosis Group – Best Student Poster
Dr Yann Huey Ng, Cardiometabolic Disease Group – Highly Commended Oral Presentation

A meeting of minds at the Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium

HRI was well-represented at the Symposium as chairs and speakers

Special congratulations to our EMCR participants on the following awards

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