Scientific Symposia - Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health

5pm – 6pm GMT, 24 March 2026 ‐ 1 hour

Room: Fintry - located on level +3

Symposia Session

Dr Rifdat Aoidi,  The Francis Crick Institute Increased dosage of DYRK1A leads to congenital heart defects in a mouse model for Down Syndrome

Dr Tanveer Tabish,  University of Oxford Nitric oxide releasing materials (NORMs) for cardiovascular therapeutics

Professor Naveed Akbar,  University of Oxford Adipocyte Stress–Derived CD81⁺ Extracellular Vesicles Link Weight Regain to Immune Activation

Dr Boatemaa Ofori-Frimpong,  Glasgow Caledonian University Understanding MASH: A connexin pannexin paradox