S01	Stem Cell Biology
S02	Genetics
S03	Signaling & Gene Transcription
S04	Immunology and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis
S05	Cell Biology of Unstable Plaque
S06	Vascular Regeneration
W01	Angiogenesis
W02	Nuclear Receptors
W03	Smooth Muscle Cell Lineage
W04	Tissue Engineering & Artificial Blood Vessel
W05	Proteomics and Genetic Informatics
W06	Vascular Development
W07	Signaling
W08	Foam Cell Biology
W09	Leukocyte-endothelial Interaction
W10	Transcriptional Control
W11	Genetics of Atherogenesis
W12	Platelet thrombus formation under flow conditions
W13	Imaging of Atherosclerosis
W14	Extracellular Matrix
W15	Regulation of Vascular Tone
W16	Clinical Implications of Vascular Biology
W17	Mechanotransduction
W18	Gene Therapy

S01	Stem Cell Biology	Date:May13 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Nagano
		Yasufumi Sato	Chair	Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University	Japan
		Francoise Dieterlen-Lievre	Chair	Center National De La Research Science	France
		Shin-ichi Nishikawa	Speaker	Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University	Japan
		Francoise Dieterlen-Lievre	Speaker	Institut d'Embryologie cellulaire et moleculaire du CNRS et du College de France	France
		Didier Y.R. Stainier	Speaker	University of California, San Francisco	USA
S02	Genetics	Date:May 13 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Nagano
		Toshio Ogihara	Chair	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		Theodore W. Kurtz	Chair	USCF Medical Center, Moffitt-Long Hospitals	USA
		Tomohiro Katsuya	Speaker	Osaka University	Japan
		Stephen Harrap	Speaker	The University of Melbourne	Australia
		Theodore W. Kurtz	Speaker	USCF Medical Center, Moffitt-Long Hospitals	USA
S03	Signaling & Gene Transcription	Date:May 14 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Nagano
		Bradford C. Berk	Chair	University of Rochester Medical Center	USA
		Yoshio Yazaki	Chair	University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Ryozo Nagai	Speaker	University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Bradford C. Berk	Speaker	University of Rochester Medical Center	USA
		Alain Tedgui	Speaker	INSERM U541	France

　 　　　　

S04	Immunology and Inflammation in Atherosclerosis	Date:May 14 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Nagano
		Goran K. Hansson	Chair	Karolinska Hospital	Sweden
		Seiitsu Murota	Chair	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine	Japan
		Goeran K. Hansson	Speaker	Karolinska Hospital	Sweden
		Hiroaki Shimokawa	Speaker	Kyushu University	Japan
		Peter Libby	Speaker	Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women's Hospital	USA
S05	Cell Biology of Unstable Plaque	Date:May 15 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Nagano
		Peter Libby	Chair	Harvard Medical School Brigham & Women's Hospital	USA
		Katsuo Sueishi	Chair	Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medical Science	Japan
		Katsuo Sueishi	Speaker	Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medical Science	Japan
		Janine D'Armiento	Speaker	Columbia University	USA
		Masanori Aikawa	Speaker	Harvard Medical School	USA
S06	Vascular Regeneration	Date:May 15 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Nagano
		Julie Hazel Campbell	Chair	University of Queensland	Australia
		Shin'ichi Nishikawa	Chair	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Julie Hazel Campbell	Speaker	University of Queensland	Australia
		Takayuki Asahara	Speaker	St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine	USA
		Napoleone Ferrara	Speaker	Genentech, Inc.	USA

　 　　　　

W01	Angiogenesis	Date:May 13 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Asama1-3
		Masabumi Shibuya	Chair	The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Kari K. Alitalo	Chair	University of Helsinki	Finland
		Nobuyuki Takakura	Speaker	Kumamoto University, School of Medicine	Japan
		Kari K. Alitalo	Speaker	University of Helsinki	Finland
		Luisa Iruela-Arispe	Speaker	University of California	USA
		Masabumi Shibuya	Speaker	The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo	Japan
W02	Nuclear Receptors	Date:May 13 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Asama4-6
		Christopher K. Glass	Chair	University of California, San Diego	USA
		Yasuyoshi Ouchi	Chair	Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Christopher K. Glass	Speaker	SCSD	USA
		Shigeaki Kato	Speaker	The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Satoshi Inoue	Speaker	The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Jorge Plutzky	Speaker	Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School	USA
W03	Smooth Muscle Cell Lineage	Date:May 13 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Chikuma
		Gary K. Owens	Chair	University of Virginia, School of Medicine	USA
		Kenji Sobue	Chair	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Gary K. Owens	Speaker	University of Virginia, School of Medicine	USA
		Kenji Sobue	Speaker	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Takashi Mikawa	Speaker	Medical University South Carolina	USA
		Brant Weinstein	Speaker	National Institutes of Health	USA

　 　　　　

W04	Tissue Engineering & Artificial Blood Vessel	Date:May 13 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Asama1-3
		Gordon R. Campbell	Chair	The University of Queensland	Australia
		Kazuwa Nakao	Chair	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Gordon R. Campbell	Speaker	The University of Queensland	Australia
		Hiroshi Itho	Speaker	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Silviu Itescu	Speaker	Columbia University	USA
		Yasuhiko Tabata	Speaker	Kyoto University, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences	Japan
W05	Proteomics and Genetic Informatics	Date:May 13 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Asama4-6
		Stephen M. Schwartz	Chair	University of Washington	USA
		Tatsuhiko Kodama	Chair	The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Tatsuhiko Kodama	Speaker	The University of Tokyo	Japan
		Juke Lusis	Speaker	University of Los Angeles	USA
		Eileen Mulvihiill	Speaker	University of Washington	USA
		Gail Javik	Speaker	University of Washington Medical Center	USA
W06	Vascular Development	Date:May 13 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Chikuma
		Mark Majesky	Chair	Baylor College of Medicine	USA
		Hiroki Kurihara	Chair	Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University	Japan
		Hiroki Kurihara	Speaker	Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University	Japan
		Mark Majesky	Speaker	Baylor College of Medicine	USA
		Heidi Stuhlmann	Speaker	Scripps Research Institute	USA
		Yuji Hiraki	Speaker	Kyoto University	Japan

　 　　　　

W07	Signaling	Date:May 14 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Asama1-3
		Kenneth　Walsh	Chair	Molecular Cardiology/CVI, Boston University School of Medicine	USA
		Yoshimi Takai	Chair	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		Kenneth　Walsh	Speaker	Molecular Cardiology/CVI, Boston University School of Medicine	USA
		Yoshimi Takai	Speaker	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		Lena Classon-Welsh	Speaker	Uppsala University	Sweden
		Takanobu Yoshimoto	Speaker	National Institute of Health	USA
W08	Foam Cell Biology	Date:May 14 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Asama4-6
		Rodolfo Paoletti	Chair	University of Milan	Italy
		Toru Kita	Chair	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Rodolfo Paoletti	Speaker	University of Milan	Italy
		Noriaki Kume	Speaker	Kyoto University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Seiko Horiuchi & Akira Miyazaki	Speaker	Kumamoto University	Japan
		Wendy Jessup	Speaker	University of New South Wales	USA
W09	Leukocyte-endothelial Interaction	Date:May 14 Time:13:30-14:50 Room:Chikuma
		Wendy Jessup	Chair	Heart Research Institute	Australia
		Ikuo Morita	Chair	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine	Japan
		Wendy Jessup	Speaker	Heart Research Institute	Australia
		Masayuki Yoshida	Speaker	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine	Japan
		Peter I. Lelkes	Speaker	Drexel University	USA
		Ikuo Morita	Speaker	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine	Japan

　 　　　　

W10	Transcriptional Control	Date:May 14 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Asama1-3
		Levon Michal Khachigian	Chair	University of New South Wales	Australia
		Masahiko Kurabayashi	Chair	Gunma University School of Medicine	Japan
		Levon Michal Khachigian	Speaker	University of New South Wales	Australia
			Speaker
		Michael Parmacek	Speaker	University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	USA
		Koji Maemura	Speaker	Graduate Scool of Medicine, The University of Tokyo	Japan
W11	Genetics of Atherogenesis	Date:May 14 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Asama4-6
		Peter Carmeliet	Chair	Flanders Interuniversitary Institute for Biotechnology	Belgium
		Mitsuhiro Yokoyama	Chair	Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Mitsuhiro Yokoyama	Speaker	Kobe University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Stephen M. Schwartz	Speaker	University of Washington	USA
		Peter Carmeliet	Speaker	Flanders Interuniversitary Institute for Biotechnology	Belgium
		Abe Michiko	Speaker	Ehime University	Japan
W12	Platelet thrombus formation under flow conditions	Date:May 14 Time:15:20-16:40 Room:Chikuma
		Yasuo Ikeda	Chair	School of Medicine, Keio University	Japan
		Shaun Paul Jackson	Chair	Monash University	Australia
		Shaun Paul Jackson	Speaker	Monash University	Australia
		Shinya Goto	Speaker	University of Tokyo	Japan
		Makoto Handa	Speaker	Keio University	Japan
		-- Nominate from contributed papers --	Speaker

　 　　　　

W13	Imaging of Atherosclerosis	Date:May 16 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Asama1-3
		Masunori Matsuzaki	Chair	Yamaguchi University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Thomas Hatsukami	Chair	University of Washington	USA
		Thomas Hatsukami	Speaker	University of Washington	USA
		TBD	Speaker	TBD	TBD
		Eiji Kaneko	Speaker	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Medicine	Japan
		Masanori Aikawa	Speaker	Harvard Medical School	USA
W14	Extracellular Matrix	Date:May 16 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Asama4-6
		Giulio Gabbiani	Chair	University of Geneva - C. M. U., Faculty of Medicine	Switzerland
		Kentaro Shimokado	Chair	Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School	Japan
		Giulio Gabbiani	Speaker	University of Geneva - C. M. U., Faculty of Medicine	Switzerland
		Thomas N. Wight	Speaker	University of Washington School of Medicine	USA
		Hidenori Koyama	Speaker	Osaka City University	Japan
		-- Nominate from contributed papers --	Speaker
W15	Regulation of Vascular Tone	Date:May 16 Time:8:30-10:00 Room:Chikuma
		Akira Takeshita	Chair	Kyushu University, Graduate School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		Donald Heistad	Chair	University of Iowa	USA
		Masaaki Ito	Speaker	Mie University School of Medicine	Japan
		Donald Heistad	Speaker	University of Iowa	USA
		Chiming Wei	Speaker	National Institute of Health	USA
		Masamitsu Iino	Speaker	Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo	Japan

　 　　

W16	Clinical Implications of Vascular Biology	Date:May 16 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Asama1-3
		Alexander D. Clowes	Chair	University of Washington	USA
		Yuji Matsuzawa	Chair	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
		Thomas Hatsukami	Speaker	University of Washington	USA
		Alexander D. Clowes	Speaker	University of Washington	USA
		Fumitaka Ushikubi	Speaker	Asahikawa Medical School	Japan
		Toshikazu Nakamura	Speaker	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine	Japan
W17	Mechanotransduction	Date:May 16 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Asama4-6
		Michael A. Gimbrone Jr	Chair	Harvard Medical School	USA
		Akira Kamiya	Chair	Institute of Global Business, Nihon University	Japan
		Michael A. Gimbrone Jr	Speaker	Harvard Medical School	USA
		Guillermo Garcia-Carcena	Speaker	Bringham and Women's Hospital	USA
		John S. Shyy	Speaker	University of California	USA
		Lowell Langille	Speaker	University of Toronto	Canada
W18	Gene Therapy	Date:May 16 Time:10:20-11:50 Room:Chikuma
		Michael Simons	Chair	Dartmouth Medical School	USA
		Ryuichi Morishita	Chair	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		Michael Simons	Speaker	Dartmouth Medical School	USA
		Ryuichi Morishita	Speaker	Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine	Japan
		A. Rosenzweig	Speaker	Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School	USA
		Yoshikazu Yonemimitsu	Speaker	Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University	Japan