To advance research frontiers by combining experimental and modeling approaches, we bring together leading experimentalists and mathematical modelers in this series of interactive conferences. The emphases are on summarizing current state of research in the focus area, identifying consensus and controversy (where more investigation is needed), giving experimentalists access to modeling tools and modelers a deeper under¬standing of the data that must drive their models. We have planned the following focus points for this series of symposia; each focuses on an important research area that can benefit greatly from combining experimental studies with mathematical modeling. Together, these conferences cover the topics that are essential for understanding heart disease mechanisms at multi-scale levels from molecular to cellular and to the whole heart. Below is our plan for this conference series under the unifying theme of Systems Approach to Understanding Cardiac E-C coupling and Arrhythmias.
UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2010
System’s approach to understanding E-C coupling and arrhythmia mechanisms
The 1st symposium brought together experimentalists and modelers to gain an overview of the state of research in cardiac E-C coupling with respect to arrhythmias, to examine the current understanding at multiple levels from molecular to cellular and to the whole heart, and set the stage for subsequent meetings.
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UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2012
Ca2+ currents and SR Ca2+ release
The 2nd symposium focuses on Ca2+ channels and ryanodine receptors, their interaction in cardiac E-C coupling, and their connection to Ca2+-induced arrhythmias and HF.
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UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2014
Na+ channel and Na+ transport
The 3rd symposium focuses on Na+ channels, Na/K-ATPase, Na/Ca exchanger, and their interaction in setting Na+ and Ca2+ homeostasis, and in connection to arrhythmias and HF.
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UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2016
K+ channels and regulation
Topics will comprise fundamental gating properties, including consensus on measured properties, computational representations, generation of arrhythmias, and therapeutics.
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UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2018
Contractile system and dysfunction in HF and arrhythmias
Focus on the link between contractile system defects and HF and arrhythmias, computational modeling of the contractile, Ca2+ signaling, and electrical systems.
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UC Davis Cardiovascular Symposium 2020
Integrating dynamic systems of cardiac E-C coupling
Focus on integration of the contributions of the electrical, Ca2+ signaling, and contractile systems (and their coupling) to cardiac function and diseases.
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