Scientific Conferences

HHT 9th International Scientific & Medical Conference

The 9th HHT Scientific Conference, sponsored in part by the HHT Foundation International, was held on May 20-24, 2011 on the beautiful Mediterranean Coast of Turkey, in Kemer, a city near Antalya.  The goal of this meeting was to provide a venue for clinicians and basic scientists to gain access to the most recent advances in clinical research, therapeutics, and basic research in the field of HHT. During this conference collaborations were strengthened between over 230 clinicians and scientists with the aim of finding better treatments for HHT. To learn more about the outcomes of this conference, click on the links below:

Summary - 2011 Scientific Conference

Program, Abstracts, Posters - Published in Hematology Reports

2011 Scientific Conference Website

HHT 8th International Scientific & Medical Conference

The 8th International HHT Scientific Conference was held on May 27-21, 2009 in Santander, Spain. This important meeting has always produced the highest quality scientific information through a wide selection of topics, speakers, and sessions.   This year the conference was attended by over 250 scientific and medical professionals.

To read Dr. James Gossage's Summary Click here.

The following are presentations that were made at the conference, click the links below to view. 

HHT Genetic Summary Santander - Dr. Reed Pyeritz

Tales of Conference Past and Present- Dr. Claire Shovlin

Summing Up- Basic Science- Dr. Carmelo Bernabeu

HHT 7th International Scientific & Medical Conference
The Seventh International HHT Scientific Conference was held on April 25-28, 2007 in Capri, Italy. The conference was attended by over 150 scientific and medical professionals from 11 different countries. Theprogram is available to view here.

To read the scientific and clinical summaries by Doug Marchuk, PhD. and Peter Terry, MD, both members of the HHT Scientific Advisory and Medical Board, click on the following links: Basic Science Summary and hht_clinical_summary_2007.

NIH Workshop-Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Vascular Biology and Pathophysiology
HHT Foundation in conjunction with the National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored an HHT Workshop for basic scientific research in Bethesda, Maryland on June 8 and 9, 2006. The conference provided an opportunity for NIH to formulate an HHT research plan. The workshop included a mix of keynote talks, platform presentations, and open discussion on several themes, including:

1. Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Pathway and HHT
2. Endothelial Biology and HHT
3. Vascular Biology and HHT
4. Chemical Genomics and HHT
5. Organ Pathophysiology in HHT
6. Click on the link below to view the Overview of the Program:

http://www.genome.gov/19519386
Scientific_Conference_NIH_Workshop_June_06.pdf

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