• Posters are encouraged from students, postdocs and faculty researchers.
• A limited number of poster spaces will be available.
• The main poster session will be held on Tuesday, January 5 from 4:30 to 6 pm. There will be additional viewing time during lunch on day 2 (12:50 pm to 2 pm). If you can only present on one, but not both days, please indicate that on the registration form. 
• Setup on day 1 will start at 1 pm. If we have space available for new posters on day 2, setup will be at 8:30 am. 
• Posters boards are 48" wide x 36". Binder clips will be provided.

If you need overnight accommodations, a number of hotels are available within walking distance (<10 minutes) of the venue. 

• Hilton Columbia Center (Hilton)
• The Lantern Hotel Columbia (Boutique hotel)
• Hampton Inn Columbia-Downtown Historic District (Hilton)
• Hyatt Place Columbia/Downtown/The Vista (Hyatt)
• Aloft Columbia Downtown (Marriott)
• Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista (Choice)

Poster #xxx: TGFβ1 and TGFβ2 Work Together to Support Endocardial EMT and Heart Valve Formation, Aamina Azhar, Mrinmay Chakrabarti, Mohamad Azhar, Wenbin Tan, Xiaoqin Wang, Furman University, Greenville, SC, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Columbia, SC

Poster #xxx: Pharmacological Inhibition of CRM1-Mediated Nuclear Export Induces Pulmonary Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction: Evaluation of Barrier-Protective Therapeutic Strategies, Rahul S. Patil^1*, Shweta R. Patil¹, David J. R. Fulton^1,2, and Alexander D. Verin^1,2*, ¹Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA, ²Department of Pharmacology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA

Poster #xxx: Targeting HMGB1‑Dependent Endothelial Dysfunction with 2‑O, 3‑O Desulfated Heparin (ODSH) in Acute Lung Injury, Shweta Patil, Rahul Patil, Joyce Gonzales and Alexander Verin, Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA

**Poster #xxx: CD8+ T-cells Exhibit Transcriptomic Changes at Different Days Following Myocardial Infarction, Thomas Dempster, Bryan Granger, Stefano Berto, Kristine DeLeon-Pennell, College of Graduate Studies, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Poster #xxx: Misregulation of the nuclear lamina by loss of Akt3 causes atypical dilated cardiomyopathy, Ann C Foley, Robin Muise-Helmericks, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, and Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Poster #xxx: Phospholipase A2 Group IID Inhibits Inflammatory Lung Injury, Mrinmay Chakrabarti^1,2, Seth Gould^1,2, Varun Kaithi^1,2, Surya Reddy^1,2, Ashley Pinckert^1,2, Isabella Avosso^1,2, Micheal O. Avoseh^1,2, Mollie Phillips^1,2, Rana Dhar^1,2, Xianming Zhang^3,4, You-Yang Zhao^3,4, Mohamad Azhar², and Colin E. Evans^1,2,5, ¹Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA, ²Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA, ³Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, ⁴Genetic Medicine and Nanotechnology Development Center, Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, ⁵Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Poster #xxx: Maternal cardiac remodeling during pregnancy and postpartum in wildtype and hTIMP4 mice: effects of lactation and second pregnancy, Emily Ruggiero, Holly LaVoie, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Columbia, SC

Poster #xxx: TabPFN Neural Network–Based Biomechanical Mining of LSMEM2⁺ Extracellular Vesicles for Detection of Circadian Impacted Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Abhimanyu Thakur, Raj Kishore, Aging + Cardiovascular Discovery Center, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

*Poster #xxx: The Alox15-Lipoxin A4 Axis Inhibits Inflammatory Lung Injury, Mrinmay Chakrabarti^1,2, Seth Gould^1,2, Varun Kaithi^1,2, Micheal O. Avoseh^1,2, Mollie Phillips^1,2, Rana Dhar^1,2, and Colin E. Evans^1,2,3*, ¹Cardiovascular Translational Research Center, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA, ²Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of South Carolina Floyd School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

**Poster #xxx: Assessing the Effects of a Quality Improvement Protocol on Pediatric Hypertension Referrals and Diagnostic Outcomes, Gentry, C, Meyerson, C, Garimella, S, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Greenville, SC; Prisma Health