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Platelet Society EuPLAN Meeting - Bristol 2023 - Information for attendees

Meeting Messages

September 6, 2023

EUPLAN – Session 1 starting soon

September 4, 2023

ECR Registration is now open

Programmes

Monday 4th September - ECR Meeting

Time (BST)	Activity	Title	Speaker	Room
09:30	ECR meeting registration & coffee
Morning ECR Session
10:30 - 12:00	Welcome and 7 Flash Poster Presentations	Session Chairs - Hetty Walker (Bristol) & Rachel Lamerton (Bham)
		Multivalent Nanobodies : Novel Agonists for Platelet Activation	Eleyna Slater - University of Birmingham
		Time- and distance-resolved robotic imaging of fluid flow in vertical microfluidic strips: a new technique for quantitative, multiparameter global measure of haemostasis	Ruya Sariyer - University of Reading
		Pim kinase: A novel regulator of Thromboxane A2 receptor signalling and platelet function	Sophie Nock - Manchester Metropolitan University
		Effects of the venom of a spitting elapid snake, Hemachatus haemachatus on the modulation of platelet reactivity and blood clotting	Pradeep Vijayakumar - University of Reading
		Chemical degradation of Focal Adhesion Kinase utilising PROTACs with different linker lengths; effect on human platelet function.	Justin Trory - University of Bristol
		Thyroid hormones and analogues promote the acute release of platelets from megakaryocytes: from blood donor biology to the production of platelets in vitro	Holly Foster - University of Cambridge
		Clinical, phenotypic and genetic overview of inherited platelet disorders diagnosed in a single Portuguese reference centre for Congenital Coagulopathies.	Catarina Monteiro - University of Porto
12:00 - 13:00	Lunch and networking/poster session
Afternoon ECR Session: Careers 13:00 - 16:00
13:00 - 14:00	Science and Career Talks from newly appointed PIs	Session Chairs - Connor Webb (Bristol) & Harriet Allan (QMU)
13:00 - 13:30		Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies a critical role of G6b-B in regulating megakaryocyte maturation	Zoltan Nagy
13:30 - 14:00		Real-time assessment of inter-platelet communication and regulation of thrombus structure by connexin gap junctions	Kirk Taylor
14:00 - 14:30	Flash talk prizes and coffee break
14:30 - 16:00	Career Breakout Rooms (20 min for discussion and 10 min for transition/coffee)
	Room 1 - Academia, research and lectureships			B.H05 Lecture Theatre
		Lecturer - University of Bristol	Dr Chris Williams
		Senior Research Fellow - University of Reading	Dr Kirk Taylor
	Room 2 - Industry			G.H01 Cinema Room
		Technical sales specialist and former Field application scientist, Thermo Fisher Scientific	Dr Sezin Gunaltay-Schenk
		Company Director, Science-Supplies Limited	Dr Mohsin Amin
	Room 3 - Funding bodies			G.H04 Seminar Room
		Programme Manager at Medical Research Council	Dr Samantha Moore
	Room 4 - Consultancy			G.H03 Cinema Room
		Senior Consultant, Putnam	Dr Andreas Wersäll

16:20	Main EUPLAN meeting starts

Monday 4th September - Main Meeting

Time (BST)	Activity	Title	Speaker
14:00 - 18:00	Meeting Registration
16:20 - 18:00	Main Meeting Session 1	Session chairs - Luis Moran (Bristol) and Alex Slater (Bham)
16:20	Welcome and Opening Remarks
16:30 - 17:00	Plenary 1	Fluorescence imaging of platelet biology	Katrin Heinze, University of Würzburg, Germany
17:00 - 17:30	Plenary 2	Human disease insights from genome sequencing: platelet disorders and beyond	Andrew Mumford, UHBW NHS Trust, UK
17:30 - 17:45		Welcome to Bristol	Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research, University of Bristol
17:45 - 18:00	Walk to Senate House (400 meters)
18:00 - 20:00	Drinks Reception - Senate House

Tuesday 5th September

Time (BST)	Activity	Title	Speaker
08:45 - 10:30	Main Meeting Session 2	Session Chairs - Kirk Taylor (Reading) & Xenia Sawkulycz (Bham)
08:45 - 09:00	Tribute to Monica Arman		Khalid Nassem
09:00 - 09:30	Plenary 3 - Dedicated to Monica Arman	PF4 mediates thrombo inflammation by bridging innate and adaptive immunity	Andreas Greinacher, University Medical Centre Greifswald, Germany
09:30 - 10:30	Selected oral presentations
	09:30 - 09:45	Neutrophil extracellular trap components differentially induce S100A8/A9 expression on platelets associated with a procoagulant phenotype	Gina Perrella
	09:45 - 10:00	Platelet-released mitochondria promote neutrophil activation and the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps	Harriet E. Allan
	10:00 - 10:15	Supercharged platelets as a novel therapy for reducing blood loss post-cardiac surgery	Alexi Crosby
	10:15 - 10:30	Platelet-derived Integrin and Tetraspanin-enriched Tethers (PITTs) orchestrate neutrophil recruitment and drive pulmonary thrombo-inflammation	Timo Vögtle
10:30 - 11:15	Coffee and Posters - Even numbered posters
11:15 - 12:45	Main Meeting Session 3	Session Chairs - Kate Burley (Bristol) & Jo Mitchell (Bham)
11:15 - 11:30	Selected oral presentations
	11:15 - 11:30	Single platelet function in thrombocytopenia patients measured with droplet microfluidics	Maaike Jongen
11:30 - 12:45	Patient experience session	Brief presentations plus Q&A	Kate Khair (Haemnet Ltd.), Catherine Rea (Hemab), Gillian Lowe (University of Birmingham), Dr Summaiya
12:45 - 13:45	Lunch and Posters - Even numbered posters
13:45 - 14:45	Coffee and Posters - Even numbered posters
14:45 - 16:00	Main Meeting Session 4	Session Chairs - Luis Moran (Bristol) & Timo Vögtle (Würzburg)
14:45 - 15:15	Plenary 4	Protein 'knock out' platelets using chemical degraders	Ingeborg Hers, University of Bristol, UK
15:15 - 16:00	Selected oral presentations
	15:15 - 15:30	Endothelial inflammation affects platelet activation via surface receptors and mediator secretion	Claudia Schönichen
	15:30 - 15:45	Dual anti-platelet therapies are ineffective at preventing blockage of the coronary microcirculation following ischaemia reperfusion injury in mice.	Joanne L Mitchell
	15:45 - 16:00	Novel Prostacyclin Analogue Produces Potent and Selective Platelet Inhibition	Megan F Allen
16:00 - 16:30	Coffee and Posters - Even numbered posters
16:30 - 17:45	Main Meeting Session 5	Session Chairs - Sam Montague (Bham) & Waltraud Schrottmaier (Vienna)
16:30 - 17:00	Plenary 5	Targeting platelet-rich clots in ischemic stroke: towards thrombolysis beyond fibrinolysis	Simon de Meyer, KU Leuven Kulak, Belgium
17:00 - 17:45	Selected oral presentations
	17:00 - 17:15	Role of MicroRNA-223-3p in regulating platelet-supported thrombin generation	Julia F Charlon
	17:15 - 17:30	c-Mpl is a platelet receptor for platelet factor 4	Richard J Buka
	17:30 - 17:45	Development of a fully in vitro approach to generation of megakaryocytes and platelets from mouse embryonic stem cells	Jordan Vautrinot
17:45 - 18:30	Walk to Mount Without
18:30 -19:00	Drinks reception
19:00 - 20:30	Dinner
20:30 - 23:00	Band and bar

Wednesday 6th September

Time (BST)	Activity	Title	Speaker
09:00 - 10:30	Main Meeting Session 6	Session Chairs - Julia Sandrin Gauer (Leeds) & Maaike Sybil Jongen (Karolinska Institute)
09:00 - 09:30	Plenary 6	Platelet function testing by flow cytometry – applications and experiences from clinical settings	Sofia Ramstrom, Örebro University, Sweden
09:30 - 10:30	Selected oral presentations
	09:30 - 09:45	Antiplatelet drugs do not protect from platelet-leukocyte aggregation in Coronary Artery Disease	Christian Schulte
	09:45 - 10:00	Understanding the structure/function relationship of PLCγ2 downstream of platelet (hem)ITAM receptors	Safa Gayes
	10:00 - 10:15	Platelet p110β mediates platelet-leukocyte interaction and curtails bacterial dissemination in pneumococcal pneumonia	Waltraud C. Schrottmaier
	10:15 - 10:30	Super-resolution microscopy of α-granule secretion in spreading platelets	Smita Patil
10:30 - 11:30	Coffee and Posters - Odd numbered posters
11:30 - 12:45	Main Meeting Session 7	Session Chairs - Desiree Forstner (Graz) & Lawrence Hutchinson (Bristol)
11:30 - 12:15	Plenary 7	Enzymatically oxidised phospholipids in platelets and innate immune cells: Impact on thrombosis	Majd Protty, Cardiff University, UK
12:15 - 13:00	Selected oral presentations
	12:15 - 12:30	New role of platelets on liver metabolism in early NASH	Maxime Borret
	12:30 - 12:45	GPIb-alpha – VWF interaction mediates platelet accumulation in a new vessel-on-a-chip model of deep vein thrombosis	Alexander Brill
	12:45 -13:00	Characterising architecture of platelet aggregations using expansion microscopy (ExM)	Emma L Faulkner
13:00 - 14:15	Lunch and Posters - Odd numbered posters
14:15 - 15:30	Main Meeting Session 8	Session Chairs - Caroline Kardeby (Aston) & Chris Williams (Bristol)
14:15 - 14:45	Plenary 8	New approaches to generating platelets in vitro	Catherine Strassel, University of Strasbourg, France
14:45 - 15:30	Selected oral presentations
	14:45 -15:00	Role of platelet GARP in post-myocardial infarction inflammation and fibrosis	Julie Bodart
	15:00 - 15:15	The subtilisin-like protease furin regulates hemin-dependent ectodomain shedding of glycoprotein VI (GPVI)	Anne-Katrin Rohlfing
	15:15 -15:30	Protein kinase A regulates platelet phosphodiesterase 3A through an A-kinase anchoring protein dependent manner	Jawad S. Khalil
15:30 - 16:00	Closing remarks and prize giving
16:00	Depart

Useful Documents & Links

Documents & Links

Description	Link
Meeting Location - School of Humanities, University of Bristol	Google Maps
Travel Information	PDF
Code of Conduct	PDF
List of Abstracts	PDF
Oral Communication Abstracts	PDF
Poster Abstracts	PDF
Platelet Society EDI pages	Webpage
Platelet Society ECR survey	Webpage
Tourist information for Bristol	Webpage
List of Attendees	PDF

Contact

For general enquires about the meeting please email info@plateletsociety.co.uk

Invited Speakers

Speaker	Photo	Links
Katrin Heinze		Webpage Pubmed
Andrew Mumford		Webpage Pubmed
Andreas Greinacher		Pubmed
Gill Lowe		Webpage Pubmed
Kate Khair		Webpage
Catherine Rea		Webpage
Ingeborg Hers		Webpage Pubmed
Simon de Meyer		Webpage Pubmed
Sofia Ramström		Webpage Pubmed
Majd Prott		Webpage Pubmed
Catherine Strassel		Webpage Pubmed