Academy Colloquium “Cardiomyopathies: bridging the gap between clinic and pre-clinic” Amsterdam, 12-13 March 2014 From gene to phenotype (day 1) Wednesday 12 March Morning session 9.30-11.00 Current state of genetics – Hugh Watkins (Oxford, UK) & Connie Bezzina (AMC, Amsterdam) 11.00-12.30 12.30-13.30 Current state of clinical phenotyping – Jil Tardiff (Tucson, USA) & Michelle Michels (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) Lunch Afternoon session 13.30-15.00 Imaging of the heart: PET & MRI – Iacopo Olivotto(Florence, Italy) - Bert van Rossum (VUmc, Amsterdam) 15.00-17.00 17.00-18.00 Poster session Discussion on strengths of the Durrer Center – Folkert Asselbergs (UMC Utrecht) Dinner Tools for basic studies (day 2) Thursday 13 March Morning session 9.00-10.30 Animal models for cardiomyopathy: Jeff Robbins (USA) & Dirk Duncker (Erasmus MC, Rotterdam) 10.30-12.00 12.00-13.00 Cellular physiology: Donald Bers (Davis, USA) & Marc Vos (UMC Utrecht) Lunch Afternoon session 13.00-14.00 From gene to sarcomere: Lucie Carrier (Hamburg, Germany) & Jolanda van der Velden (VUmc, Amsterdam) 14.00-16.00 16.00-16.30 16.30-18.00 From gene to ion channels & arrhythmias: Yigal Pinto (AMC, Amsterdam) & Raffaele Coppini (Florence, Italy), Bjorn Knollmann & Sabine Huke Coffee/tea Novel tools in cardiovascular research: Drosophila - Bianca Brundel (UMCG, Groningen) Engineered heart tissue & iPS derived stem cells - Charles Murry, Seattle Het Trippenhuis Kloveniersburgwal 29  1011 JV Amsterdam Postbus 19121 .1000 GC Amsterdam Telefoon 020 551 0700  Fax 020 620 4941 www.knaw.nl Masterclass (day 3) Friday 14 March Write report on research priorities in cardiomyopathy lead by experienced scientists who have been involved in writing reports at NIH, AHA. Jil Tardiff, Iacopo Olivotto, Michelle Michels, Yigal Pinto, Connie Bezzina, Bjorn Knollmann