The International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology (ISACB) was founded in 1987, and is devoted to:
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Improve the quality of basic and applied research in all areas of cardiovascular biology.
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Enhance communication between basic scientists, industry scientists and clinicians involved in these disciplines throughout the world.
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Provide a forum of meetings featuring presentations of original work and topical reviews relevant to basic applied and clinical science of the cardiovascular system in health and disease.
View Photos of the Founding Meeting of ISACB

History of meeting locations & local organizers
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Location |
Date |
Local Organizers |
Venue |
1st |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
June 5-7,
1989 |
Bo Risberg
Per Ortenwall |
The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre/Sara Gothia Hotel |
2nd |
Venice, Italy |
Sept. 17-20,
1990 |
Roland Fasol |
Hotel Excelsior
Venice Lido |
3rd |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Nov. 5-8,
1992 |
Allen Callow |
Adam's Mark Hotel |
4th |
Heidelberg, Germany |
Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 1994 |
Werner Risau/ Victor VanHinsbergh In association with the VIIIth International Symposium on the Biology of Vascular Cells |
Convention Center Stadthalle |
5th |
Manchester, England |
March 22-24, 1996 |
Michael Walker |
Postgraduate Centre at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Medical School |
6th |
Munich, Germany |
March 5-7, 1998 |
Teddy Fischlein
Hans Wolf |
Wildbad Kreuth |
7th |
Tucson, Arizona |
March 9-11, 2000 |
Stu Williams |
Westward Look Resort |
8th |
St. Gallen, Switzerland |
Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2002 |
Jeffrey Hubbell |
Abbey of St. Gall |
9th |
Savannah, Georgia |
Mar. 10-13, 2004 |
Bob Nerem |
Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa |
10th |
LaJolla, California |
Mar. 8-11, 2006 |
Ivan Vesely and Mark Torrianni |
Torrey Pines Hilton Hotel |
11th |
Bordeaux, France |
Sept. 17-20, 2008 |
Laurence Bordenave |
Cite Mondiale |
12th |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Sept. 22-25, 2010 |
Frederick Schoen |
Cambridge Marriott |
13th |
London, United Kingdom |
Sept. 12-15, 2012 |
George Hamilton |
University College |
14th |
Cleveland, Ohio |
April 2-5, 2014 |
Steve Schmidt |
Doubletree by Hilton - The Tudor Arms Hotel |
15th |
Banff, Alberta, Canada |
Sept. 7-10, 2016 |
Tina Rinker |
The Banff Centre |
16th |
Bordeaux, France |
September 16-19, 2018 |
Nicolas L'Heureux |
Palais de la Bourse |
17th |
Virtual |
March 12-13, 2021 |
Masanori Aikawa |
Tokyo, Japan (Virtual) |
18th |
Memphis, TN |
September 28-October 1, 2022 |
Gary Bowlin |
FedEx Institute of Technology "The Zone"-University of Memphis |