The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference and over 25 years of conversations on the science of vascular disease

The Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) is an annual conference established in 1986. This conference has successfully provided a forum for the presentation and discussion of high-quality innovative and relevant research related to the scientific underpinnings of vascular surgery. We have accomplished this by bringing young and more accomplished vascular surgeon researchers together with a broad representation of other high-caliber vascular biologists. The VRIC provides a unique venue for the vascular surgery community to showcase research produced by vascular surgeon scientists—a group of physicians with an exceptional understanding of vascular disease whose direct access to patients facilitates acquisition of tissue specimens. The VRIC creates important interdisciplinary collaborations among a wide variety of vascular biology investigators. Goal-directed research progress in vascular biology is critical, as vascular disease continues to affect much of the world's population and, in particular, continues to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for the citizens of the United States.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Society for Vascular Surgery® documents Source Type: research