2014 Levy Symposium

On October 1, 2014, the Department of Physiology and Biophysics hosted a symposium and banquet in honor of Matthew N. Levy. The Matthew N. Levy Symposium Brochure includes a short biography of Professor Levy. The symposium featured seven renown speakers, including five from outside the University. Embedded in the Schedule of Presentations below are links to each of the participants, as well as additional information about their presentations.

Schedule of Presentations

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
8:30am – 8:45am	Welcome/Introduction -- Walter F. Boron, MD, PhD
8:45am – 9:15am	“Matthew Levy: The Gentleman Researcher” -- Mark E. Dunlap, MD  Video Part 1 (2:34)
9:15am – 9:55am	“Fundamentals of autonomic modulation applied as a new therapy for heart failure in medical devices.” -- Michael R.S. Hill, PhD, MBA  Video Part 1 (34:40)
10:30am – 11:15am	“Autonomic neural regulation of immune system: Implications for hypertension” -- Francois M. Abboud, MD  Video Part 2
11:30am – 12:15am	“ Integrative control of cardiac muscle contraction” -- Julian E. Stelzer, PhD Video Part 2 (57:22)
1:30pm – 2:15pm	“The genetic landscape of cardiomyopathy” -- Elizabeth M. McNally, MD, PhD  Video Part 3
2:30pm – 3:15pm	“Arrhythmogenic substrates and arrhythmia mechanism in the human heart –insights from noninvasive mapping in patients” -- Yoram Rudy, PhD, FAHA  Video Part 3 (48:48)
4:00pm – 4:45pm	“Calcium regulation and signaling in cardiac myocytes in health and disease ” -- Donald M. Bers, PhD  Video Part 4