History

The International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology (ISACB) was founded in 1987, and is devoted to:

• Improve the quality of basic and applied research in all areas of cardiovascular biology.
• Enhance communication between basic scientists, industry scientists and clinicians involved in these disciplines throughout the world.
• 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

#	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