# 6th GenTAC Thoracic Aortic Disease Summit

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2020 · $19,982

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This application seeks support from NHLBI for the 6th GenTAC Thoracic Aortic Disease Summit to be held on
October 10-11, 2020 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mi. This is a biannual conference that
originated in 2009 as part of the mission of the National Registry of Genetically Triggered Thoracic Aortic
Aneurysms and Related Conditions (GenTAC). The GenTAC Consortium has made a tremendous impact on
research on thoracic aortic disease over the years since its inception and it is our goal to continue the
momentum. NHLBI is the sole institute from which primary assignment is requested. The conference
organizers are: Marion Hofmann Bowman, MD PhD and Kim Eagle MD, MACC from the Frankel
Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan Medical School.
The GenTAC Summit has evolved into one of the very best meeting based on its size, its focus, and the strong
foundation built by the past meetings. This unique meeting brings together multidisciplinary groups of
clinicians, scientists, and engineers to advance our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of thoracic
aortic disease and to improve our ability to treat those who are afflicted by these conditions, which includes
both young and old. It provides a forum not only where ideas are shared and scrutinized, but new
collaborations are born.
The University of Michigan is uniquely qualified to host this meeting. Dr. Eagle is the chair of the Gentac
Alliance and has longstanding collaboration with the working group chairs and vice chairs. The proposed
meeting schedule includes speakers who are leading scientists and clinicians from at least 15 different
academic Institutions. We anticipate that the sixth GENTAC meeting will be as successful as prior meetings
and provide a forum for trainees, leaders in the field, patient advocacy groups, and representative of other
associations of related disorders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10067637
- **Project number:** 1R13HL154513-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** Kim Eagle
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $19,982
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10067637

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10067637, 6th GenTAC Thoracic Aortic Disease Summit (1R13HL154513-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10067637. Licensed CC0.

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