Topics: - Epigenomics in heart failure - Cardiac myocyte stress and survival - The role of mitochondrial DNA - Monitoring cardiac failureDescription: Attendees will be exposed to exciting research in the cardiac arena from invited lectures, chosen abstract talks and posters which cover the following 3 areas:- Present state of the art research centred on epigenetics and epigenomics in heart failure, including the impact of chromatin architecture on cardiac myocyte stress - and survival- Introduce how the mitochondrion influences cardiac cell stress and survival - the role of mitochondrial DNA- How to monitor cardiac failure - circulating microRNA as biomarkers of CVD Confirmed speakers: - Roger Foo (Genome Institute of Singapore) - Derek Hausenloy (University College London, UK) - Manuel Mayr (King's College London, UK) - Kinya Otsu (King's College London, UK)Abstracts: Poster and oral abstracts are invited. Check meeting website for more details.