The Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute

Registration is now open! 📢 Genetics-inspired Therapeutics for Pulmonary Hypertension 🗓️ 2 June 2026 🕐 09:00 - 18:30 GMT 📌 Royal College of Physicians, London Join us for a one-day Symposium exploring how advances in genetics are shaping the future of PH therapies. We'll be bringing together global experts to examine what that means in practice – for biology, clinical trials, and future therapies. ➡️ Register now: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e… If you're a PVRI member, you’ll receive a 10% discount. Access it here: pvrinstitute.org/genetics-inspi…

The #ISHLT2027 call for abstracts opens soon! 📣 From 3 August, you’ll be able to submit your work for the ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Sydney and share it with an international audience of experts. Submissions will be welcomed as: ✅️ Research abstracts ✅️ Clinical case reports ✅️ Late-Breaking clinical science ✅️ ePosters 📅 Submissions open: 3 August ⏰ Deadline: 29 September at 23:59 ET / 30 September at 03:59 UTC ➡️ Find out more: ishlt.org/ishlt2027

Your support can help turn shared knowledge into meaningful progress for people affected by PH around the world 💜 Donations help PVRI: ▪️deliver expert-led PVRI Digital webinars ▪️bring the global PH community together at our Annual Congress ▪️amplify patient voices through PHGPS ▪️strengthen global research through GoDeep ▪️connect clinicians through Global PH Consult Together, we can make a difference. ➡️ Please consider making a donation: pvrinstitute.org/support-us

Why does the right ventricle adapt differently in women and men? Now available to watch on demand... 🎥 Sex Differences in Right Heart Remodelling: Oestrogenic Angiogenesis and RV Adaptation to Pressure Overload Ketul Chaudhary and Jiajun Li explore: ▪️estradiol and right ventricular adaptation ▪️angiogenesis in pressure overload ▪️ the role of oestrogen receptor α in preserving endothelial integrity Discover emerging insights into sex differences in right heart remodelling and what they could mean for PH research and care. ➡️ Watch on demand: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/m…

Explore the new PHGPS Data Dashboard 🌍 Nearly 4,000 patients and carers across 90 countries shared their experiences through the Pulmonary Hypertension Global Patient Survey. You can now explore key findings from Phase 1 through an interactive dashboard! Use the filters to: ▪️explore findings by region and group ▪️identify gaps and shared challenges ▪️support advocacy, education, research, and planning ▪️better understand the lived experience of PH ➡️ Explore the dashboard: pvri.s.gy/phgps

Four weeks left to apply for a PVRI 2027 Travel Award ✈️ We’re offering £20,000 in travel awards, alongside free PVRI memberships, to help more PH professionals join us in Bangkok. You can apply for: 🌍 Global Early Career LMIC Travel Awards Five awards of up to £2,000 each for early-career PH professionals living and working in low- or low-middle-income countries 🌏 Southeast Asia & Sri Lanka Capacity Building Travel Awards A total of £10,000 for PH professionals supporting research, care, and capacity building across Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka ➡️ Apply for a travel award: pvrinstitute.org/pvri2027/trave… 📅 Applications close in four weeks: 25 August 2026, 12:00 BST

We’re live in 10 minutes! ⏰ Join the PVRI Women’s Health Task Force to explore how sex differences, oestrogen signalling, angiogenesis, and endothelial integrity influence right heart remodelling in PH. Hear from Ketul Chaudhary and Jiajun Li, with hosts Daria Kostyunina, and Sue Gu. ➡️ Register and join: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

How do sex differences shape the right heart’s response to pressure overload in PH? Join our webinar to find out... Sex Differences in Right Heart Remodelling: Oestrogenic Angiogenesis and RV Adaptation to Pressure Overload 📅 27 July 2026 🕓 16:00 BST ➡️ Register now: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

❓️ Have a complex PH case that would benefit from wider discussion? Global PH Consult gives clinicians around the world a space to submit anonymised PH cases for discussion with a tailored panel of specialists. If your case is selected, you’ll: ▪️meet the panel before the webinar ▪️join a live 60-minute case discussion ▪️hear specialist perspectives relevant to your case ▪️contribute to shared learning across the global PH community The service is free and open to clinicians globally 🌍 ➡️ Submit your case: pvrinstitute.org/global-ph-cons…

Join the next Living Legends in PH webinar 🫁 Nick Morrell has helped shape PH research for decades – from advancing our understanding of bone morphogenetic protein biology to developing new approaches to treatment. In this special session, he’ll share the science, stories, and experiences behind his career, with discussion led by Gregory Elliott and Shreya Sangam. Living Legends: Nick Morrell, Cambridge Heart and Lung Research Institute 📅 20 August 2026 🕟 16:30 – 18:00 BST Hear personal reflections from one of the field’s leading figures, explore key developments in PH, and join the live discussion. ➡️ Register now: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

Submit your abstract 📣 Share your research with the global PH community and contribute to the scientific programme at PVRI 2027 Bangkok. You can submit under one of five themes: 📄 Basic & Translational Science 📄 Clinical Science 📄 International & Global Health 📄 Mind the Gap: Cases that Highlight Gaps in Evidence 📄 Next-Generation Diagnostics, AI & Therapeutics Accepted abstracts may be selected for poster or oral presentation, and eligible early-career authors can be considered for abstract awards. 📅 Main abstract deadline: 5 October 2026 ➡️ Submit your abstract: pvrinstitute.org/pvri2027/abstr…

From Data to Action: Exploring the PHGPS Data Dashboard for Patient Associations 📅 13 August 2026 🕓 16:00 BST Join the PVRI PHGPS Task Force, PHA USA, and PHA Europe for a practical webinar on how patient associations can use PHGPS data to support local advocacy, education, and planning. We’ll cover: ▪️how to access and explore the new PHGPS Data Dashboard ▪️practical ways to use the data in your own setting ▪️the impact of PHGPS so far, including publications and the 10 calls to action ▪️opportunities to shape and support PHGPS Phase 2 The session is designed mainly for patient associations, but everyone interested in PHGPS is welcome. ➡️ Register now: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

Looking to explore the PH Global Patient Survey (PHGPS) data in more depth? 📊 Nearly 4,000 patients & carers took part in Phase 1, sharing insights into: ▪️diagnosis & treatment ▪️quality of life ▪️financial impact ▪️research participation ▪️patient support Researchers, collaborators, and partners can apply to access the full anonymised dataset through PVRI’s data access process. ➡️ Find out more and request data access: #dataaccess" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">pvrinstitute.org/learning-resea…

New research in Pulmonary Circulation 🫁 Patient Perspectives on Palliative Care in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in the United States 📆 24 June 2026 🔢 16(2), e70330 👤 Karim El-Kersh, Rebecca Crawford, Hilary DuBrock, Peter Classi, Phuong Phan, Lori McLeod, Benjamin Wu, Denise Sese ➡️ Read the full research article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pu…

Book your stay for PVRI 2027 Bangkok 🏨 PVRI 2027 Bangkok 27 – 31 January 2027📅 📌 Amari Bangkok Hotel & Conference Centre We’ve secured a special delegate rate of THB 4,410 per room. January is a busy time to visit Bangkok, and the delegate rate is only available until 30 November 2026, so we recommend booking early. ➡️ Book your hotel: pvrinstitute.org/pvri2027/accom… P.S. Congress registration will open in early August! 🎟️

The PHGPS Data Dashboard is now live 🌍🎉 Nearly 4,000 patients and carers across 90 countries took part in the first Pulmonary Hypertension Global Patient Survey (PHGPS), sharing their experiences of diagnosis, treatment, access to care, daily life, work, and emotional wellbeing. You can now explore key findings through the new interactive PHGPS Data Dashboard! The dashboard can help patient associations, clinicians, researchers, advocates, and decision-makers: ✅️ identify gaps in care ✅️ recognise shared challenges ✅️ support local advocacy and education ✅️ inform research, planning, and service improvement ➡️ Explore the PHGPS Data Dashboard: pvri.s.gy/phgps

❓ Have a current or past complex PH case that would benefit from wider discussion? Today we’re launching Global PH Consult 🌍🎉 This new, free online service from PVRI’s Access to Care Workstream gives clinicians around the world a space to bring anonymised complex PH cases for discussion with a tailored panel of PH specialists. If your case is selected, you’ll: ▪️meet with a tailored PH panel before the webinar ▪️join a live 60-minute case discussion ▪️hear specialist perspectives relevant to your case ▪️contribute to shared learning across the global PH community Global PH Consult is open to clinicians everywhere, with a primary focus on supporting those in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). ➡️ Find out more and submit your case: pvrinstitute.org/global-ph-cons…

Join us now for... Bleeding ponies, bloated cattle and breathless mountaineers: hearts and lungs under duress with hypoxia and exercise 📅 14 July 2026 🕐 13:00 BST Hear from Erik Swenson, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, as he explores how hearts and lungs respond to hypoxia and exercise across humans and animals in extreme environments. ➡️ Register and join: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

PVRI 2027 Travel Award applications are open! 📢 We’re offering £20,000 in travel awards and free PVRI memberships to help more colleagues join us in Bangkok. Support is available through: ▪️Global Early Career LMIC Travel Awards — for early-career PH professionals living and working in low- and middle-income countries ▪️Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka Capacity Building Travel Awards — for colleagues working in PH, or actively supporting PH capacity-building, in the region Travel award applications close on 25 August 2026, 12:00 BST. ➡️ Apply for a travel award: pvrinstitute.org/pvri2027/trave…

Join us tomorrow for the next 'Hypoxia in pulmonary vascular research – altitude and beyond' webinar... Bleeding ponies, bloated cattle and breathless mountaineers: hearts and lungs under duress with hypoxia and exercise 📅 14 July 2026 🕐️ 13:00 BST Hear from Erik Swenson, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, as he explores how hearts and lungs respond to the combined stresses of hypoxia and exercise across humans and animals in extreme environments. ➡️ Register now: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…

Join us now... Hot Topics in CTEPH and Pulmonary Endarterectomy 📅 9 July 2026 🕓️ 16:00 BST Hear from leading experts as they explore the latest in CTEPH genomics, balloon angioplasty, distal pulmonary endarterectomy, and lung transplantation. ➡️ Register and join: pvrinstitute.org/learning-hub/e…