Hiromi’s activities during the latter half of 2017: She gave a presentation at the Vascular Matrix Biology and Bioengineering Workshop VI held in Monterey, CA from Oct. 16 to 19. She attended the Japanese Meeting for Elastin and Related Molecules with Yoshito from Dec. 2 to 3. She attended Cardiovascular and Metabolic Week 2017 in Osaka with Yoshito from Dec. 8 t0 10. We invited Prof. Koichiro Kuwahara from the Cardiology Department at the Shinshu University to speak in the T