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March 03, 2004

WINNERS SELECTED FOR THE 2004 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

The GlaxoSmithKline Research & Education Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease today announced the winners of its research grants program. The Competitive Grants Award Program for Young Investigators is a $400,000, two-year grant program enabling young investigators and advanced cardiovascular disease fellows from around the world to obtain funding for innovative research.

Awards will be presented by Dr. Valentin Fuster, Chairman of the Foundation, at a dinner reception on March 8, 2004, during the ACC* meeting in New Orleans. Congratulations to this year's award recipients:

  • Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD
    Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
    Project Title: Functional Characterization of the Mitochondrial ATP-Binding Cassette Protein-1

  • Sekar Kathiresan, MD
    Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    Project Title: Aortic Valve Calcification Detected by Cardiac Multidetector Computed Tomography: Relations to Atherosclerotic Risk Factors, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Genetic Influences

  • Markus Stuehlinger, MD
    Innsbruck University Hospital, Innsbruck, Austria
    Project Title: Role of dimethylarginine-dimethylaminohydrolase-1 (DDAH-1) in a mouse model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion

  • Scott Wasserman, MD
    Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    Project Title: Hath6: A Novel Transcription Factor Modulating Endothelial Phenotype


*This event is not part of the official American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session as planned by the Annual Scientific Session Program Committee (AASPC).



The GlaxoSmithKline Research & Education Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease receives support through a grant from GlaxoSmithKline.


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