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• March 29 - April 1, 2008
ACC 2008 Annual Scientific Session
Chicago, IL USA
• March 31, 2008
International Competitive Grants Awards Program for Young
Investigators Awards Ceremony and Reception
Chicago, IL USA
• May 14 - 17, 2008
ASH 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition
New Orleans, LA USA
• August 30 - Sept 03, 2008
ESC Congress 2008
Munich, Germany
• June 14 - 18, 2009
XV International Symposium On Atherosclerosis
Boston, MA USA
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January 28, 2008
WINNERS SELECTED FOR THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARDS PROGRAM 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 two-year grant program enabling young investigators and
advanced cardiovascular disease fellows from around the world to obtain funding for innovative research. The 6 grants awarded were for $55,000 per year for two
years for each recipient.
Awards will be presented by Dr. Valentin Fuster, Chairman of the Foundation, at an awards reception on Monday, March 31, 2008, during the American College of
Cardiology 57th Annual Scientific Session* at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago, IL.
For more information on attending the reception, please click here.
Congratulations to this year's award recipients:
- Hyung J. Chun, MD
Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA
Research Title: Characterization of the Apelin-APJ Signaling Pathway in Vascular Wall Disease
- Sammy Elmariah, MD
Cardiology Fellow
Mt Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Research Title: Effects of Bisphosphonates on the Progression of Aortic Valve Calcification
- Shi Yin Foo, MD, PhD
Instructor
Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Research Title: Identification of Novel Biomarkers for Endothelial Progenitor Cells Using Phage Display
- John P. Morrow, MD
Electrophysiology Fellow
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Research Title: Developing Novel Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Hypertension
- Ivan P. Moskowitz, MD, PhD
Asssistant Professor
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Research Title: Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Mouse Mutants With Congential Heart Defects
- Vasanth Vedantham, MD, PhD
Cardiology Fellow
University of California, San Fransciso
San Fransico, CA
Research Title: A MicroRNA Network in the Mammalian Cardiac Conduction System
*This event is not part of the official ACC Annual Scientific Session and/or the SCAI Annual Scientific Sessions in Partnership with ACCi2 Summit as planned by
their Program Committees.
The GlaxoSmithKline Research & Education Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease receives support through a grant from
GlaxoSmithKline.
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