Abstracts & Awards - Hypertension Scientific Sessions

New! Hypertension 2023 Caregiver Award

The Caregiver Award supported by an NHLBI R13 grant will provide a stipend to individuals registered for the Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2023 conference to defray onsite or at home caregiving costs (for school-aged and younger children, older adults, or other caregiving responsibilities) while attending the Hypertension conference in Boston, Massachusetts, September 7–10, 2023.

The goal is to support individuals with this stipend/incentive to allow attendees to fully participate in the Hypertension 2023 conference. All awards will be provided on a first come first served basis. Up to 27 applicants will be awarded in an amount of $250, dependent on number of applications received. Deadline to apply is August 31, 2023.

Please note, applicants needing caregiver services onsite will be fully responsible for securing their own provider of choice. If you are interested, please visit the registration page for information on childcare services at Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2023.

Requirements

• Applicant must be a member of the American Heart Association (membership number required to complete award application).
• Applicant must be registered for HTN 2023 before applying. (Badge number is required and can be found on your registration confirmation from [email protected])

Application Instructions

• Register for the Hypertension 2023 conference.
• Fill out the application online here
• Grants will be distributed on a first come first served basis for applicants who meet requirements.
• Applications that do not include all required information will not be considered.
• Deadline to apply is August 31, 2023.

NOTE: All funds are processed after the conference.

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Council on Hypertension 2023 Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 Council on Hypertension awardees.

• Arthur C. Corcoran Memorial Lecture
  Kamal Rahmouni, PhD, FAHA, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• Excellence Award for Hypertension Research
  Lisa A. Cassis, PhD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
• Harriet Dustan Award
  Anne Monique Nuyt, MD, FAHA, University of Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
• Harry Goldblatt Award for Early Career Investigators
  Jessica Faulkner, PhD, FAHA, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
• Hypertension Distinguished Achievement Award
  Christopher Wilcox, MD, PhD, FAHA, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
• Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lecture
  Eric D. Lazartigues, PhD, FAHA, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence
  Cyndya A. Shibao, MD, MSCI, FAHA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennesse
• Stephanie Watts Career Development Award
  Patricio Araos S, PhD, Institute of Biomedical Science Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
  
  

Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease 2023 Awards

Congratulations to the 2023 Council on the Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease awardees.

• Donald Seldin Lecture
  Daniel Batlle, MD, FAHA, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinios
• KCVD Distinguished Achievement Award
  Susan M. Wall, MD, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
• KCVD Mid-Career Achievement Award
  Oleg Palygin, MSc, PhD, FAHA, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Abstract Awards for 2023

• May 31, 2023, 6 p.m. CDT – Deadline to submit your abstract and apply for abstract-based awards.

To be eligible, you must have an active AHA Professional Membership with the Council on Hypertension.

• Hypertension New Investigator Travel Awards Sponsored by the Council on Hypertension
• Trainee Advocacy Committee New Investigator Travel Award Sponsored by the Council on Hypertension Trainee Advocacy Committee
• Kidney Council New Investigator Travel Award Sponsored by the Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
• Award for Patient-Oriented or Clinical Research in Hypertension
• Awards for Support of Underrepresented Minorities Supported by the Council on Hypertension and Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease
• New Investigator Awards for Japanese Fellows