Awards

IASH Lifetime Achievement Award

IASH recognizes individuals across the Americas that have a lifetime of outstanding contributions to the field of cardiovascular research, in particular hypertension and the mission of IASH.  These individuals exemplify excellence and through their research, service, and mentorship, are considered true role models.  Past recipients of the IASH Lifetime Achievement Award are:

2011 - Luis I. Juncos, M.D.
2009 - John E. Hall, Ph.D.
2007 - Alberto Nasjletti, M.D.
2005 - Artur B. Ribeiro, M.D., Ph.D.
2003 - Carlos M. Ferrario, M.D.
2001 - Juan Carlos Romero, M.D.
1999 - Oscar Carretero, M.D.
1999 - Edward D. Frohlich, M.D.
1997 - Eduardo Krieger, M.D., Ph.D.

IASH New Investigator Travel Awards

IASH strongly values stimulating young scientists and physicians to pursue careers in hypertension research as well as cardiovascular and clinical practice.  One means by which IASH fulfills this endeavor is by providing travel assistance to young researchers and clinicians to attend scientific meetings and funding fellowships for promising young scientists, especially those from Latin America.  This year the Inter-American Society of Hypertension and Council for High Blood Pressure Research (IASH-CHBPR) Trainee-New Investigator Awards recipients are:

Alejandro Orlowski                                Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

Nadia Andrea Longo Carbajosa            Buenos Aires University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Guillermo Silva Jr.                                  Robert Cade Foundation, Cordoba, Argentina

Diego Santa Cruz                                  University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jorge F. Giani                                        University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Luciana Barbosa Firmes                        Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Fernanda Brandão Machado                 Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Christiane Becari                                   Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeiao Preto, Brazil

Marina Rangel                                       Federal University of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sebastiao Donato Silva Jr.                    Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Dylan Burger                                         Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada

Aurelie Nguyen Dinh Cat                       Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada

Augusto Montezano                              Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada

David Gonzalo Mondaca Ruff                 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Kento Kitada                                         Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

Daisuke Nakano                                    Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan

Carlos Figueroa Lopez                          Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico

Ruan Kruger                                          North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

Yumei Feng                                           Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

Ricardo Pena                                         University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

Huijing Xia                                             Louisiana State University, New Orleans, USA

Claudia Elena Ramirez Bustamante      Vanderbilt University, Nashville, USA

Norihito Moniwa                                    Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, USA

Ryosuke Sato                                        Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

Wincheng Li                                           Tulane University, New Orleans, USA

Ana Carolina Taveiros Palei                   University of Mississippi, Jackson, USA

Japanese Young Investigator Travel Awards