Sponsored by the Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
The Irvine H. Page Young Investigator Research Award is open to new investigators in arteriosclerosis and vascular biology. The award recognizes investigators in the formative years of their careers who have the potential to become future leaders in cardiovascular research.
Past Recipients
Criteria
- Manuscript must be unpublished or published (or accepted for publication) after Jan. 1, 2009.
- Persons with doctoral degrees are eligible from the time of obtaining their terminal degrees to within the first five years of an initial faculty appointment at the time of the award application date.
- Must be working in any area of research concerned with arteriosclerosis or vascular biology.
- Must have sustained effort in the research area. The manuscript may be a continuation of that effort.
- Only one manuscript per candidate will be considered.
- Must have at least one prior publication.
- Must be a member of the American Heart Association.
- Applicant may apply for more than one award; however, a different abstract (and manuscript if required) must be submitted for each award application, and the applicant will only be eligible to be a finalist for one award.
- Finalists are not eligible to compete in subsequent years.
- There are no citizenship requirements.
Prize
The top candidates will present their research results during a special session held at the ATVB Annual Conference 2010 in San Francisco, California. The first-place winner will receive a plaque and $1500. Runners-up will each receive a plaque and $500.
Judging Criteria
The applicant will initially be assessed on
- The quality and originality of the submitted manuscript
- The quality of the oral presentation and response to questions
- Publication and funding record
- Service to the scientific community
How to Apply
The applicant must:
- Submit an original abstract to the ATVB Annual Conference. The abstract must be in accordance with the rules and regulations for submitting abstracts and must have been submitted by Jan. 11, 2010.
- Select the Page Award during the abstract submission process.
- By Jan. 11, 2010, the following must be submitted by uploading into the abstract submission system (at the “Supplemental Award Materials step”):
(a) A cover letter declaring the application for Irvine H. Page Young Investigator Research Award.
(b) A manuscript that is either unpublished or was published (or accepted for publication) after Jan. 1, 2009.
(c) A complete curriculum vitae, including bibliography, and clear documentation demonstrating that the applicant is within the first five years of an initial faculty appointment at the time of the award application date.
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted by Jan. 11, 2010.
Past Recipients
1977 B. Greg Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
1978 Stuart Jamieson, M.B., B.S., FRCS
1979 Eugene A. Sprague, Ph.D.
1980 John J. Albers, Ph.D.
1981 Ernst J. Schaefer, M.D.
1982 Josef R. Patsch, M.D.
1983 Sotirios K. Karathanasis, Ph.D.
1984 Ronald L. Heimark, Ph.D.
1985 Kenneth Lee Luskey, M.D.
1986 Jay R. Kaplan. Ph.D.
1987 Alan D Cardin, M.D.
1988 Stephan G. Young, M.D.
1989 Donna M. Driscoll, M.D.
1990 Cheryl A. Dyer, Ph.D.
1991 Katherine Amerson-Hajjar, M.D.
1992 John A.A. Ladias, M.D.
1993 Kenneth Walsh, Ph.D.
1994 Yasato Komatsu, M.D.
1995 Gregory S. Shelness, Ph.D.
1996 MacRae Linton, M.D.
1997 Jan Boren, M.D., Ph.D.
1998 M. Mahmood Hussain, Ph.D.
1999 Marc S. Penn, M.D., Ph.D.
2000 Koichi Shimizu, M.D.
Linda Pinderski-Oslund, M.D.
2001 No competition- transition year
2002 Kyriakos E Kypreos, Ph.D.
2003 Eric J. Smart, Ph.D.
2004 Laurent Mosnier, Ph.D.
2005 Dennis Bruemmer, M.D.
2006 Nima M Gharavi, Ph.D.
2007 Amy S. Major, Ph.D.
2008 Brian R. Wamhoff
2009 Zolt P. Arany, Ph.D.
Questions may be directed to Julie Green, conference manager, at Julie.green@heart.org.
