The ACCF Research Fellowship Awards Committee invites applications for the awards below on a broad range of research topics from cardiovascular professionals currently enrolled in accredited training programs to those in their early career years. Please note that, as necessary, ad hoc reviewers will be appointed in those instances requiring expertise beyond the realm of the committee.
All awardees will be honored at the annual Convocation of the College in March 2012.
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Congratulations to the 2012 ACCF Young Investigators Award Finalists! Take a look at the list below to find out this year's finalists in each Young Investigator Award category. Interested in finding out the winners? Attend the Convocation ceremonies at ACC.12, where each of the winners will be announced.
ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigators Award in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
Han Saem Jeong
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Nicole Smits, PhD
Lebanon, NH, United States
Corey Tabit, MD, MBA
Boston, MA, United States
Isik Turker, MD
Indianapolis, IN, United States
Clinical Investigations, Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Surgery
Thais Coutinho, MD
Rochester, MD, United States
Marc Dweck, MD
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Kentaro Hayashida, MD, PhD
Paris, France
Lee Fong Ling, MBBS
Beachwood, OH, United States
Wendy Tsang, MD
Chicago, IL, United States
Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology
Yaron Arbel, MD
Tel Aviv, Israel
Jonathan Beaudoin, MD
Cambridge, MA, United States
Tomas Konecny, MD
Rochester, MN, United States
Daniel Pelchovitz, MD
Chicago, IL, United States
Alexander Smolensky, MD
Atlanta, GA, United States
Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Population Genetics
Chad Brodt, MD
Miami, FL, United States
Saurav Chatterjee, MBBS
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Amit Patange, MD, MPH
Royal Oak, MI, United States
Amneet Sandhu, MD
Ann Arbor, MI
Prakash Goutham Suryanarayana, MD
Tucson, AZ, United States
Description: The Young Investigator Awards competition encourage and recognizes young scientific investigators of promise, upon whom progress in the field of cardiology is dependent. A manuscript and abstract summarizing any problem that relates to cardiovascular disease whether it be in etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, or therapy.
Award Categories include the following:
- Clinical Investigations, Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiac Surgery
- Physiology, Pharmacology and Pathology
- ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigator Awards in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
- *NEW* Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Population Genetics (Click Here for more information)
Eligibility: Those eligible to apply are physicians and other healthcare providers currently in residency or fellowship programs or within three years of completion, PhD, PharmD or DNP candidates within 3 years of completion of their program, and medical students.
Note: Candidates will be eligible for this award up to four years after completion of training if more than 3 months of family or sick leave was taken during training or in the first three years after completion of training.
The Award: The first place winner for each category receives $2,000, second place winners receive $1,000; three honorable mentions in each category receive $500. Travel, hotel and meals up to $1500 will be reimbursed for all 20 finalists to attend the YIA Competition at ACC.12 in Chicago.
Funding Source: Support for the ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigator Awards in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology is provided by a grant from CV Path Institute and the family of Herman K. Gold.
Nomination Procedure: The submission site is now open. Please submit an application for this award.
Application Deadline: The deadline for this award has passed. Please stay tuned to this website for information on next year's award.
For more information: e-mail Kristin Robertson or call 800-253-4636, ext. 6390.
Description: The purpose of the award is to recognize and provide financial support for research efforts by outstanding your cardiovascular scholars. This award is to encourage junior faculty in the early phases of their careers in the field of cardiology. The award will provide one junior faculty member with a year of research support.
Eligibility: Applicants eligible for the award are those who:
- Will hold rank of instructor or assistant professor at the time of the initiation of the award and have completed adult, pediatric, surgical cardiology fellowship training in a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association;
- Are members or are eligible to become a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC);
- Are no more than five years out of training;
- Have the recommendation and agreement of their division chiefs and their chiefs' assurance that the awards' support will provide protected time for the applicants to pursue their research programs; and
- Have an agreement with their institutions that the full amount of the award will be designated for the salary support.
The Award: The award will offer $65,000 for one year of research to begin July 1, 2012 and run through June 30, 2013.
Funding Source: The ACC is grateful to the William F. Keating Endowment Fund for supporting this award.
Nomination Procedure: Criteria for selection includes scientific quality of the project, qualifications and commitment of the applicant, and support of the environment to foster the proposed project and applicant's success.
Please submit an application for this award.
Application Deadline: The deadline for this award has passed. Please stay tuned to this website for information on next year's award.
For more information: e-mail Julia Berman or call 800-253-4636, ext. 6648.
Unfortunately the ACCF Imaging Awards will not be offered for 2012 due to lack of funding.
ACCF/Merck Celebrate 30 Years Offering This Award
Description: Four one-year fellowships will be awarded to support research in adult cardiology. Preference is given to individuals who have had no more than two years of prior full-time experience either in clinical or basic research. Recipients will be expected to pursue a full-time project in clinical research during their year of supported training.
Research Focus: In selecting applications, proposals addressing CVD and Cardiometabolic disorders are encouraged. Included are proposals that address pathophysiology, molecular genetics, metabolic abnormalities leading to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, inflammatory mechanisms and new pathways for drug discovery. Proposals focusing on clinically relevant outcomes as a result of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes or obesity are also encouraged. Outcomes studies should focus on clinical/and or systems of care (e.g., quality improvement) interventions, and use outcomes measures of importance to both patients and society, including mortality, significant morbidity or quality of life changes, or economic effects.
Preference for one award will be given to applicants focusing on disparities of care. Despite increased attention to health disparities at the national, state and community levels, relatively little progress has been made in achieving the vision of eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. Since the rates of cardiovascular mortality in the United States are significantly higher for these patients and this is, in fact, the leading cause of death in this demographic, innovative approaches to eliminating these disparities are critical. In an effort to encourage and support research in this area, proposals will be encouraged that focus on gender, race, geographic, and economic inequalities in cardiovascular care.
Eligibility: Anyone currently in an adult cardiology fellowship training program recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association and who has the recommendation and agreement of his/her training program director and institution.
Selection: Judging will be by the ACCF/Research Fellowship Awards Committee. Criteria for selection will include:
- Scientific quality of the project;
- Relevance to the research focus as described above;
- Qualifications and commitment of the applicant; and
- The quality of the training environment.
Successful applicants may pursue this protected year of research either within or following their three years of required training. Preference will be given to individuals who:
- Will pursue clinical research training and experience directly involving patients or human subjects.
- Have had no more than two years of prior full-time research experience either in clinical or basic research.
- Will not hold another major external fellowship or salary award, (e.g., from the National Institutes of Health or the American Heart Association) during the ACCF/Merck funded year.
The Award: Four fellowships in the amount of $70,000 each for the funding of July 1, 2012-June 30, 2013.
Funding Source: The ACCF is grateful to the Merck Company Foundation for their continued financial support for these awards.
How to Apply: Please submit an application.
Application Deadline: The deadline for this award has passed. Please stay tuned to this website for information on next year's award.
For more information: e-mail Julia Berman or call 800-253-4636, ext. 6648.
Description: The purpose of the program is to recognize and provide financial support for research efforts by outstanding cardiovascular scholars. This scholarship is to encourage junior faculty in the early phases of their careers in the field of cardiology. The program is intended for a physician with a strong interest in developing a career in cardiovascular translational research. One year of previous interventional cardiology training is required. The duration of the program is one year. The awardee will develop skills and expertise in translating basic biological and device concepts into clinical application. NOTE: this program will take place onsite at the host institution and will likely require relocation.
Goal: The overall goal of the program is to provide the clinical scientist (a physician) with the necessary scientific background that does not exist in today's curriculum. The program will enable the awardee to expedite scientific discovery to clinical application, ultimately benefitting the patient and society by providing science earlier and decreasing the developmental costs related to new devices and/or novel biologic therapies. The program will cover the topics of:
- Basic science
- Preclinical science
- Clinical science and trial design
- Regulatory pathways (FDA) for IND (investigational new drug application) and IDE (investigational new device exemption)
The emphasis will be on biologics (stem cell therapy and genomics) and cardiovascular device development.
Objectives: The fellow will:
- Develop the skills and knowledge to take a scientific concept to the bedside
- Gain substantial knowledge about the steps in cardiovascular translational research
- Understand product development related to devices or biologics
- Learn about toxicology studies required on small and large animal models that serve for IND or IDE application
- Understand the statistical design and analysis required for toxicology studies, and phase I, II, and III clinical trials
- Learn about the regulatory pathways for and how to prepare an IND (Investigational Drug Application) and an IDE (Investigational Device Exemption)
- Understand fund raising, NIH grant application process, opportunities in the venture capital arena, and developing and maintaining relationships with industry
Eligibility: Applicants eligible for the award are those who:
- Have completed one year of previous interventional cardiology.
- Are members or are eligible to become a member of the ACC;
- Are willing to relocate to the host institution.
The Award: The award will offer $70,000 of salary support to begin July 1, 2012 and run through June 30, 2013. NOTE: this program will take place onsite at the host institution (UCSD) and will require relocation to San Diego, CA. Relocation costs will not be provided.
Funding Source: The ACCF is grateful to the International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research for supporting this award.
Nomination Procedure: Criteria for selection includes qualifications, background, interests, and commitment of the applicant.
Please submit an application for this award.
Application Deadline: The deadline for this award has passed. Please stay tuned to this website for information on next year's award.
For more information: e-mail Kristin Robertson or call 800-253-4636, ext. 6390.