AHA Council Early Career Investigator Awards 2007:

Cournand and Comroe Young Investigator Prize in Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care

Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award in Epidemiology and Prevention for Investigators in Training

Laennec Young Clinician Award

Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Young Investigators

Martha N. Hill New Investigator Award

Melvin Judkins Young Investigator Award in Cardiovascular Radiology

Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Awards in Cardiovascular Science

NPAM New Investigator Award (winner)

Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award

Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award

AHA Named and Invited Lectures 2007:

Basic Science:

Atherosclerosis:

Atherosclerosis and Inflammation

Atherosclerosis: Lipids

Critical Signaling Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

Critical Signaling Pathways in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

George L. Duff Memorial Lecture: The Immune System and Atherosclerosis

Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

Inflammatory Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis

Novel Approaches to Plaque Rupture and Regression

Novel Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis I

Novel Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis II

Novel Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis III/ Vascular Progenitor Cells and Atherosclerosis

Novel Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis IV

Cardiac Development:

Cardiac Development: Transcription Factors and Cardiogenesis

New Concepts in Cardioprotection

Cardiac and Vascular Signaling:

Apoptosis I

Apoptosis II

Apoptosis III

Cardiac Receptor Pharmacology

Cytokine Signaling and Inflammation: New Effects in the Heart and Vasculature

Factors Regulating Cardiac Function and Remodeling

In Vivo Regulation of Cardiovascular Function by Reactive Oxygen Species

Mediators of Vascular Injury and Dysfunction

Mitochondrial Oxidant Stress

Molecular Basis of Hypertrophy II

Molecular Basis of Hypertrophy IV

Novel Functions of Signaling Pathways in the Heart

Novel Mechanisms of Ischemic Injury and Repair

Novel Mechanisms of Receptor-Mediated Signaling

Novel Mediators of Endothelial Cell Function and Dysfunction

Novel Modulators of Hypertrophic Responses in the Heart

Oxidant Stress in the Heart and Vasculature

ROS Enzymology and Signaling

Receptor Pharmacology

Redox Control of Cell Physiology

Signaling Mechanisms for Myocardial Energy Metabolism

The Cardiac Response to Stress

Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care:

Cournand and Comroe Young Investigator Finalists

Electrophysiology:

Atrial Fibrillation/Remodeling

Calcium Handling and Arrhythmias

Calcium Regulation in Cardiac Myocytes

Calcium Regulatory Mechanisms in Cardiac Myocytes

Cardiac Development: Transgenesis and Cardiac Development

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Cellular Electrophysiology

Connexins and Arrhythmias

Electrical Remodeling/Fibrosis and Arrhythmias in Failing Hearts

Experimental Models of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Experimental Models of Fibrillation

Ion Channel Trafficking and Regulation

Ion Channels I

Ion Channels II

Ion Channels and Membrane Transporters

Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Cellular Pacemaking

Na and Ca Channels in the Heart

Function/Metabolism:

Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Metabolic Cardiomyopathy

Myocardial Energetics/Intermediary Metabolism

Ventricular Function: Basic Mechanisms I

Ventricular Function: Basic Mechanisms II

Ventricular Function: Basic Mechanisms III

General:

Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Basic Science Research Prize for Young Investigators Finalists

Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award in Cardiovascular Sciences Finalists

Genetics:

Genetically Engineered Models of Human Disease I

Genetically Engineered Models of Human Disease II

Genetics and Pharmacogenomics of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Genetics and Pharmacogenomics of Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Disease

Myocardial Structure and Pathology: Insights Gained from Gene-Targeted Mice

Novel Candidate Genes for Cardiovascular Risk

Hemostasis:

Platelets and Biology of Hemostasis

Regulation of Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Integrative Biology:

Autonomic, Reflex, and Neurohormonal Control of Cardiac Function

Autonomic, Reflex, and Neurohormonal Control of Circulation

Biochemical and Molecular Insights in PAH Vascular Pathobiology

Donald Seldin Lecture: Heart-Kidney Connections

Genomic Insights into PAH Pathobiology

Heart-Kidney Connections

Hypertension: Experimental I

Hypertension: Experimental II

Pulmonary Circulation, Respiratory Processes, and Lung Injury

Lipid Metabolism:

Cholesterol Transport and the Proteins that Regulate It

Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism: Clinical I

Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism: Clinical II

Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism: Clinical III

Lipid and Lipoprotein Metabolism: Clinical IV

Lipoproteins

Transporters and Cell Signaling Processes Affecting Lipid Metabolism

Molecular Biology:

Experimental In Vivo Cardiovascular Gene Transfer

Gene Expression/Molecular Biology I

Gene Expression/Molecular Biology II

Gene Expression/Molecular Biology III

Gene Expression/Molecular Biology: Intracellular Signaling Pathways and Cardiac Homeostasis

Gene Expression/Molecular Biology: RNA Silencing and Processing-Novel Mechanisms of Gene Expression Regulation

Molecular Basis of Hypertrophy I

Molecular Basis of Hypertrophy III

Myocardial Ischemia:

Biology of Myocardial Ischemia and Cardioprotection I

Biology of Myocardial Ischemia and Cardioprotection II

Biology of Myocardial Ischemia and Cardioprotection III

Myocardial Pathology of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Novel Insights into Myocardial Ischemia and Repair I

Novel Insights into Myocardial Ischemia and Repair II

Novel Insights into Myocardial Ischemia and Repair III

Protection of Ischemic Myocardium I

Protection of Ischemic Myocardium II

Protection of Ischemic Myocardium III

Protection of Ischemic Myocardium IV

Translational Science-Cardiac Regeneration:

Cardiac Failure and Remodeling

Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy-Experimental: Stem Cell Origin and Myocardial Homing

Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy-Experimental: The Fate of Stem Cells in the Heart

Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy-Experimental: Tissue Engineering and Cardiac Repair

Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy: Experimental I

Cardiac Regeneration/Cellular Therapy: Experimental II

Damage and Repair of the Heart

Damage, Repair, and Remodeling of the Heart

Function, Remodeling, and Repair of the Heart

George E. Brown Memorial Lecture

Mechanisms of Cardiac Remodeling and Repair

Myocardial Structure and Pathology: New Developments

Stem/Progenitor Cells I

Stem/Progenitor Cells II

Thomas Smith Memorial Lecture

Translational Science-Lipids:

Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Dyslipidemia and Atherosclerosis

Vascular Biology:

Adaptation and Signaling in the Coronary Circulation

Angiogenesis I

Angiogenesis II

Angiogenesis III

Angiogenesis and the Vessel Wall

Angiogenesis lV

Antithrombotic Treatment: Experimental

Arteriogenesis

Chemokines and Inflammation

EPCs and Angiogenesis

Endothelial Dilator Factors in the Coronary and Peripheral Microcirculation

Endothelial and Vascular Smooth Muscle Function

Endothelium and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome

Endothelium and Vascular Tone I

Endothelium and Vascular Tone II

Endothelium and Vascular Tone IV

Endothelium and Vascular Tone IlI

Endothelium and Vascular Tone V

Extracellular Matrix I

Extracellular Matrix II

Inflammation and Adhesion Molecules I

Inflammation and Adhesion Molecules II

Inflammation: Adipose and Integrins

Metabolic and Postischemic Modulation of Vascular Function

NO Synthase I

NO Synthase II

Oxidative Stress and the Endothelium

Plaque and Vascular Wall Remodeling

Platelet Activation, Secretion, and Thrombosis

Proliferation and Migration I

Proliferation and Migration II

Russell Ross Memorial Lecture in Vascular Biology: Vascular Development and Differentiation

Sol Sherry Distinguished Lecture in Thrombosis: Antithrombotic Treatment-Experimental

Vascular Cell and Developmental Biology I

Vascular Cell and Developmental Biology II

Clinical Science:

Acute Coronary Syndromes:

ACS Biomarkers: Proteomics, Glucose, Perfusion, and Ventricular Function

ACS Outcomes: Influences of Gender, Anatomy, Prior Therapy, and Arrhythmias

ACS Platelets, Lipids, Endothelium, Risk Factors, and Risk Scores

ACS and PCI: Insights into Gender, Revascularization, and Occluded Arteries

Acute Coronary Syndromes: Drug Therapies, Bleeding, and Outcomes

Acute Coronary Syndromes: Evaluation Using Biomarkers, CT, and Stress Testing

Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights into Risk and Treatment

Acute Myocardial Infarction and PCI: Anatomy, Drugs, MRI, and Risk Assessment

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Biomarkers, Drug Therapy, and Stents

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Electrocardiographic, Anatomic, Comorbid, and Treatment Factors Affecting Outcomes

Acute Myocardial Infarction: Improving Ventricular Function and Reducing Infarct Size

Biomarkers in Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Old and the New

NSTEMI: Drug Therapy, Ischemia, and Revascularization

Novel Risk Markers in ACS

Primary PCI for STEMI: Prehospital Triage, Transfers, and Outcomes

Prognosis and Pharmacologic Therapy in ACS

STEMI and Primary PCI

STEMI: Issues in Diagnosis, Transfer, and Treatment

CV Surgery:

Cardiac Surgery: Aortic Valve Disease

Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease I

Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease II

Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease III

Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease IV

Cardiac Surgery: Coronary Artery Disease V

Cardiac Surgery: Mitral Valve Disease

Cardiac Surgery: Valvular Heart Disease

Heart Failure: Cell- and Gene-Based Therapies I

Heart Failure: Cell- and Gene-Based Therapies II

Myocardial Protection During Cardiac Surgery

Surgical Myocardial Protection/Intraoperative Management

Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure Transplantation and Arrhythmias I

Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure Transplantation and Arrhythmias II

Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure Transplantation and Arrhythmias III

Surgical Treatment of Heart Failure Transplantation and Arrhythmias IV

Surgical Treatment of Valvular Heart Disease

Thoracic Aortic Disease I

Thoracic Aortic Disease II

Topics in Cardiac Surgery

Topics in Myocardial Protection

Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Competition

William W. L. Glenn Lecture

Cardiopulmonary and Critical Care:

All Things Resuscitated

Basic Science in Resuscitation

Clinical, Population, and Translational Resuscitation Science II

Clinical, Population, and Translational Resuscitation Studies I

Dickinson W. Richards Lecture and Hypothermia Advances in Resuscitation

Improving Resuscitation Quality and Results

Postresuscitation Care

Prehospital Resuscitation-Clinical Studies

Cardiovascular Nursing:

Advances in Traditional Management Modalities: CABG and ICD

Assessing and Managing Risk

CVD Risk Reduction: The Fountain of Youth?

Glycemic Control: How Important Is It?

Impact of Heart Disease on Children and Families

Katharine A. Lembright Award/Lecture and Martha N. Hill New Investigator Competition

Living with Heart Failure

Symptoms: The Portal to Understanding Heart Disease

Testing Nursing Interventions

The Link Between Heart Disease and Emotions

Clinical Electrophysiology:

Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Substrate and Techniques

Ablation for Ventricular and Supraventricular Tachycardias

Ablation of Atrial Arrhythmias: Evolving Technologies and Techniques

Ablation: Dealing with Anatomic Challenges

Cardiac Arrhythmias I

Cardiac Arrhythmias II

Cardiac Arrhythmias III

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Cutting Edge Technologies and Methods for Ablation

ECG in Atrial and Ventricular Arrhythmias

Electrochannelopathies

Heritable Arrhythmia Syndromes

ICD for Primary Prevention: Clinical Trials in Perspective

Inherited Ion Channel Disorders

Noninvasive Risk Stratification

Pharmacologic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation: Classic and Innovative

Physiology in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Physiology of Arrhythmic Substrates

Predicting Arrhythmic Events

Risks and Complications of ICD and Pacemaker Therapy

Coronary Artery Disease/Valve:

Chronic CAD: New Insights for Medical Therapy and Revascularization

Chronic CAD: Novel Risk Markers

Chronic CAD: Pathophysiology and Prognosis

Chronic CAD: Secondary Preventive Therapy

Valvular Heart Disease: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Medical Management

Valvular Heart Disease: Pathophysiology and Molecular Modulation

Echocardiography:

Diastolic Dysfunction and Clinical Outcomes

Diastolic Function: Newer Concepts and Methods for Evaluation

Echocardiographic Assessment of Right Ventricular Function

Echocardiographic Assessment of the Cardiac Mechanics in Normal and Abnormal Myocardium

Echocardiographic Assessment of the Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation

Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Left and Right Atria

Echocardiography in Clinical Syndromes: Valve Disease, Stroke, and Arrhythmias

Echocardiography: 2D Speckle Tracking and Strain Analysis for Detection of Ischemia and Abnormal Myocardium

Echocardiography: Advances in Contrast Echocardiography and Coronary Flow Measurements

Echocardiography: Advances in Stress Echocardiography and Coronary Flow Reserve

Echocardiography: Assessment of Intracardiac Dyssynchrony and Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Echocardiography: Contrast Echocardiography and Targeted Use of Microbubbles

Echocardiography: Contribution of Synchrony to Systolic Function

Echocardiography: Diastolic Function and Emerging Technologies

Echocardiography: Evaluation of the Coronary Circulation

Echocardiography: Novel Applications of Contrast Echocardiography

Echocardiography: Novel Insights from Tissue Doppler Imaging and Strain Imaging

Echocardiography: Novel Methods for Measurement of Systolic Function

New Echocardiographic Methods and Techniques in the Assessment of Ventricular and Valvular Function

New Observations in the Understanding of Mitral and Aortic Valve Disease

Three-Dimensional Echocardiography: Methodology and Applications

General:

Laennec Young Clinician Award

Samuel A. Levine Young Clinical Investigator Award

Heart Failure:

Anemia, Renal Function, Biomarkers, and Prognosis in Heart Failure

Benefits and Outcomes of Resynchronization Therapy

Clinical Advances in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Echocardiography: Evaluation of Systolic Function

Heart Failure: Disease Management, Quality of Care, and Clinical Outcomes II

Heart Failure: Disease Management, Quality of Care, and Clinical Outcomes III

Heart Failure: Emerging Therapies

Heart Failure: Neurohormonal Modulation

Heart Failure: Novel and Emerging Therapies

Heart Failure: Outcomes With Various Treatment Modalities

Heart Failure: Predicting Clinical Outcomes with Resynchronization Therapy

Heart Failure: Prognostic Markers

Heart Failure: Resynchronization Therapy I

Heart Failure: Resynchronization Therapy II

Heart Failure: Resynchronization Therapy III

Improving Resynchronization Therapy Outcomes

Laennec Clinician/Educator Lecture: Exercise, Diastolic Function, and Heart Failure

Medical Aspects of End-Stage Heart Failure: Transplantation and Device Therapies I

Medical Aspects of End-Stage Heart Failure: Transplantation and Device Therapies II

Medical Aspects of End-Stage Heart Failure: Transplantation and Device Therapies III

New Insights into Unusual Cardiomyopathies

Novel Diagnostic Modalities in Heart Failure

Pathophysiology and Prognosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Promoting and Preventing Heart Failure

Pulmonary Hypertension I

Pulmonary Hypertension II

Human Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease and Therapy:

Genetics and Genomics of Heart Failure

Genetics of Cardiac Conduction: QT Intervals and Arrhythmias

Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Genetics of Metabolic Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertension:

Clinical Hypertension and Cardiovascular Complications

Clinical Hypertension: Role of Renin, Angiotensin, and Aldosterone System

Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk

Hypertension: Ambulatory and Noninvasive Monitoring

Hypertension: Inflammatory and Genetic Etiologies

State of the Art Lecture in Hypertension

Imaging/Exercise (MR/CT/Nuclear/Exercise):

Atherosclerotic Plaque Imaging

CT Coronary Angiography I

CT Coronary Angiography II

CT Coronary Angiography III

CT Coronary Angiography IV

CT: Coronary Calcium

Cardiac CT

Cardiac CT: Heart Structure and Function

Cardiac MRI

Cardiac MRI in Diagnosis and Prognosis

Cardiac Nuclear Imaging

Charles T. Dotter Memorial Lecture and New Imaging Horizons

Clinical Cardiac MRI

Coronary CT: Atherosclerosis Imaging and Cardiovascular Risk

FDG-PET: Novel Clinical Observation

Innovations in Cardiac CT

Melvin Judkins Young Clinical Investigator Award

New Developments in Cardiac MRI

Noncoronary Vascular

Noninvasive Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease

Nuclear Cardiology: Clinical

Nuclear Cardiology: PET and New Tracers

Nuclear Cardiology: Prognosis

Physiology of Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress I

Physiology of Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress II

PAD:

Vascular Medicine (Noncoronary) I

Vascular Medicine (Noncoronary) II

Vascular Medicine (Noncoronary) III

Vascular Medicine and Hypertension

Pacing:

Pacemaker and ICD Therapy Without Biventricular Pacing

Pediatric and Congenital:

Challenges of Single-Ventricle Physiology

Congenital Heart Disease Issues Involving the Adult Population

Current Indications for and Outcomes of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology

Expanding the Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiac and Vascular Structure and Function in Children

Improving Outcomes After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease

It's Not Just the Heart: Evaluating Associated Abnormalities in Children

Mechanical Regulation of the Right Side of the Heart in Congenital Heart Disease: Influence of Age and Hemodynamic Load

New Paradigms for Mechanisms of Sudden Cardiac Death and Newer Pacing Modalities in Children

Novel Looks at New and Old Imaging Technologies for Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: What Else Is New?

T. Duckett Jones Memorial Lecture and Outstanding Research Award in Pediatric Cardiology