American College of Cardiology Foundation Young Investigators Awards Competition
The purpose of the YIA Awards is to encourage and recognize 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. YIA Award Categories:
1) Clinical Investigations in Cardiology, Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Surgery. Awards in this category are meant for investigations that cover clinical investigations with health related outcomes as primary objectives. Large population based epidemiologic investigations including population genetics would fall in this category this year.
2) Physiology, Pharmacology, and Pathology
These awards are meant for investigators wishing to submit a project related to coronary and vascular physiology, pathology and pharmacology in humans or animals that address mechanisms of disease and aspects related to mechanism of action of therapies. Molecular physiologic and biochemical approaches that enhance the interface between basic and clinical aspects of cardiovascular disease, shed light on a physiologic or biochemical mechanism(s) would fall in this category.
3) Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.
These awards are meant for investigators addressing basic aspects of molecular and cellular regulation as it pertains to the cardiovascular system. These projects are typically basic investigations and seek to probe fundamental questions pertaining to development, differentiation and do not readily fall into the previous categories.
Elegibility
Any physician/scientist presently in a residency or a fellowship training program or who has been in such a program within the past three years; medical students; and Ph.D. candidates.
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 15 finalists to attend the YIA Competition at the ACC.11.
Support for the ACCF/Herman K. Gold Young Investigator Awards in Molecular and Cellular Cardiology is provided by a grant from CVPath Institute and the family of Herman K. Gold.
Application Deadline: October 14, 2010
For More Information about these Awards, contact Kelli Bohannon at 800-253-4636, ext. 6635 or email her at kbohanno@acc.org
