At the 11th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences (IACS) North American Section, held from September 19-21 at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston, TX, Principal Investigator Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra and three students from the Institute of Cardiac Sciences here at St. Boniface Hospital Research were recognized with awards.
The event featured notable speakers from ICS, including Dr. Michael Czubryt, Dr.Amir Ravandi, Dr. Sanjiv Dhingra, Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Dr. Grant Pierce, Dr. Naranjan Dhalla, and Dr. Inna Rabinovich-Nikitin, along with students Molly Crandall, Hannah Zhang, Keshav Alagarsamy, and Sikta Chattopadhyaya. This conference, previously hosted in Winnipeg in 2022 and Tampa in 2023, continues to draw top-tier cardiovascular researchers from across North America.
Dr. Dhingra was honored with the Jay Mehta Annual Award for Established Investigators, recognizing his remarkable contributions to the field.
A special congratulations to Sikta Chattopadhyaya, who won the Gary Lopaschuk Graduate Student Award, emerging victorious against three U.S.-based finalists, and Hannah Zhang and Keshav Alagarsamy, who each received the Morris Karmazyn Poster Award.
The IACS was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Winnipeg with members from around the world. The North American Section is currently led by Dr. Michael Czubryt, while Dr. Grant Pierce serves as President of the global Academy. The organization also has sections in South America, Europe, and India. You can learn more about the Academy on its official website: https://iacsworld.com/
