ISHLT: The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation

Boards & Committees - Grants & Awards

2011-2012 GRANTS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
ABOUT THE ISHLT GRANTS & AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Grants and Awards Committee consists of a chair and two co-chairs, appointed by the Board of Directors, and reviewers appointed by the chairs. The number of reviewers is determined by the chairs. The purpose of the Committee is to evaluate the research fellowship award and career development award applications, identify awards recipients, and evaluate each year's Caves Candidate abstract presentations and determine the winner of the Caves Award.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
	Duane Davis, MD Committee Chair Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina, USA 919-681-4760 davis053@mc.duke.edu	Dr. Duane Davis is the Director of Transplantation at the Duke University Medical Center and is Professor of Surgery at the Duke University School of Medicine. He also is the Surgical Director of Thoracic Transplantation - one of the largest heart and lung transplant programs in the world. Dr. Davis received his MD from the UCLA School of Medicine. He completed his general and cardiac surgery residencies at Duke University and additional training in lung transplantation at Barnes-Jewish/ Washington University. He received additional training and mentoring in transplant immunology research under Jeffrey Platt. He has an active role as a physician-scientist and a leadership role at Duke University.
	Mark L. Barr, MD Past Chair University of Southern California Los Angeles, California, USA 323-442-5849 mbarr@surgery.usc.edu	Mark L. Barr, MD, is Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery (with tenure) at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine where he is Co-Director of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Associate Director of Cardiothoracic Surgical Research. He obtained his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and completed 10 years of postgraduate residency at New York University and Columbia University, including a 2-year NIH-sponsored research fellowship in transplantation immunology.
REVIEWERS
	Lori J. West, MD, DPhil University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA 780-492-3200 ljwest@ualberta.ca	Dr. Lori West is the Director of Heart Transplantation Research and a Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery and Immunology at the University of Alberta - one of the largest heart transplant programs in the world. Dr. West completed her pediatric residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She trained in pediatric cardiology at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and subsequently in pediatric transplant cardiology at Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, Loma Linda University Medical Center and Columbia-Presbyterian Children's Hospital. She obtained her PhD for specialized training in transplant immunology research at Oxford University and works in the role of a clinician-scientist.
	Carla C. Baan, PhD Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, THE NETHERLANDS 31-10-703-8293 c.c.baan@erasmusmc.nl	Carla Baan, PhD, is an Associate Professor and head of the Transplantation Laboratory at Erasmus Medical Center, University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands. She received her doctorate (cum laude) in Transplantation Immunology in 1998 at Erasmus University. She supervises doctorate research with the focus on the role of cytokines, regulatory T cells and mesenchymal stem cells in clinical organ transplantation.
	Marshall I. Hertz, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 612-624-0999 hertz001@umn.edu	Marshall Hertz, MD, is a Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Hertz received his BS and MD degrees from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Minnesota. He has been on the faculty at the University of Minnesota since 1984. Dr. Hertz is currently Director of the University of Minnesota Center for Lung Science and Health, and has served as Medical Director of the Lung Transplant program since its inception in 1986. He is also Medical Director of the ISHLT Thoracic Transplant Registry. Dr. Hertz has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and other publications - almost all of which have been in the field of lung transplantation. His research interests have focused on understanding, detecting, preventing, and treating chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
	Judy A. Currey, PhD Alfred/Deakin Nursing Research Center Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA 61-3-9244-6122 judy.currey@deakin.edu.au	Associate Professor Judy Currey coordinates ten critical care and perioperative postgraduate nursing programs at Deaking University, Melbourne Australia. In 2011 Judy was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. In 2010 Judy was awarded four teaching and innovation awards including the Deakin University Teacher of the Year. At The Alfred/Deakin Nursing Research Centre, Judy's research program is focused on nurses' decision making to optimize recovery after critical illness (heart and lung transplantation), medication quality and safety, and the impact of health technologies (MCS) on patient outcomes and carers. Judy also researches teaching and assessment methods to improve graduate's skills, knowledge and attributes in critical care nurses and is an international expert in Team-Based Learning.