Early Career Scientist Award

This award aims to recognize excellence in research in the field of basic and translational science with the goal of encouraging non-clinicians in the early stages of their careers to submit their work for presentation at the ISHLT Annual meeting.

Five finalists whose work is selected for oral presentation will be invited to present their abstract research at the Annual Meeting, and the registration fee will be waived for these finalists.

The award recipient will receive complimentary ISHLT membership for the remainder of the year (if the recipient is a non-member) and complimentary registration to the next year's Annual Meeting.

Eligibility Requirements

• Candidate must be a trainee scientist or medical student who does not hold a medical degree. Early career nurses and pharmacists may apply.
• Candidate must NOT be a post-graduate clinician/trainee and/or hold a faculty position.
• Current ISHLT membership is not required.
• The abstract must be submitted into one of the basic science abstract categories (specified in the abstract category title)
• Candidate must be first author and presenter.
• Candidate must not have previously won this award.

Current Recipient

Julianna Buchwald, BS

University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

Worcester, MA USA

Optimizing Hearts for Transplantation Using Small Interfering RNA-Based Therapies During Ex Vivo Machine Perfusion