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DISTINGUISHED
LECTURES AND AWARDS
The Isaac Starr Lecture
| 1976 | Isaac Starr,M.D.: On the meaning and significance of the cardiodynamic effects which can be easily measured in man. |
| 1978 | Harold J. C. Swan,M.D.: Invasive and noninvasive monitoring of cardiovascular dynamics in clinical practice. |
| 1980 | Charles Hufnagel,M.D.: The effects of prostheses on peripheral hemodynamics. |
| 1982 | Julien I.E. Hoffman,M.D.: The effects of myocardial contraction on its microcirculation. |
| 1984 | Kenneth M. Spyer,Ph.D.: Studies on the nervous control of the heart. |
| 1986 | Thomas Kenner,M.D.,Ph.D.: Assessment and modeling of cardiovascular variables. |
| 1988 | Antonio L'Abbate,M.D.: Pathophysiological and methodological pitfalls in the invasive and non invasive assessment of coronary reserve in man. |
| 1992 | Robert S. Reneman,Ph.D.: Adaptation of the left ventricular and arterial walls under pathological circumstances - mechanical and molecular aspects. |
| 1994 | Edward L. Yellin,Ph.D.: The momentum of mass, the momentum of ideas, and diastolic function. |
| 1996 | Robert H. Anderson,M.D.: Cardiac anatomy revisited. |
| 1998 | Prof. Dr. Dirk L. Brutsaert: The role of the endocardial endothelium in cardiac function. |
| 2000 | Kenji Sunagawa, M.D., Ph.D.: Neural modulation of the circulation: approaching an artificial brain. |
| 2002 | Nico Westerhoff Ph.D.: The determinants of blood pressure. |
| 2004 | Jos A.E. Spaan, Ph.D.: The endothelial glycocalyx and other determinants of coronary blood flow. |
| 2006 | David Kass: Effects of arterial stiffening and ventriculo-arterial coupling. |
| 2008 | W Jonathan Lederer, M.D., Ph.D.: Calcium signaling and calcium sparks in myocytes |
| 2010 | Daniel Burkhoff, M.D., Ph.D.: Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Bridge to the Future |
The Konrad Witzig Memorial Lecture
| 1976 | Max Anliker,Ph.D.: Konrad Witzig's theoretical analysis of waves in fluid-filled tubes and current studies of pulsatile blood flow in man. |
| 1978 | Brian J. Bellhouse,Ph.D.: Some fluid mechanic theories and their application to the design of heart valves and membrane linings. |
| 1980 | Robert S. Reneman,M.D.,Ph.D.: What measurements are necessary for a comprehensive evaluation of the peripheral arterial circulation? |
| 1982 | James B. Bassingthwaighte,M.D.,Ph.D.: Current knowledge of the dynamics of the microcirculation of the heart. |
| 1984 | Yuan Cheng Fung,Ph.D.: An engineer's approach to the pulmonary circulation. |
| 1986 | Robert M. Nerem,Ph.D.: The dynamic response of living cells to mechanical stress. |
| 1988 | Abraham Noordergraaf,Ph.D.: Elements of ventricular performance. |
| 1992 | Jan Baan, Ph.D.: Ventricular pump function: its physiological basis and clinical assessment. |
| 1994 | Hiroyuki Suga,M.D., D.M.Sc.: How we view systolic function of the heart -Emax and PVA. |
| 1996 | Stephen F. Vatner, M.D.: Understanding heart failure through an integrative approach - from molecular biology to ventricular function. |
| 1998 | Michael F. O'Rourke, M.D., D.Sc.: Interaction of the heart and arterial load in health and disease. |
| 2000 | Jonathan S. Stamler, M.D.: Nitric oxide modulation of cardiovascular function: myocytes to hemoglobin. |
| 2002 | William M. Chilian, Ph.D.: Control of coronary vasomotor tone: evidence for hierarchial regulatory mechanisms and a new paradigm for communication between cardiac myocytes and endothelial cells. |
| 2004 | R. John Solaro, Ph.D.: Molecular and integrated biology of thin filament protein phosphorylation in heart muscle. |
| 2006 | Andrew McCulloch: Functionally and structurally integrated computational modeling of ventricular physiology |
| 2008 | Pieter P. de Tombe, Ph.D.: Sarcomere dynamics in health and disease |
| 2010 | William C. Little, M.D.: Left Ventricular Diastolic Function: More than Distensibility |
Awards
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Kiichi Sagawa Young Investigator’s Award |
Nico Westerhof Award for “Striking New Concepts” by Beginning Investigators |
Ed Yellin “Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology” Award |
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Dr. Kiichi Sagawa was a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University and is considered by many to be the founder of the Pressure-Volume Relationship concept of the heart (Professors Suga and Sunagawa are but two of the many prominent cardiovascular investigators that trained with Professor Sagawa). Kiichi Sagawa passed away in the fall of 1989, much too soon at and the pinnacle of his career. Initiated by his former students and endowed by a generous gift from the Millar company, The Kiichi Sagawa Young Investigator’s Award was established in 1992.
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Dr. Nico Westerhof retired in 2002 as Professor of Physiology at the Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He is regarded as one of the “spiders” who have created the web linking basic cardiovascular research to clinical applications. He has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the heart and the circulation. Who hasn't heard of his three-element Windkessel concept of the arterial system or of his elastance concept that describes the influence of cardiac contraction on coronary blood flow? |
Dr. Ed Yellin retired in the 1990s as Professor of Physiology at the Albert Einstein University, New York (Dr. Yellin always referred to it as “The Bronx”). Dr. Yellin has made seminal contributions to our understanding of the relaxation and the filling of the heart and has trained many distinguished cardiovascular scientists over the years. Recently, Dr. Yellin’s family has created an endowment to allow for the establishment of an award competition in his name to be held at the CSDS meetings. The award competition will be held for the first time at the July 1-4 CSDS meeting in Banff.
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Eligibility criteria Applicants with less than 8 years post-doctoral experience may compete for this Award. They need not be members of the Cardiovascular Systems Dynamics Society. On the basis of the same research work, qualified applicants may compete for the Nico Westerhof Award but not for the Ed Yellin Award.
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Eligibility criteriaStudents completing their doctoral degrees (MD, PhD) and young post-doctoral fellows who, at the date of the CSDS meeting, are no more than 3 years from the date their degree was awarded are eligible for this award. On the basis of the same research work, qualified applicants may compete for the Kiichi Sagawa Young Investigator’s Award but not for the Ed Yellin Award.
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Eligibility criteriaThe Ed Yellin Award has been established to reward research that promotes improved understanding of cardiovascular dynamics by exploring the relationships between cellular and organ-level function. If the research is primarily molecular/cellular, then, in keeping with the roots of the Cardiovascular Systems Dynamic Society, the relevance to cardiovascular function should be thoroughly and clearly introduced and discussed. Similarly, if the research is primarily at the organ/systems level, then the work should thoroughly and clearly introduce and discuss issues that are accessible to study at the molecular/cellular level. Qualified applicants may not concurrently compete in the other award categories based on the same work (i.e. Kiichi Sagawa Young Investigator’s or the Nico Westerhof Awards). There is no age limitation for this award.
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Kiichi Sagawa Young Investigator's Award
| 1994 | Pieter P. de Tombe, Ph.D. |
| 1996 | Martijn A. Vis, Ph.D. |
| 1998 | Paul M.L. Janssen, Ph.D. |
| 2000 | Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Ph.D. |
| 2002 | Hiroyuki Nakayama, Ph.D. |
| 2004 | Veronica Rundell, Ph.D. |
| 2006 | Kevin Vernooy |
| 2008 | Benjamin van der Smissen |
| 2010 | Asuka Hatano, Ph.D. |
Nico Westerhof Trainee's Award
| 2002 | Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Ph.D. |
| 2004 | Michael Stickland, Ph.D. |
| 2006 | Borut Kirn |
| 2008 | Leonid Shmuylovich |
| 2010 | Evelien Hermeling, Ph.D. |
Ed Yellin “Integrative Cardiovascular Physiology” Award
| 2004 | Veronica Gambillara, Ph.D. |
| 2006 | Melody Schwartz |
| 2008 | not awarded |
| 2010 | Yoshihoko Kakinuma, M.D., Ph.D. |