Report from the 2013ISHLT Grants and Awards Committee

Duane Davis, ChairJohn DarkLori West

Sonya SchrepferScott PalmerDavid Wilkes

Daniel R. GoldsteinAndrew FisherJosef StehlikJudy Currey

Geographical Distribution of 2013 Grant Applications

USA Canada Europe Asia Australia

Submitted (29 total)

19 6 4 0 0

Awarded 3 0 1 0 0

% Awarded 16% 0% 25% 0% 0%

2013 Research Fellowship andBranislav Radovancevic Memorial

Grant Award ReviewersHartwig, MattJeevanandum, ValluvanJohnson, MarylKeshavjee, ShafKreisel, DanielLin, ShuLiu, MingyaoMartinu, TeresaMarboe, CharlesMilano, CarmeloMoffatt-Bruce, SusanMohanakumar,

ThalachallourMulligan, MichaelPagani, FrancisPalmer, Scott

Allan, JamesArdehali, AbbasAris, RobertBoehler, AnnetteChristie, JasonDark, JohnDe Perrot, MarcDeng, MarioEgan, ThomasEisen, HowardFisher, AndrewGeorge, JamesGoldstein, Daniel R.Griffith, Bart

Parameshwar, JayanPierson, RichardRao, VivekReichenspurner,

HermanRussell Hopkins,

StuartSchrepfer, SonjaShah, AshishSlaughter, MarkSnyder, LaurieStarling, RandallStehlik, JosephStrueber, MartinSweet, StewartWagner, FlorianWilkes, DavidVega, David

2013 ISHLT Research Fellowship Grant Award

Recipient: Raymond Givens, MD, PhDColumbia University, New York, NY, USA

Project: MicroRNA Profiling in Patients with Orthotopic Heart Transplant Rejection

Chief of Staff: Alan Schwartz, MDDirector of Research: P. Christian Schulze , MD, PhD

2013 ISHLT Research Fellowship Grant Award

Recipient: Nikolaos Diakos, MDUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Project: Humans as a model organism to study metabolic changes in

heart failure and myocardial recovery

Chief of Staff: Dean Y Li, MD, PhDDirector of Research: Stavros G Drakos, MD, PhD

Accepting award: Jose Nativi, MD

2013 ISHLT Research Fellowship Grant Award

Recipient: Ivana Ferrer, PhDEmory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Project: Characterizing the Impact of Chronic Cytomegalovirus

Infection on Transplantation Tolerance

Chief of Staff: Prof. Freddie Hamdy, Univ. of OxfordDirector of Research: Dr. Kathryn Wood, Univ. of Oxford

Dr. Ferrer would also like to recognize Drs. David Neujahr and Mandy Ford at Emory University.

Accepting award: Dr. David Neujahr

2013 ISHLT Research Fellowship Grant Award

Recipient: Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhDUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

Project: Increasing the number and outcomes of lung transplants by

using mesenchymal stem cells.

Chairman, Dept of Surgery: Dr Stephen T. BartlettChief of Div of Cardiac Surgery: Dr James S. GammieDirector of Research: Dr Bartley P. Griffith

Dr. Sanchez would also like to recognize Drs Mark Pittenger and Zhongjun Wu

2013 ISHLT Branislav Radovancevic MemorialFellowship Grant Award

Recipient: Leonardo Salazar, MDStollery Children’s Hospital and the University of

Alberta

Project: Relation of physical activity measured through triaxial

accelerometry and Brain natriuretic peptide in children with

heart failure, heart transplant and on ventricular assist

devices

Chief of Staff: Simon Urschel, MD Research co-supervised by: Lori J. West, MD, DPhil, FRCPC and

Holger Buchholz, MD

Accepting award: Dr. Simon Urschel

2013 Philip K. Caves Award

Judges:

Duane DavisHermann Reichenspurner

Jim GeorgeSonja SchrepferShaf Keshavjee

Daniel R. GoldsteinLaurie SnyderTereza MartinuFlorian Wagner

Stephan EnsmingerKim Gandy

2013 ISHLT Philip K. Caves Award

Recipient: Alexey Dashkevich, MDUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland

Abstract Title: (65) Intracoronary Treatment with VEGF-C/D

Inhibitor Enhances Cardiac Allograft Survival

and Prevents Chronic Rejection by Regulating

Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Activation

Mentor: Karl Lemstrom, MD, PhDUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland

2013 ISHLT Branislav Radovancevic Memorial

Best Paper Awardfunded by a grant from Thoratec

Recipient: Claire Watkins, MDUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

Abstract Title: Evaluation of the Infant Jarvik Ventricular Assist Device in a

Chronic Juvenile Sheep Model

Mentor: Bartley P. Griffith, MDUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

2012 ISHLT International Traveling Scholarship Awards

Ramin E. Beygui, MDKevin C. Carney, MSN

Alexandre Souza Cauduro, MDEsme Dijke, PhD

Rochelle M. Gellatly, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmDDaniel R. Goldstein, MD

Manon Huibers, MScMarco Masetti, MD

Ana Belen Mendez, MDLaveena Munshi, MD, FRCPC

David Schibilsky, MDAleem Siddique, MBBSAmparo Solé, MD, PhD

The ISHLT awarded 13 traveling scholarships in 2012 to the following individuals:

2013 ISHLT Leach-Abramson-ImhoffLinks Travel Awards

Writer of the Year, $2,500Michele Estabrook, St. Louis, MO, USA

First Runners-up, $1,000Melanie Everitt, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Christina Migliore, Newark, NJ, USA

Honorable Mention, $500Veronica Franco, Columbus, OH, USAManreet Kanwar, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Luciano Potena, Bologna, ItalyMace Schuurmans, Zurich, Switzerland

Jeff Teuteberg, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

The Links Newsletter awarded 8 writing awards for 2012-2013:

2013 ISHLT Transplant RegistryEarly Career Award Reviewers

Josef StehlikLeah Edwards

Lars LundRoger YusenRichard Kirk

Christian BendenFabienne Dobbels

Axel RahmelJason Christie

Anne Dipchand

2013 ISHLT Transplant RegistryEarly Career Award

Recipient: Eugene DePasquale, MDUCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Project: Influence of Chronic Kidney Disease Stage on Patient

Selection for Heart and Heart-Kidney Transplantation

Chief of Cardiology: James Weiss, MDCo-Chief of Cardiology: Gregg Fonarow, MDDirector of Research: Mario Deng, MD

2013 ISHLT Transplant RegistryEarly Career Award

Recipient: Aaron Healy, MDUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Project: Predictors of Post-Transplant Outcomes in Patients Bridged

to Transplantation with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular

Assist Devices – an Analysis of the International Society for

Heart and Lung Transplantation Transplant Registry

Chief of Staff: Patrick Cartwright, MDDirector of Research: Craig Selzman, MD

Accepting award: Stephen McKellar, MD

2013 ISHLT Transplant RegistryEarly Career Award

Recipient: Chesney Castleberry, MDCincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Project: mTOR Inhibitors in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: Do the

potential benefits outweigh the risks, clues from the ISHLT

Registry.

Chiefs of Staff: Drs. Jeffrey Towbin, Jeffrey Robbins, and

David MoralesDirector of Research: Dr. Clifford Chin

2013 ISHLT Nursing, Health Sciences andAllied Health Grant Award Reviewers

Judy CurreyConnie White-Williams

Louise FullerCatherine Murks

Samantha AnthonyJane McIver

Dorothy LockhartChad Hare

2013 ISHLT Nursing, Health Sciences andAllied Health Research Grant Award

Recipient: Jo Wray, PhDGreat Ormond Street Hospital for ChildrenNHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom

Project: An exploratory study of the psychological impact of a

ventricular assist device for children and their families

Co-Investigators:Helen Boardman, Bnurs RN (Child)Vicky Kelly, BSc D ClinPsy

2013 ISHLT Nursing, Health Sciences andAllied Health Research Grant AwardSupported by Funding from CSL Behring

Recipient: Jane Haines, DNP, RN, CMSRNUniversity of Pittsburgh School of NursingPittsburgh, PA, USA

Project: A randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of

mindfulness-based stress reduction on stress and anxiety in

caregivers of lung transplant patients.

Co-Investigators:Alice Blazeck, DNS, RN JiYeon Choi, PhD, RN

2013 ISHLT Nursing, Health Sciences andAllied Health Excellence In Research

Award

Judges:

Lut BerbenLouise Fuller

Annemarie KaanJane McIver

Connie White-Williams

2013 ISHLT Nursing, Health Sciences andAllied Health Excellence In Research

AwardRecipient: Jane Haines, DNP, RN, CMSRN

University of Pittsburgh School of NursingPittsburgh, PA, USA

Abstract: (99) Stress and Anxiety in Caregivers of Lung Transplant

Patients: Effect of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction