All ISHR members who consider themselves an Early Career Investigator (normally graduate students, postdocs, fellows and Asst Profs within 8 years of their degree) are invited to join the ECI Network. Contact the Chair ( Jarmon Lees) or co-Chair ( Akiyasu Iwasi) for more information and to get connected!

2025 ECI-Intl Committee Members:

AUS Section:  Jarmon Lees (Chair), Priscilla Prestes
CHI Section: Mingming Zhao, Huizhen Lv
EUR Section: Jonathan Lambert, Karoline Rypdal
IND Section: Anupam Mittal, Nirmal Ghati
JPN Section: Akiyasu Iwasi (Co-Chair), Naofumi Yoshida (Secretary)
LAT Section: Mayarling Tronsoso, Romina Di Mattia
NAM Section: Anja Kalstaedt, Qutuba Karwi
SEA Section: Yuan-Yuan Cheng, Mick Lee

ECI Opportunities at the

2025 ISHR World Congress in Nara (May 11-14, 2025)

Visiting Research Fellowships (deadline Dec 16, 2024)

Calling all ISHR ECIs – the Visiting Research Fellowship program is officially open! 

The ISHR International Council will sponsor ECIs to undertake training in new techniques at Japanese institutes at the time of the World Congress in 2025. It is hoped that the fellowships will support ECI skill development, establish collaborations and foster exchange between sections.

Lab visits are to occur immediately before or after the Congress and the expected duration is at least one week. Funding is specifically for subsidizing travel and accommodation costs related to visiting the nominated lab to train in a new technique. Several Japanese laboratories have already indicated their interest in participating in the program to host and train an ECI, for which the ISHR is extremely grateful. 

The deadline for applications is Monday, December 16, 2024. Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application in January 2025. 

Eligibility criteria, the application process, award conditions, and a list of potential host laboratories can be found here.

 

ECI Travel Grants (deadline February 1, 2025)

ISHR International is pleased to announce the availability of World Congress Early Career Investigator (ECI) Travel Awards for qualifying applicants from all participating ISHR Sections. The awards will range from $500 to $1,500 depending on distance (travel cost) from the World Congress.

Details of eligibility and the application process can be found here!

The Richard J Bing Young Investigator Award (deadline February 1, 2025)

The Richard J. Bing Award for Young Investigators is given at each World Congress of the International Society for Heart Research to recognize outstanding endeavors by new investigators in research activities, and to encourage continued biomedical research careers broadly related to cardiovascular biology.

Four Finalists are chosen to present their work to the Society at the World Congress.  The winner gets a plaque and a US$1500 cash award (the remaining Finalists receive a plaque and US$1000 cash award).

Details of eligibility and the application process can be found here.