# New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Research and Therapy

> **NIH NIH R13** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $24,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This proposal requests NHLBI support for the Scientific Sessions meeting presented by the Council on Basic
Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS) of the American Heart Association (AHA). This meeting has become the “go
to” meeting for basic and translational cardiovascular sciences by providing opportunities for established and
emerging investigators to present their work and receive constructive feedback. The meeting in 2021
represents the sixteenth consecutive annual conference. Funding for BCVS Scientific Sessions from National
Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has been secured for 14 of the last 15 years. The BCVS summer
conference is entitled New Frontiers in Cardiovascular and Research Therapy and is scheduled for July 26-
29, 2021. In 2020, we offered a virtual conference with concurrent sessions and the meeting was attended by
over 1000 participants. In 2021, the meeting will begin on a Monday and run through Thursday. In 2021,
should it be possible, we will hold the meeting in Chicago. Should we be unable to hold the meeting in person,
we will shift to the highly successful virtual format used for the 2020 meeting. The conference will highlight
basic cardiovascular research with implications for cardiovascular health and disease. There are 17 scheduled
sessions that include a mix of established and emerging investigators. The keynote address will be given by
Dr. Douglass Mann. There is a specific session for those in the early career phase. We will host special
sessions for networking including interactions with journal editors and staff. We will also include the Women in
Science networking event. At every step, we focus on diversity and inclusivity to promote the very best
cardiovascular science. This R13 proposal is designed to provide support to young investigators to enable
their participation in the meeting as presenters either in oral or poster format. The primary organizers are Drs.
Pilar Alcaide and Sumanth Prabhu. The Program Committee (12 members) includes the past program co-
chairs and a diverse leadership (both US and international) drawn from the many disciplines encompassed by
BCVS. The AHA will continue to provide excellent administrative support with dedicated staff for the logistics
of the conference. We fully anticipate that this team will coordinate an outstanding 2021 BCVS conference.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10318721
- **Project number:** 1R13HL160042-01
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth M McNally
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $24,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-07-20 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10318721

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10318721, New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Research and Therapy (1R13HL160042-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10318721. Licensed CC0.

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