Sunday: Presidential Session and Conner Lecture
Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA will deliver the Lewis A. Conner Presidential Address at the Opening Session. Six individuals will receive awards during the session. From left to right, they are: Amit Khera, MD, Mac, FAHA; Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD; Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN; Daniel Lackland, MSPH, DrPh, FAHA; Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA; and Judith Hochman, MD, FAHA.
1:30–3 p.m. | Main Event 1
Lewis A. Conner Presidential Address
Stacey E. Rosen, MD, FAHA | New Hyde Park, New York
Chairman’s Award
Amit Khera, MD, MSc, FAHA | Dallas, Texas
Basic Research Award
Peter Tontonoz, MD, PhD | Los Angeles, California
Clinical Research Award
Barbara Riegel, PhD, RN, FPCNA, FHFSA, FAHA, FAAN | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Population Research Award
Daniel Lackland, MSPH, DrPh, FAHA | Charleston, South Carolina
Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award
Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, FAHA | Boston, Massachusetts
Research Achievement Award
Judith Hochman, MD, FAHA | New York, New York
