Several members of the presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting.
The event was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from August 3 to 6 and included an incredible line-up of international speakers and live hospital sessions.
Manisha Patil, a PhD student with the at HRI, was a finalist for the highly coveted in Basic and Translational Science.
The Ralph Reader Prize, named after the late Director and Chief Executive of the National Heart Foundation, was first presented in 1980 and remains the most prestigious award to young investigators by the CSANZ.
Manisha delivered an impressive presentation, and her ‘proud’ supervisor, , was among those praising her achievement.
- , PhD Student, (presenter) – Improving blood vessel function in peripheral artery disease: TRAIL stimulates endothelial cell-pericyte interactions to generate stable microvessels in ischaemia
PhD student Manisha Patel with her supervisor Assoc Prof Mary Kavurma (left) and presenting on stage.
HRI well-represented at conference
Several other HRI members also had posters or presented at the conference.
- , – Cognitive assessment in adult congenital heart disease
- Sarah Hardie, – A 30-year analysis of paediatric congenital heart disease in NSW
- Dr Nicole Lowes, – Time trends in stroke risk management among patients with atrial fibrillation in Australia between 2011-2019
- Weizhen (Eva) Li, – Colchicine’s inflammation-independent modulation of smooth muscle cell phenotypes in plaque regression through TGFβ signalling
Congratulations to all HRI members who presented.
Weizhen (Eva) Li from the
Header image: Prof Andrew Coats, HRI Scientific Director and CEO, with Manisha Patil
