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26th Cardiovascular Research Day, 2024. University of Kentucky.

Event Information

Sept. 20, 2024
Central Bank Center
Grand Ballrooms
430 W. Vine St.
Lexington, KY 40507

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Registration is closed.  Contact Tanya Graf with questions.

Thanks to all those who were able to be a part of our annual University of Kentucky Cardiovascular Research Day this year. Our goal is to showcase advances in the field of cardiovascular research. Partnering with the American Heart Association, we are dedicated to continuing to provide innovative research to aid in combatting cardiovascular disease. 

WKYT Article 

75 years of Collaboration with AHA 

Event Speakers

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Svati Shah, MD, MHS


Gill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research

Svati Shah, MD, MHS

Associate Dean for Translational Research
Director of the Duke Precision Genomics
Collaboratory
Duke University

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Nancy Brown


Featured Speaker

Nancy Brown

CEO
American Heart Association

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Brandon Fornwalt


Alumni Speaker

Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD

Senior Vice President of Cardiology
Tempus Labs, Inc

Trainee Opportunities

2024 Winners

Undergraduate Poster Award (1st Place): Isabel Stumpf

Undergraduate Poster Award (2nd Place): Thomas York

Undergraduate Poster Award (3rd Place): David Graf

Stewart Whitman Award: Shayan Mohammadmoradi, PhD

Outstanding Post Doc (2nd Place) Award: Abhilash Prabhat, PhD

Deneys Van der Westhuyzen Award: Hammodah Alfar

Outstanding Graduate Student (2nd Place): Alex Pettey

Outstanding Graduate Student (3rd Place): Victoria Alvord

Outstanding Staff: Victoria Noffsinger

Rapid Fire Poster Presentation: Nikitha Dharanipragada

Outstanding Medical Student: Dominic Armagno

Rapid-Fire Presentations

Selected abstracts (3-5), submitted by staff and trainees, will be presented in five-minute oral presentations followed by Q&A from a faculty panel.  The panel will award $500 to the best presentation based on quality of the science and effective communication.  

Selected from abstracts submitted by August 16.

Trainee Presentations

Selected abstracts (2), submitted by trainees, will be presented in 10-minute oral presentations followed by Q&A from attendees.

Selected from abstracts submitted by August 16.

90-Second Poster Pitches

Staff and trainees have the opportunity to market their science and poster in 90-second advertisements. 

All abstracts are eligible. Prior registration required.

Poster Presentations

Staff and trainees will present their work in a judged poster session. Cash prizes are awarded for the best presentations by staff, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduates.

Posters are judged in 10-minute timed sessions. Presenters should budget five minutes to present their poster with five minutes for the judge's questions. All attendees are assigned a poster to judge, so presenters should be prepared to present their work succinctly and to a broad audience. After the judged sessions, presenters will remain at their posters for the general poster session.

Poster size is recommended at 36in x 48in landscape format.

All abstracts are eligible. Prior registration is required. 

Abstract Requirements

Abstracts should begin with a title followed by authors and their affiliations.  The presenting author should be listed first.   A succinct description of the research project should follow, concluding with an acknowledgment of the project's funding source. The entire abstract must be in at least 11-point font and fit on one PDF page.


Gill Award for Early Contributions to Cardiovascular Research

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Satoshi Koyama, MD, PhD

Satoshi Koyama, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard

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Jessica Caldwell, PhD

Jessica Caldwell, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, Davis

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Joshua Travers, PhD

Joshua Travers, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Colorado


Event Sponsors

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Cardiovascular Research Priority Area
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Saha Aortic Center logo
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Saha Cardiovascular Research Center
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UK HealthCare Gill Heart and Vascular Institute