Image Gill Awards Saha Cardiovascular Research Center CV Research Day Gill Awards 2023 Nominations Open The Gill Heart and Vascular Institute welcomes nominations for the 2023 Gill Awards. Nominations are accepted until March 1, 2023. Self-nominations are allowed. Application requirements include an up to date CV of the nominee, and the name of the nominating individual. Apply Now The Gill Awards The Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Early Career Award Recognizing an early career investigator, typically within the first seven years of their faculty appointment, for innovation and creativity that has impacted cardiovascular research and/or advancements in clinical care. The award recipient will present their body of work at the Annual Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiovascular Research Day on Oct. 20, 2023. They will also receive a plaque and a cash prize of $10,000. The Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research Recognizing notable and life-long achievements in research that have had a sustained impact on understanding cardiovascular biology and disease and/or that have changed the standard of cardiovascular clinical care. The award recipient will present their body of work at the Annual Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiovascular Research Day on Oct. 20, 2023. They will also receive a plaque and a cash prize of $25,000. 2022 Award Recipients Image Early Career Gill Award Scott J. Cameron, MD, PhD, section head of Vascular Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, was awarded the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Early Career Gill Award. Given to those early in their careers, typically within the first seven years of their faculty appointment, the awardees are recognized for innovation and creativity that has impacted cardiovascular research and advancements in clinical care. The committee selected Cameron based on him rapidly developing a high-profile research program to determine the role of platelets on vascular diseases. Cameron presented his body of work at the Annual Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Cardiovascular Research Day on Oct. 28, 2022, where he also received a plaque and a cash prize of $10,000. Image Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research Kathryn Moore, PhD, the Jean and David Blechman Professor of Cardiology and professor of cell biology at New York University, was awarded the Gill Heart and Vascular Institute Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cardiovascular Research. Moore was honored for her notable and life-long achievements in research and its impact on cardiovascular biology and disease and the standard of cardiovascular clinical care. This has included published many high cited manuscripts of pioneering work that describes the role of immunity and micro RNAs in development of atherosclerotic diseases. In 2021, Moore was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Moore presented her body of work at the Cardiovascular Research Day where she also received a plaque and a cash prize of $25,000. To see a full list of previous winners: Click Here Gill Award Committee Mark Anderson, MD, PhD Dean, School of Medicine University of Chicago Ivor Benjamin, MD Director, Cardiovascular Center Medical College of Wisconsin Anthony Demaria, MD Professor, Medicine UC San Diego Kim Eagle, MD Director, Frankel Cardiovascular Center University of Michigan Alan Fogelman, MD Professor, Medicine UC Los Angeles Jane Freedman, MD Director, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Vanderbilt University Robert Harrington, MD Chair, Department of Medicine Stanford University Stan Hazen, MD, PhD Chair, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences Cleveland Clinic Joseph Hill, MD, PhD Division Chief, Cardiology UT Southwestern Medical Center Peter Libby, MD Professor, Medicine Brigham and Women’s Hospital Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD Director, Center for Genetic Medicine Northwestern University Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD Vice Chair, Medical Genetics UT Health Sciences Center at Houston Steven Nissen, MD Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine Cleveland Clinic Peter Liu, MD Chief Scientific Officer University of Ottawa Heart Institute William Sessa, PhD Director, Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program Yale University Ann Marie Schmidt, MD Professor, Department of Medicine New York University Clyde Yancy, MD Chief, Cardiology Northwestern University