ISHLT2025: Early Career Scientist Award Finalist Presentations
27 to 30 April, 2025 | Various Sessions
This award aims to recognize excellence in research in the field of basic and translational science with the goal of encouraging non-clinicians in the early stages of their careers to submit their work for presentation at the ISHLT Annual meeting. Five finalists invited to present their abstract research at the Annual Meeting, and the registration fee will be waived for these finalists.
The winner will be announced after the Annual Meeting.
Award Finalists
Thirupura Sundari Shankar, PhD
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Oral Session 02 | Sunday, 27 April 3:00 – 4:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Epigenetic Cues to Myocardial Recovery in HF Patients on LVAD Support
Moeed Fawad
Stanford University
Stanford, CA USA
Oral Session 13 | Sunday, 27 April 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. EDT
Abstract Title: First Sub-Zero Cardiac Allograft Preservation and Reanimation Following 24-Hours of Isochoric Supercooled Preservation
Nicole Chrysler, BS
Toronto Lung Transplant Program
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 23 | Tuesday, 29 April 10:00 – 11:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Anti-Donor T Cell Dynamics and Clad Risk in the Assessment of Lung Allograft Rejection - Measurement of T Cell Immune Synapses (ALARM-T) Study
Joshua Preston, BS
Emory University
Atlanta, GA USA
Oral Session 29 | Tuesday, 29 April 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Recipient Plasma Metabolome as a Predictor of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
David Sebben, MSc
University Health Network
Toronto, ON Canada
Oral Session 39 | Wednesday, 30 April 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. EDT
Abstract Title: Expression of Trail and Trail Receptors by Club Cells in Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD)