ISC 21 honors awardees
11 individuals to be recognized during the International Stroke Conference.
The Feinberg, Sherman, Willis and Stroke Research Mentor Award lectures recognize ongoing and lifetime contributions to the investigation and management of stroke. They will be pre-recorded and available for OnDemand viewing to registered attendees during International Stroke Conference 2021, starting at 8 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 17 until April 16.
Thomas Willis Lecture
This award recognizes contributions to the investigation and management of stroke—basic science.Targeting Brain Arterioles for Acute Stroke Treatment
Marilyn Cipolla, PhD
Departments of Neurological Sciences, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and Pharmacology, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont
Stroke Research Mentor Award
This annual award recognizes the outstanding achievements in the mentoring of future generations of researchers in the field of cerebrovascular disease.Personalized Medicine in Stroke Through Personalized Mentorship
Kevin N. Sheth, MD, FAHA, FCCM, FNCS, FAAN, FANA
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
David G. Sherman Lecture
This award recognizes lifetime contributions to investigation, management, mentorship and community service in the stroke field.Our Efforts for Ideal Stroke Prevention and Treatment in Japan
Takenori Yamaguchi, MD, PhD
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center
Osaka, Japan
William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke
This award recognizes significant contributions to the investigation and management of clinical research in stroke.Cerebrovascular Health Inequities: Seeking Glocal Solutions
University of California
San Francisco, California
ISC Pre-Conference Symposium III | HEADS-UP: Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-Solving
The Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture will be presented during the Wednesday, March 17, Featured/Live Session at 8 a.m. CDT.
Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture
This award recognizes lifetime contributions to the investigation, management, mentorship and community service in the field of race-ethnic stroke disparities or related disciplines.
Foundational Lessons Learned From the African-American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study & Studies of Dementia in the Black Aged
Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH, FACP
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
ISC Abstract-Based Awards
The ISC Abstract-Based Awards will be pre-recorded and available for OnDemand viewing to registered attendees during International Stroke Conference 2021 starting at 8 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, March 17, until April 16. These ISC awards honor investigators for their stroke-related research.Risk Factors and Prevention Oral Abstracts - OnDemand
Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke
In recognition of Dr. Robert G. Siekert, founding chair of the American Heart Association’s International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, this award encourages new investigators to undertake or continue stroke-related research.Silent Myocardial Infarction and Subsequent Ischemic Stroke in the Cardiovascular Health Study (58)
Alexander Merkler, MD, MS
New York, New York
Cerebrovascular Systems of Care Oral Abstracts—OnDemand
Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award
This award encourages investigators to undertake or continue research in the emergent phase of acute stroke treatment and submit an abstract to the International Stroke Conference.IV TPA in the 0-3 Hour Window: Quantitative Fragility-Robustness Assessment of the Strength of the RCT Evidence (16)
Katherine Mun, MD
Los Angeles, California
Health Services, Quality Improvement and Patient-Centered Outcomes Posters—ePoster Site
Stroke Rehabilitation Award
This award encourages investigators to undertake or continue research and/or clinical work in the field of stroke rehabilitation and submit an abstract to the International Stroke Conference.Incentives for Uptake and Adherence With Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial (P227)
David Matchar, MD
Singapore
Brain Health Oral Abstracts - OnDemand
Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award
This award encourages investigators to undertake or continue research or clinical work in the field of vascular cognitive impairment and submit an abstract to the International Stroke Conference.Association Between Incidence, Severity and Recurrence of Ischemic Stroke and Risk of Dementia: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (7)
Silvia Koton, PhD, RN
Tel Aviv, Israel
Translational Basic Science Oral Abstracts—OnDemand
Stroke Basic Science Award
This award encourages investigators to undertake or continue stroke research in basic or translational science; it must be laboratory-based.
Scar-Forming Glial Cells Engulf Synapse and Worsen Stroke Outcome Through Megf10 and Mertk (64)
Shanghai, China
Intracerebral Hemorrhage Oral Abstracts—OnDemand
Mordecai Y T Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke
This award recognizes Dr. Mordecai Y.T. Globus’ major contributions to research in cerebrovascular disease and his outstanding contributions to the elucidation of the role of neurotransmitters in ischemia and trauma; the interactions among multiple neurotransmitters; mechanisms of hypothermic neuroprotection; and the role of oxygen radical mechanisms and nitric oxide in brain injury.The Boston Criteria V2.0 for Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Updated Criteria and Multicenter MRI-Neuropathology Validation (36)
Andreas Charidimou, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts
