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Feb 7th, 2023

Awardees honored at ISC23

The ISC Main Event Sessions will feature lectures by recipients of the William M. Feinberg, David G. Sherman and Thomas Willis awards.


four headshots of awardees
From left to right: Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS, FAHA; Zinaida S. Vexler, PhD; George Howard, DrPH; and Jose Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FANA, FAHA.

The ISC Main Event Sessions will feature lectures by recipients of the William M. Feinberg, David G. Sherman and Thomas Willis awards.

Among other ISC award sessions:

  • The Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture was presented during the HEADS-UP Pre-Conference Symposium on Tuesday.
  • The newly renamed Ralph L. Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Award will be presented during the Main Event Session on Thursday.
  • Six recipients will receive abstract-based awards in the concurrent sessions in which they present their abstracts. The ISC awards honor investigators for their stroke-related research. Abstract-based awards also provide funding for junior investigators to attend ISC.

ISC Pre-Conference Symposium I

Room D167 / D174

HEADS-UP: Health Equity and Actionable Disparities in Stroke: Understanding and Problem-Solving
9:40-9:55 a.m. Tuesday
Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture
Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS, FAHA
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina
“Achieving BP Goals and Addressing Inequities in BP Management After Stroke: It All Starts With Stakeholder Engagement”
This award recognizes lifetime contributions to the investigation, management, mentorship and community service in the field of race-ethnic stroke disparities or related disciplines.


Opening Main Event

Hall E

11:31-11:46 a.m. Wednesday
Thomas Willis Lecture
Zinaida S. Vexler, PhD
University California San Francisco 
Weill Institute for Neurosciences
San Francisco, California
“Immune-Neurovascular Interactions in Experimental Perinatal and Childhood Stroke”
The award recognizes contributions to the investigation and management of stroke basic science.


Main Event 

Hall E

11:02-11:17 a.m. Thursday
David G. Sherman Lecture
George Howard, DrPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Birmingham, Alabama
“Reducing the Disparities in Stroke. Have We Been Aiming at the Right Targets?”
The award recognizes lifetime contributions to investigation, management, mentorship and community service in the stroke field. 

11:25-11:40 a.m. Thursday
Ralph L. Sacco Outstanding Stroke Research Mentor Lecture
Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS, FAHA 
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina
“Stroke Research and Academic Learning Health Systems: Mentoring Challenges and Opportunities”
The annual award recognizes the outstanding achievements in the mentoring of future generations of researchers in the field of cerebrovascular disease.


Closing Main Event 

Hall E

11:02-11:17 a.m. Friday
William M. Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke
José Biller, MD, FACP, FAAN, FANA, FAHA
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Loyola University Health System
Maywood, Illinois
“Identifying Stroke Mimics, Chameleons and Beyond: A Visual Overview”
The award recognizes significant contributions to the investigation and management of clinical research in stroke.


ISC Abstract-Based Awards

7:30 a.m. Wednesday
Translational Basic Science Oral Abstracts I
Room C140 / C142 
Stroke Basic Science Award
Daniela Renedo, MD, New Haven, Connecticut
Single-Cell Immune Landscape of Human Clot Retrieved at Mechanical Thrombectomy Association With Stroke Origin (15)
The award encourages investigators to undertake or continue stroke research in basic or translational science that’s laboratory-based.

7:42 a.m. Wednesday
Translational Basic Science Oral Abstracts I 
Room C140 / C142 
Mordecai Y. T. Globus New Investigator Award in Stroke
Shun-Ming Ting, MSc, Houston, Texas
Retinoid X Receptors (RXR) Play Essential Roles in Improving Post-Ischemic Stroke Recovery in Aged Brain by Restoring Age-Associated Dysfunctions of Microglia/Macrophages (16) 
The 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. 

3:30 p.m. Wednesday
Brain Health Oral Abstracts I
Room D163 / D165 / D170 / D172
Vascular Cognitive Impairment Award 
Kyle Kern, MD, Bethesda, Maryland
Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment Remodels Brain Perivascular Spaces: A Secondary Analysis of the SPRINT MIND Trial (55)
The 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.

7:30 a.m. Thursday
Cerebrovascular Systems of Care Oral Abstracts 
Ballroom C1 / C2  
Stroke Care in Emergency Medicine Award
Brian Mac Grory, MD, Durham, North Carolina
Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Recent Use of Oral Vitamin K-Antagonists: The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program (67)
The 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.

9:15 a.m. Friday
Clinical Rehabilitation and Recovery Oral Abstracts 
Room C140 / C142 
Stroke Rehabilitation Award
Kent P. Simmonds, DO, Dallas, Texas
Racial Disparities in the Treatment of Post-Stroke Complications Among Acute Stroke Patients (146)
The 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.

11:17 a.m. Friday
Closing Main Event 
Hall E
Robert G. Siekert New Investigator Award in Stroke 
Eva Mistry, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
Blood Pressure After Endovascular Stroke Treatment (BEST)-II: A Randomized Clinical (LB18)
In recognition of Dr. Robert G. Siekert, founding chair of the American Heart Association’s International Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, the award encourages new investigators to undertake or continue stroke-related research. 

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