The ISHR sponsors a number of important awards including the Peter Harris Distinguished Scientist Award, The Research Achievement Award, the Outstanding Investigator Prize, the Richard Bing Young Investigator Award, three Distinguished Lecture awards, and various travel awards for young investigators. In addition, several individual Sections award separate prizes. Members who have distinguished themselves for outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research are recognized by their advancement to the status of Fellows of the ISHR, a prestigious distinction that has been conferred on a select group of scientists. A list of past recipients of ISHR awards and Fellows can be found on our website at www.ishrworld.org. The ISHR also publishes its own journal (Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. Editor: David Eisner) and has its own newsletter (Heart News and Views, Editor: Leslie Anderson Lobaugh).

Goals of the ISHR

The mission of the ISHR is to promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in the cardiovascular sciences on a worldwide basis through publications, congresses, and other media. This is accomplished by:

• Organizing and supporting national and international congresses devoted to all aspects of cardiovascular research
• Providing an international forum for discussion of problems and controversies at the cutting edge of cardiovascular research
• Publishing a world-class journal devoted to advances in cardiovascular research
• Maintaining a presence on the worldwide web at: www.ishrworld.org
• Recognizing excellence in science through awards and prizes