ISHLT Awards Three Research Grants at 2021 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
Grants given in partnership with Medtronic, ICCAC, and Enduring Hearts
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ADDISON, Texas, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) awarded three grants to researchers in the fields of heart transplantation, MCS, and VAD coordination at the closing plenary session of its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, 28 April 2021.
ISHLT/O.H. FRAZIER AWARD IN MCS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH
Sponsored by Medtronic
The lauded Frazier award was given in 2021 to
Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA USA. The work is entitled Impact of Continuous-Flow Mechanical Circulatory Support on Cerebrospinal Fluid Motility, and is designed to build understanding of the impact of blood pumps on the brain and spinal fluid flow of a patient. With the funding, Dr. Tchantchaleishvil
University of York graduate and founder of Kit Keeper, Michael McCreadie AN award-winning York university graduate turned entrepreneur has signed a four-year deal to supply storage solutions to city students. Michael McCreadie, 23, first began his graduate start-up in his University of York dorm room three years ago. Now he is one of this year’s Young Innovators Award winners and his company, Kit Keeper, has signed a four-year contract with the university where he studied. Michael said: “Over the previous two years I have proved the business model in the city of York. Now I am working on expanding the business full time throughout the UK.
Nina Birchard with her invention. TWO inspiring Glasgow women are among the winners of a coveted award for potentially world-changing business ideas. Nina Birchard, who designed a device which could revolutionise the way newborns are resuscitated, and Petra Baiba Olehno, who runs ethical footwear website REPAIREL, have triumphed in the Young Innovators programme run by Innovate UK and the Prince’s Trust. They each win £5000, business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs as they develop their projects. Nina, 24, came up with the idea for the Newborn Rescue Towel, during her product design engineering course at Glasgow School of Art.
Five of this year's Young Innovator Award winners, announced today by Innovate UK and The Prince's Trust, are from Scotland. The winners will receive a.
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