FISHR Fellows of the ISHR. The year in which fellowship was conferred appears in parenthesis

* depicts emeritus
** deceased

The Founding Fellows of the ISHR

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A primary mission of the International Society for Heart Research is to promote research that advances our understanding of cardiovascular disease and helps to develop new therapeutic strategies. In line with this, the ISHR has recently established a Fellowship status as a means of recognizing those members who have distinguished themselves for outstanding contributions to cardiovascular research. A total of 82 Founding Fellows of the ISHR have been selected by a Credentials Committee chaired by Dr. Howard Morgan. ISHR members were nominated either by the Council of the ISHR or by one of its Sections or by the Editorial Board of the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and their credentials were reviewed by the members of the Committee. To ensure that only the highest caliber scientists would be bestowed this distinction, the number of Founding Fellows has been limited to a small fraction of our membership of thousands, using stringent selection criteria.

Fellows were selected solely on the basis of scientific excellence, as evidenced by an established track record of publications in high-impact journals. The main criterion in assigning Fellowship status was the performance of independent research that has made a major contribution to advancing our understanding of cardiovascular biology and medicine. Political considerations or service contributions to the ISHR were not a factor in the selection. 

The Founding Fellows were introduced at the XVII^th World Congress of the ISHR in Winnipeg in July 2001. Additional Fellows will be appointed every three years as determined by the Selection Committee, and introduced at future World Congresses. The eventual total number of Fellows will not exceed 5% of the membership of the Society. Fellows pay $45 annual dues (or $120/3 years) in addition to their Section membership dues. Benefits of ISHR Fellowship include free registration at the ISHR World Congresses and a complimentary (hard copy) subscription to the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, the official journal of our Society. Fellows also receive a complimentary subscription to Dialogues in Cardiovascular Medicine. A brief biosketch of each Fellow will be published in Heart News and Views, the newsletter of the ISHR, and a Fellowship Certificate will be provided to each Fellow.

The establishment of a Fellowship underscores the commitment of the ISHR to recognize and foster excellence in research. The Society looks to its Fellows for leadership and guidance in its various activities, particularly organization of conferences, selection of awardees, and dissemination of knowledge. We are proud of the contributions that our Founding Fellows have made to cardiovascular biology and medicine and look forward to working with them towards our goal of promoting the scientific mission of the ISHR.

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