Honours and Awards

Awards

Mikamo Lecture, Japanese Circulation Society. 2011.

Annual Clinical School Lecture, Cambridge Medical Society, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University. 2011.

Don W. Chapman Lecture, Baylor College of Medicine. 2011.

Distinguished Alumnus Award, Duke Medical Alumni Association. 2010.

Fellow, European Society of Cardiology. 2010.

Sheila and Don Bayne Cardiovascular Genetics Endowed Lectureship, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa. 2009.

Organizer, Keystone Symposium on Cardiac Disease: Development, Regeneration, and Repair. 2009.

Fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences. 2009.

Medical Futures Cardiovascular Translational Research Innovation Award. 2008.

Advanced Investigator Grant, European Research Council. 2008.

Keynote Lecturer, Japanese Circulation Society. 2008.

Keynote Lecturer, British Cardiovascular Society. 2008.

Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. 2007.

Distinguished Achievement Award, American Heart Association Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences. 2007.

Keynote Lecturer, Stem Cell Network (Canada). 2008.

Isadore E. Smith Lecture, Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto. 2007.

Co-organizer, Keystone Symposium, Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Disease and Regeneration. 2006.

Keynote Speaker, Fall Annual Research Forum, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan. 2005.

Robert E. Davies Distinguished Lecture, Pennsylvania Muscle Institute, University of Pennsylvania. 2004.

Distinguished Visiting Professor, Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto. 2003.

Michael E. DeBakey, M. D., Award for Excellence in Research, Baylor College of Medicine. 2003.

Founding Fellow, International Society for Heart Research. 2001.

CARIM/Robert Reneman Lecture, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht. 2001.

Fellow, American Heart Association. 2001.

Member, Association of American Physicians. 1998.

Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association. 1993.

Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation. 1991.

Lyndon Baines Johnson Award for Outstanding Research, American Heart Association Texas Affiliate. 1986.

External committees

Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee, US Food and Drug Administration. Consultant. 2004 - 2010.

Scientific Advisory Board, European Union 6th Framework Program, “HeartRepair”. 2006 - 2010.

Scientific Advisory Board, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Sydney, Australia. 2004 - 2004.

Scientific Advisory Committee, Frontiers in CardioVascular Biology 2012 Congress, European Society of Cardiology. 2011 - 2012.

Expert Review Group for Physiology in Health and Disease (ERG6), Wellcome Trust. Panel Member. 2010 -

LS4–Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, European Research Council. Panel Member. 2010 -

Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust. Governor. 2009 -

Advisory Group for Regenerative Medicine (RegenMed), Technology Strategy Board-MRC-BBSRC-EPSRC. Member. 2009 -

Scientific Advisory Committee, “Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biology,” First Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science. 2009 -

MRC Council. 2008 -

International Advisory Board, Excellence Cluster Cardiopulmonary System, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. 2007 -

Planning Committee, 2nd NHLBI Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine, National Institutes of Health. 2007 - 2007.

Scientific Advisory Board, Stem Cell Network (Canada). 2006 -

Executive Planning Committee, NHLBI Strategic Plan, National Institutes of Health. 2006 - 2006.

Scientific Advisory Board, EU 6th Framework Program, HeartRepair. 2006 - 2010.

Annual Symposium of the AHA Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences. Founding Organizer. 2004 - 2004.

Leadership Committee, AHA Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, American Heart Association. 1998 - 2006.

Council, International Society for Heart Research. 1998 - 2004.