The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) promotes and encourages the advancement of scientific research and knowledge and of its application in all aspects of hypertension and associated cardiovascular diseases. The Society offers a number of awards and lectureships at each Biennial Meeting.
A number of these awards are made possible by the specific and general support of our industry supporters, emphasizing their shared vision for the advancement of knowledge and recognition of achievement. The Society is most grateful for this generous support.
- Awards Overview
- ISH Franz Volhard Award
- ISH Robert Tigerstedt Award
- AstraZeneca Award
- Austin Doyle Award
- Distinguished Fellow Award
- Honorary Fellow Award
- International Forum Poster Prizes
- ISH Award of Excellence - Disease in Women
- ISH Developing World Award
- ISH Distinguished Mentor Award
- ISH Honour for Senior Women Researchers
- ISH Mentorship Scholar Award
- ISH Mid-Career Award for Women Researchers
- ISH Paul Korner Award
- ISH New Investigator Oral and Poster Presentation Awards
- ISH Research Scholar Fellowship Award
- Jiří Widimský Snr. Award
- Pfizer Award
- The Stevo Julius Award
Jiří Widimský Snr. Award, funded by Prague Organizing Committee
(Award discontinued after the 2012 Meeting)
To be presented to three distinguished, young investigators (not older than 35 years) who have performed promising research in the field of clinical or experimental hypertension and presented on this subject at the respective ISH and/or ESH meeting(s). The Awards presented at ISH meetings are designed for investigators working in countries suffering from economic hardship. The Awards presented at the ESH meetings are for investigators working in European countries which were not EU members before 2003.
Awards will be presented for ten years up to 2012. The Awards are supported by the Czech Foundation for Hypertension Research and funded from the surplus from the Prague ISH/ESH Meeting 2002.
Each year, the selection of respective applicants will be carried out by the Widimsky Award Committee (Prague) based on the abstracts accepted for presentation for the ISH/ESH Meetings. The Award Selection Committee will also comprise representatives of ISH and ESH.
The past winners are as follows…
2012
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Michal Behuliak Czech Republic
Cesar Andres Romero Argentina
Amin Shah Nepal
2010 - ISH Meeting in Vancouver
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L Jorge Brazil
H Majane South Africa
P Wohlfart Slovakia and T Zampieri Brazil
2008 - Joint ISH/ESH Meeting in Berlin
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P. Sarafidis Greece
P. Jankowski Poland
Katia Bürgi Brazil
M.A. Lopez Verrilli Argentina
2006 - ISH Meeting in Fukuoka
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C. Forjaz & C. Cardoso Jr Brazil
D. Pall Hungary
A.P. Kengne Cameroon
2004 - ISH Meeting in Sao Paolo
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A.P. Dantas Brazil
M. Franco Brazil
A.F. Vidonho Brazil
2002 - Joint ISH/ESH Meeting in Prague
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J. Loukotová Czech Republic
Z. Lakó-Futö Hungary
M. Winnicki Poland