International Society of Hypertension

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ISH Awards & Prizes

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.

2020 Awards

Previous Awards

ISH Franz Volhard Award and Lectureship for Outstanding Research

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Purpose

This award and lectureship was endowed by Farbwerke Hoechst in 1972 to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Franz Volhard.

Criteria

The award shall be made biennially to a person or persons who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee of the ISH, shall have initiated in the field of hypertension or in a related discipline, a concept which remains of current interest. The recipient shall be invited to deliver to the ISH a lecture on the topic for which the award is bestowed. Award nominators must clearly state the concept that the nominee has initiated which remains of current interest, and provide supporting evidence.

Eligibility

Must be a member of the ISH. Nominations for previous winners of any other senior award are not normally received, but might be considered if there is an outstanding independent case for this award.

Officers of the Scientific Council of the ISH and members of the ISH Awards Committee are not eligible to be nominated. Exceptionally, other members of the ISH Council may be eligible.

Past Winners

  • Michel Safar

    2018 Mark Caulfield

    London, UK

  • Michel Safar

    2016 Michel Safar

    Paris, France

  • J Hall 2012

    2014 Toshiro Fujita

    University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

  • J Hall 2012

    2012 J Hall

  • G MacGregor 2010

    2010 G MacGregor

  • T Pickering 2008

    2008 T Pickering

  • G Mancia 2006

    2006 G Mancia

  • 2004 H Gavras

  • 2002 H Brunner

  • 2000 L Landsberg

  • 1998 JP Chalmers

  • 1996 H de Wardener

  • 1994 E Muirhead

  • 1992 C Johnston

  • 1990 J Shepherd

  • 1988 L Tobian

  • 1986 A Zanchetti

  • 1984 F Gross

  • 1982 P Korner

  • 1980 E Haber

  • 1978 B Folkow

  • 1976 F Byrom

  • 1974 G Pickering

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