Read an interview with Taofeek O. Usman, Department of Physiology, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. His research is focused on models of experimental preeclampsia and possible interventions that could reverse this condition such as targeting the mineralocorticoid receptor.

Yanina is based at the Ufa Scientific Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences and her research is focused on the genetics of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, targeting the role of inflammation/immunity in the development of cardiovascular disease and aging-associated changes in cardiovascular system that limit the lifespan.

On Wednesday last week, world-renowned Filipino heart specialist, Professor Ramon Abarquez, Jr., who was one of the brilliant minds the field of Philippine Medicine has ever produced, passed away. He was 89 years old.

Join us in congratulating our January 2018 ISH New Investigator of the month, Dr Luciana Veiras from the Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. USA

The AHA/ASA Joint Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2017 took place in San Francisco, USA in September. New this year was the successful addition of two clinically-oriented tracks to accommodate the interests of primary care physicians and clinician scientists brought in by the merger with the American Society of Hypertension. Consequently, the number of attendees was nearly double and abstract submission was up 30% this year, making for an intriguing blend of basic and clinical science in hypertension.

The ISH held a very successful New Investigator Symposium and a mentorship social event in Singapore on 6th October as part of the Asia Pacific Society of Hypertension (APSH) meeting. Attended by over 70 people from nearly 20 countries, a keynote lecture was given by Professor Mark Caulfield from Queen Mary University, London, UK.

The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) New Investigator Committee (NIC) and Mentorship and Training Committee (MTC) are working closely with the organisers of the forthcoming APCH 2017, October, Singapore Meeting (13th Asian Pacific Congress of Hypertension) – www.apch2017.org).

To recognise and bring together hypertension future leaders, we will be hosting a New Investigator Symposium on the morning of 6 October (from 09:00-13:00 hrs), followed by a Networking and Mentorship event on the evening of 6 October.

Attendance is welcomed from all investigators (young / new and more senior investigators).

PHFI awarded the prestigious QCI-DL Shah Platinum Award for skill building of primary care physicians in chronic conditions in India.