The 13th Asian-Pacific Congress of Hypertension will be held in Suntec Singapore from 6 – 8 October 2017 in conjunction with the Singapore Hypertension Society. The ISH will be holding a special session for new investigators and an ISH networking and mentorship event. This will be a highlight event of the meeting and we invite all members of the ISH to submit abstracts and attend these activities in October.

Professor Rhian Touyz has been elected as a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences. I am sure you will join us in congratulating Rhian on this extremely prestigious academic accolade. Professor Touyz is the ISH Immediate Past President, Chair of the ISH Women in Hypertension Research Committee and British Heart Foundation Professor and Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow.

Join us in congratulating our May 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Shani Botha, Senior Lecturer and Researcher with the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

To support governments in strengthening the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) launched the Global Hearts initiative in September 2016: an initiative comprising three technical packages.

Join us in congratulating our April 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Camilla Ferreira Wenceslau, Research Scientist in Cardiovascular Physiology at Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia

Join us in congratulating our March 2017 ISH New Investigator of the month, Yolandi Breet, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hypertension in Africa Research Team at North-West University Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa

World Kidney Day (WKD) is the global awareness campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of the kidneys. Get involved now!

On March 8th, International Women's Day, we celebrate the contributions of women in cardiovascular research.

Omar Al Dhaybi, MD, and George Bakris, MD of the ASH Comprehensive Hypertension Center in Chicago report on chronic kidney disease as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Beyond Basic Training: The role of an international society in discovery science

I am just a PhD Scientist. Early in my career I would often utter this phrase when asked if I was a clinician........Years ago a colleague suggested that statements like the above devalued discovery research and I stopped using it, but it has been my involvement in the ISH that has largely eliminated the need for a disclaimer at all.