Best Cardiovascular Science of the Decade Awards

The Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research is pleased to announce the winners for the Best Cardiovascular Science of the Decade Awards (2015-2025), recognizing groundbreaking cardiovascular research that has significantly advanced the field and demonstrated exceptional impact on cardiac science and patient care.

Researcher Keith Dadson
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Eligibility Criteria

  • Papers had to have been published in a peer-reviewed journal between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2024
  • Authors must be part of the TRCHR community (SickKids, University Health Network, University of Toronto) and the first or corresponding author
  • Research must be original (not reviews or commentaries)
  • Self-nominations were accepted

Winner of the Best Cardiovascular Basic Science of the Decade

Self-renewing resident cardiac macrophages limit adverse remodeling following myocardial infarction

Authors: Sarah A. Dick, Jillian A. Macklin, Sara Nejat, Abdul Momen, Xavier Clemente-Casares, Marwan G. Althagafi, Jinmiao Chen, Crystal Kantores, Siyavash Hosseinzadeh, Laura Aronoff, Anthony Wong, Rysa Zaman, Iulia Barbu, Rickvinder Besla, Kory J. Lavine, Babak Razani, Florent Ginhoux, Mansoor Husain, Myron I. Cybulsky, Clinton S. Robbins, Slava Epelman

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Best Science Award Basic
Best Science Award Clinical

Winner of the Best Cardiovascular Clinical Science of the Decade

Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Authors: Mansoor Husain, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Morten Donsmark, Kathleen Dungan, Freddy G. Eliaschewitz, Denise R. Franco, Ole K. Jeppesen, Ildiko Lingvay, Ofri Mosenzon, Sue D. Pedersen, Cees J. Tack, Mette Thomsen, Tina Vilsbøll, Mark L. Warren, Stephen C. Bain

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Winner of the Best Cardiovascular Translational Science of the Decade

In vitro matured human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes form grafts with enhanced structure and function in injured hearts

Authors: Wahiba Dhahri, Tamilla Sadikov Valdman, Dan Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pereira, Eylül Ceylan, Naaz Andharia, Beiping Qiang, Hassan Masoudpour, Fanny Wulkan, Elya Quesnel, Wenlei Jiang, Shunsuke Funakoshi, Amine Mazine, M. Juliana Gomez-Garcia, Neda Latifi, Yidi Jiang, Ella Huszti, Craig A. Simmons, Gordon Keller, Michael A. Laflamme

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Best Science Award Translational
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Invent

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Collaborate

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Publish

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