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Salt Lake City, Utah - The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation announces its winners for the 10th Annual Courts K. Cleveland SADS Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies. The Young Investigator Awards are administered by the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and were presented at the annual PACES evening meeting on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, by Dr. Maully Shah, Chair of the Committee and PACES President for Research.
This year the winners for the Young Investigator Award in Cardiac Channelopathies:
Author/Investigator: Daniel Matasic, BS Mentor: Barry London, MD, Ph.D.
Institution: University of Iowa
Winning Submission: Nicotinamide Riboside Modulates the Cardiac Sodium Channel: A Novel Therapeutic Approach for Sudden Arrhythmic Death
Author/Investigator: Najim Lahrouchi, MD Mentor: Connie R. Bezzina, PhD
Institution: Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam
Winning Submission: Utility of Post-mortem Genetic Testing in Cases of Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome