SADS 2011 Young Investigator Award

The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of the 4th Annual SADS Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies. These Awards are administered by the Pediatric and Congenital EP Society (PACES), and were presented at the annual PACES evening meeting, Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Dr. Charles Berul, Chair of the Committee and PACES Vice President for Research.

Basic Science Winner

Author/Investigator: Ahmad Amin, M.D.
Mentor: Arthur Wilde, M.D.
Institution: AMC Amsterdam
Functional Variants in the 3’ Untranslated Region of the KCNQ1-Encoded Kv7.1 Potassium Channel Strongly Modify Disease Severity in Patients with Type 1 Long QT Syndrome

Translational/Clinical Winner

Author/Investigator: Peter Aziz, M.D.
Mentor: Maully Shah, M.D.
Institution: Children’s Healthcare of Philadelphia
Genotype and Mutation Site Specific QT Adaptation during Exercise, Recovery and Postural Changes in Children with LQTS