Annual Courts K. Cleveland SADS Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies 2015

The Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes (SADS) Foundation announced its winners for the 9th Annual Courts K. Cleveland SADS Foundation Young Investigator Awards in Cardiac Channelopathies. These Awards are administered by the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES) and were presented at the annual PACES evening meeting in May, 2015.

This year the winners for the Young Investigator Award in Cardiac Channelopathies are as follows:

Basic Science Winner

Author/Investigator: Helene M.Altmann Mentor: Michael J. Ackerman, MD, Ph.D. Institution: Mayo Clinic
Title: Homozygous/Compound Heterozygous Triadin Mutations Associated with Autosomal Recessive Long QT Syndrome and Pediatric Sudden Cardiac Arrest - Elucidation of Triadin Knockout Syndrome

Translational/Clinical Winner

Author/Investigator:Thomas M. Roston, MD Mentor:Shubhayan Sanatani, MD Institution:University of British Columbia
Title: Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Children: An Analysis of Therapeutic Strategies and Outcomes from an International Multicenter Registry