Gill Heart Research Day is Set for Oct. 21

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2011) — The University of Kentucky Gill Heart Institute and the UK Saha Cardiovascular Research Center will host the 14th annual Gill Heart Cardiovascular Research Day, Oct. 21, at the Lexington Convention Center.

Gill Heart Research Day annually attracts preeminent speakers in the field of cardiology and cardiovascular research. It also features a symposium for trainee researchers, a scientific poster session, and the presentation of the annual Saha Awards for medical and nursing education.

This year, speakers include: Dr. Clyde W. Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University, and immediate past president of the American Heart Association; Curt D. Sigmund, head of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa; and Dr. David R. Holmes Jr., president of the American College of Cardiology and professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

The day will kick off with registration at 8:30 a.m., with the morning dedicated to the T32 symposium and scientific poster viewing. Yancy will speak immediately following lunch. Poster judging will occur in the afternoon, with Sigmund and Holmes speaking before dinner. The Saha Awards and poster awards will be presented immediately after dinner. Separate awards will honor experienced and junior investigators.

For a complete schedule of events, or for information on attending Gill Heart Research Day, visit http://www.mc.uky.edu/cvrc/cv-research-day/index.html.