Award-winning basic science research targets ‘highly complex’ process of vascular calcification

“We were really excited to know that the SVS [Society for Vascular Surgery] is supporting our research,” Sujin Lee, MD, told Vascular Specialist on receiving the SVS Foundation James S.T. Yao Resident Research Award for a paper examining the role of…
SVS Foundation Board of Directors welcomes two new members to its leadership team

The SVS Foundation’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of two new board members, Edith Tzeng, MD, and Palma Shaw, MD, at the board’s fall meeting in September. Tzeng was approved as the new chair of the Foundation Development Committee. …
May Vascular Research Initiatives Conference program takes shape

With an emphasis on cells—structural and immune—the program for the May 10 Vascular Research Initiatives Conference (VRIC) in Boston next month is taking shape. VRIC will be held at the Boston Marriott Copley Place in Boston, in conjunction with the…
Spotlight: SVS members in the news

Several SVS members have been making moves recently, attracting recognition in the form of awards and promotions. Katherine Gallagher, MD, of the University of Michigan, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her “innovative translational research on…
Target 2021: SVS councils and committees drill down on key goals for year ahead (Part 5)

While there is little doubt the pandemic has impacted each vascular surgeon and the SVS as a Society in numerous ways, the commitment and dedication of SVS committee, council and task force members to deliver on the mission has remained…
Resident Research Award deadline moved to Feb. 17

The deadline for the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Resident Research Award has been extended to Feb. 17—a knock-on effect of the date shift for the Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM). The SVS Basic and Translational Research Committee selects one recipient…

