Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the JCM 2023 Young Investigator Award is Dr. Jasper Iske.
Dr. Jasper Iske has been working in the field of heart transplantation at the department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center of Charité Berlin, Germany. Dr. Jasper Iske has an outstanding publication record and has made outstanding and significant scientific contributions on transplant-related topics including age-specific effects on ischemiareperfusion injury, alloimmune responses as they relate to organ age, and age- adapted immunosuppression. His publication record is outstanding, with 16 (co-) first authorships, an exceptional output for his age. This is an outstanding achievement in today’s competitive environment. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jasper Iske on his outstanding achievements.
As the awardee, Dr. Jasper Iske will receive an honorarium of CHF 2000, an offer to publish a paper free of charge before 31 December 2024 in JCM after peerreview, and an electronic certificate.
We would like to thank all the nominators from various fields of study for their participation and all the Award Committee Members for their evaluation of the many excellent nominations.
Dr. Emmanuel Andrès
Editor-in-Chief, JCM
JCM 2023 Young Investigator Award
Winner
Jasper Iske
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Center of Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Award Committee
Prof. Emmanuel Andrès
Chairman
University Hospital of Strasbourg
Prof. Konstantinos Lasithiotakis
Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete
Dr. Lopez-Jornet Pia
University Murcia
Dr. Tina M Marye Slusher
University of Minnesota
Winner
Jan Bednarsch
Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
Award Committee
Prof. Emmanuel Andrès
Chairman
University Hospital of Strasbourg
Dr. Sukhwinder Singh Sohal
University of Tasmania
Prof. Eyal Sheiner
Soroka University Medical Center
Prof. Dr. Victor Valderrabano
SWISS ORTHO CENTER
Prof. Dr. Michele Roccella
University of Palermo , Italy
Prof. Alberto Signore
"Sapienza" University of Rome
Prof. Johannes Van den Anker
Children's National Hospital
Dr. Icro Maremmani
AU-CNS
Prof. Dr. Karim Bendjelid
Geneva University Hospitals
Prof. Sylvia Lee-Huang
NYU School of Medicine
Winner
ANDREA PALERMO
UNIT OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES, CAMPUS BIO-MEDICO UNIVERSITY
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Maciej Banach
Chairman
Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medial University of Lodz
Prof. Gregory Lip
University of Liverpool
Prof. Gianrico Spagnuolo
University of Napoli "Federico II"
Dr. Eng Ooi
Flinders Medical Centre
Prof. Emmanuel Andrès
University Hospital of Strasbourg
