2025 Early Career Stop Heart Disease Researcher of the Year Award

Each year, in collaboration with the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Florida Heart Research Foundation recognizes the "Stop Heart Disease Early Career Researcher of the Year". As of 2021, the now $50,000 grant is awarded to an "Early Career" investigator/researcher within the State of Florida whose research is felt to have had the broadest impact on the advancement of knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular disease. To be considered for the award, the researcher must be nominated by a colleague, conduct research within, and be a resident of, Florida, be active in the arena of clinical and/or basic cardiovascular research and MUST be an early career investigator.