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DALLAS, May 11, 2021 -- The American Heart Association is pleased to announce the new Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award for Best Scientific Publication on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women to recognize and honor her pioneering career in cardiovascular medicine. Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., FAHA, is an emeritus professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, consultant to the Emory Heart and Vascular Center, founding consultant to the Emory Women's Heart Center and director of the Cardiac Clinics and Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Laboratory at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta.
All authors submitting manuscripts focused on cardiovascular disease and stroke in women in one of the American Heart Association's 12 scientific journals will have the option to select their manuscript for consideration for the Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award. Authors of manuscripts who self-identify as members of an under-represented race or ethnic group are encouraged to apply. Publications including structural and social determinants of health, policy, computational biology and engineering are highly encouraged. The AHA's Research Goes Red Research and Publications Sub-Committee, and additional experts as needed, will serve as peer-reviewers to select the winner of the Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Award. Submissions for the 2022 Award will open June 1, 2021 and remain open through May 29, 2022. The inaugural award will be awarded during this year's American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 13-15, 2021.