Our next #ECIExcellence2025 is a special one. We’re celebrating Louise for her outstanding contribution to the ECI Committee over the past 4 years, including 3 as co-chair. Thank you for your leadership, enthusiasm, and dedication. All the best for your next endeavor!

Kicking off our #ECIExcellence2025 nominees we have Sanela Dozic from Monash University! 🎉 Sanela developed a new protocol to isolate heart muscle cells from tiny tissue samples, enabling true biological replicates for proteomics and deeper insights into cardiotoxicity. ❤️🔬

🎉 As the year winds down, it's time to reflect and celebrate! In research, the work may never feel "done" but progress always happens. Whether it's a paper, a breakthrough, or a small lab win, we want to hear it. forms.gle/HhjPJTEwYGD2...

Congratulations to our 2025 Heart Foundation funded researchers, who will share in $13.7 million to support 67 new cardiovascular research projects across Australia. 👏 Find out more about our newly funded researchers and their groundbreaking work. www.heartfoundation.org.au/research?&ut...

🫀 Our new study published this week in Nature Cardiovascular Research identifies a promising new therapeutic target for diabetic heart disease. 🔗 rdcu.be/eIEN4 Funded by HRC & @marsdenfund.bsky.social

🎉 ECI Excellence 2025 nominations open 🎉 We are calling for nominations of ECIs (students → 8 yrs post-PhD) who achieved something excellent in 2025! ✅ Any achievement counts ✅ Self-nominations welcome ✅ Australasian only 📅 Deadline: 24 Nov 👉https://forms.gle/BxHmfvTurT2J2Soj6

That’s a wrap on another fantastic #CSANZ ASM! Incredible heart research from across AUS & NZ Congratulations to all the presenters, awardees and the council and ECI committee on an outstanding program See you in Sydney for #CSANZ2026 & ISHR 🌎congress 2031 down under!!🦘

Happening now! 🚨 Mechanisms & Preclinical Discovery in Mezzanine 1, with talks from Prof Mathias Francois, Dr James McNamara, Dr Melissa Reichelt, Dr Amy Hanna, and Dr Drew Neavin on gene therapy, heart health, and complex traits. 🔬💡#CSANZ2025

Last day of #CSANZ2025, programme below!

Incredible lineup at #CSANZ2025! Holly Voges on stem cell heart valves, Nathan Palpant on genetic heterogeneity, Simon Foster on fibrosis targets, @milesdeblasio.bsky.social on gene therapy, and Sonia Shah on health inequities. Exciting breakthroughs!

Incredible lineup of presentations from #CSANZ2025, Holly Voges on stem cell heart valves, Nathan Palpant on genetic heterogeneity, Simon Foster on fibrosis targets, and @milesdeblasio.bsky.social on gene therapy for diabetic cardiomyopathy. Exciting breakthroughs!

Professor Eliot Peyster presenting on 'Acute Stress Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Disease', exploring how stress impacts heart health using advanced techniques like digital pathology, spatial profiling, and AI to drive precision medicine breakthroughs. #CSANZ2025

A/Professor Anne K Lagendijk presenting on a novel pathway controlling junctional integrity in veins. Her research dives into how blood vessels adapt and function, using zebrafish models to study vascular health and disease. 🩸💡#CSANZ2025 @vessel-integrity.bsky.social

Professor Walter Thomas is presenting 'Protecting Hearts from Trastuzumab-Induced Cardiomyopathy.' A crucial topic in cardiac health and cancer treatment. #CSANZ2025

Professor Norihiro Kato shares cutting-edge insights on 'Transcriptomics of Cardiovascular Disease – Where Are We?' 🧬🫀 His research explores the genetic and genomic mechanisms behind complex diseases like hypertension and CVD. #CSANZ2025

Huge congratulations to Emma Solly for winning the ISHR ECI Prize Session, and to Amanda Croft for taking out the Student Prize Session! Incredible talks from both – well deserved! 👏🎉 #CSANZ2025

Awesome science at the Mechanisms and Preclinical Discovery: ISHR Student Investigator Finalists session! Super impressed by all the student presentations 👏 #CSANZ2025

Join us for the ISHR Annual General Meeting and Dinner, taking place at 7:00 PM at The Charming Squire, an evening of connection, collaboration, and celebration with leaders in cardiovascular research!

Our last ECI finalist to present is Cheng Hwee Soh focuses on surveillance of left ventricular function in asymptomatic cancer survivors 🫀🔬 His research aims to improve early detection and long-term cardiac care for this vulnerable group. #CSANZ2025

ECI finalist Janice Reid is mapping the functional and transcriptional landscape of heart signalling using ligand screening in human cardiac organoids 🫀🧪 #CSANZ2025

ECI finalist Cathy Jenkins investigates sex differences in cardiac calcium channel function linked to fight-or-flight responses 🧬🫀 Her research sheds light on how biological sex influences heart performance under stress. #CSANZ2025

Our first ECI finalist Emma Solly shows that inhibition of miRNA-181c-5p rescues diabetes-impaired physiological angiogenesis in a model of diabetic peripheral arterial disease, offering new insight into therapeutic vascular repair. 🫀🔬

Thanks to our fantastic panellists and audience for a dynamic discussion on Big Data & AI in cardiovascular disease at #CSANZ2025 💡🫀Insightful, thought-provoking, and a glimpse into the future of cardiology. #DigitalHealth #AI #CardioTech #BigData

Huge thank you to our amazing panellists for such thoughtful and inspiring conversations at today’s ECI Luncheon session 🙌 Over 50 attendees joined us to hear about the real pros & cons of doing an overseas postdoc #CSANZ2025 @fzmarques.bsky.social @dr-yktham.bsky.social @milesdeblasio.bsky.social

🚨 Happening now at #CSANZ2025! Join the ECI panel in Mezzanine 3 for a lively discussion on the pros & cons of doing an overseas postdoc 🌏🔬Hear real experiences, ask questions, and get inspired! @fzmarques.bsky.social @dr-yktham.bsky.social

Ralph Reader Basic & Translational Prize session finalist Cassandra Malecki presenting at #CSANZ2025 Sharing groundbreaking insights into how the heart changes with age, opening doors to new heart failure prevention strategies. 🫀✨

Ralph Reader Basic & Translational Prize session finalist Fairooj Rashid presenting at #CSANZ2025 Sharing her research on cardiac regeneration of the ischaemic heart through gene therapy, advancing possibilities for repairing and restoring heart function. 🫀✨

Ralph Reader Basic & Translational Prize session finalist Thomas Pirker presenting at #CSANZ2025. Thomas Pirker is exploring the role of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) in myocardial function. 🫀✨

An honour to hear Professor Bryan Williams deliver the #CSANZ2025 RT Hall Lecture. 🌟 One of the world’s leading authorities on hypertension and cardiovascular medicine, Professor Williams shared fascinating insights into targeting aldosterone to prevent and treat CVD. 🫀

🌟 Thanks to everyone who joined our ECI Networking Event! We loved seeing such vibrant discussions on career development and research, led by the brilliant @fzmarques.bsky.social, @milesdeblasio.bsky.social and Rebecca Ritchie. Here’s to more collaboration and connection! 💬🔬 #CSANZ2025

A beautiful Welcome to Country opened #CSANZ2025, acknowledging the Traditional Custodians of the land here in Brisbane and paying respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Kicking off #CSANZ2025 in Brisbane! 🌞From the RT Hall Lecture & Ralph Reader Prize to deep dives on polygenic risk scores, genetics & public health, AI in CVD, & mini oral sessions plus poster wine & cheese 🧀🍷. Programme below!

🎉 CSANZ2025 is finally here! Join us TODAY for the ISHR Early Career Investigator Networking Event 🧠💬 📍 Room P6 🕓4:30 PM Thursday 14th August Let’s connect, collaborate, and kick off the conference together! #CSANZ2025

Congratulations to our Early Career Investigator members presenting at #CSANZ2025 for the ISHR ECI Presentation Prize. 📅 Fri 15 Aug | 🕥 3:45 PM | 📍 Mezzanine 1 Showcasing the next generation of cardiovascular research leaders. 🔬✨

🎉 Huge congrats to our student members selected to present at #CSANZ2025 for the ISHR Student Presentation Prize! 📅 Sat Aug 16 | 🕥 10:30 AM | 📍 Mezzanine 1 Excited for a great showcase of research and some healthy competition! 💪🔬

🎉 The ECI Committee just wrapped up our final virtual meeting before heading to Brisbane for #CSANZ2025 / #ISHR2025! We’ve got some fun and useful events lined up for early career investigators – hope to see you there and connect in person! 👋🔬✨ See our updated flyer for details

CSANZ/ISHR2025 starts in just 2 weeks! Make sure to stop by for our ECI events. See you there 😀

Heading to CSANZ/ISHR2025 in Brisbane next month? There are ECI travel awards available for students and ECIs (<8 years post PhD). Members check your📧for details on how to apply.

Check out our ECI committee member Jarmon Lees's work towards treatments for Friedreich ataxia heart disease

CSANZ/ISHR meeting is next month in Brisbane! If you're an ECI with parenting/carer duties there is still time to apply for our carer award! Up to $1000 is available to help cover extra childcare costs or travel for your partner & child. Apply here ⬇️ docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Attention ECI members Have you published your work between 30th June 2024-31st May 2025?? Application are open for ISHR Student and Postdoc publication prizes to be awarded at ISHR/CSANZ2025 in Brisbane. ISHR Members check your📧for details

Attention Early Career Investigators! JMCC has launched a Call for Papers "Metabolic Contributions to Heart Disease: Insights from the Next Gen of CV Researchers". To be eligible, first or last authors must be an ISHR member and an ECI. More info here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

Attention ECIs If you are planning on attending CSANZ/ISHR 2025 in Brisbane but need some extra help with childcare or carer responsibilities you can apply for our carer award! See🔗 for eligibility & apply by 14th July docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Early bird registration for CSANZ/ISHR meeting in Brisbane closes this Friday! www.csanzasm.com/registration...

New #CardioBreakthrough: Gemfibrozil—beyond lipid-lowering—blocks caspase‑11‑driven pyroptosis in mouse hearts, reducing infarct size during ischemia/reperfusion. A promising repurposed therapy post-#AMI! Congratulations to all authors. Want to know more?

That’s a wrap on the World Congress. It’s been a whirl wind 4 days of excellent science, healthy debate, and lots of connections. Wishing everyone a safe trip home & thank you to our hosts ISHR - Japan 🇯🇵 See you in Philly 🇺🇸 2028

And a huge congratulations to all the poster winners! Some tough competition with over 600 posters

Congratulations to all the ECI symposium winners including our ECI committee member Jarmon Lees!

Great talks from @kimmellor.bsky.social and Melanie White from ISHR-AUS in the International Symposium on cardiac dysfunction in the diabetic heart. #glycogen #metabolism

Spotlight on Professor James Hudson, whose lab is building Cardiopedia—a large-scale systems biology resource to drive personalised cardiac therapeutics. His team focuses on inflammation-induced cardiac dysfunction across conditions like HFpEF, MI, sepsis, COVID-19, and genetic heart disease.