About the ISHR
The ISHR is the only truly international organisation supporting and promoting the interests of cardiovascular research scientists in every part of the world.
The Society now has over 3,000 members worldwide. These are divided between seven geographical sections with all section members becoming part of the ISHR's larger world organisation.
Membership is open to anyone engaged in basic or clinical cardiovascular research or teaching.
For comprehensive information on the ISHR, its international organisation, activities, world membership directory, journals and awards, visit the international organisation website.
ISHR World
Goals and Objectives of the ISHR
- To promote the exchange of ideas on a world-wide basis between scientists and clinicians interested in all aspects of cardiovascular biology and medicine
- To promote the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in all areas of cardiovascular biology and medicine
- To organize and support national and international congresses devoted to all aspect of cardiovascular research
- To provide an international forum for discussion of problems and controversies at the cutting edge of cardiovascular research
- To publish a world class journal devoted to advances in cardiovascular research
Bylaws
ISHR European Section Bylaws (pdf) - revised and approved 12 July, 2023.
Council Officers
President
Christoph Maack
Comprehensive Heart Failure Center
University Clinic Würzburg
Am Schwarzenberg 15, Haus A15
97078 Würzburg
Germany
+49 (0)931 201 46502
Christoph Maack
Past President
Mauro Giacca
Cardiovascular Sciences at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences,
King's College London
London
UK
81309
Mauro Giacca
President-elect
Frank Lezoualc’h
Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
Inserm UMR-1048
Université de Toulouse
1 Avenue Jean Poulhès
31432 Toulouse cedex 04
France
+33 (0)5 61 32 56 46
Frank Lezoualc’h
Secretary
Sean Davidson
The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute
University College London
67 Chenies Mews
London, WC1E 6HX
UK
+44 (0)20 3447 9776
Sean Davidson
Treasurer
Paula da Costa Martins
Center for Molecular Cardiology, Department of Cardiology
Maastricht University
Faculty Medicine and Life Science
Universiteitssingel 50
6200 MD Maastricht
Netherlands
+31 43 3882949
Paula da Costa Martins
Council Members
Luc Bertrand
Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC)
Université catholique de Louvain
Brussels
Belgium
+32 2 764 5552
Luc Bertrand
Inês Falcão Pires
Department of Surgery and Physiology
Cardiovascular R&D Centre
Health Research Network
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto
Porto
Portugal
+351 220 426 805 Ext: 2685
Inês Falcão Pires
Monika Gladka
Department of Medical Biology
Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences
Meibergdreef 15
1105 AZ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 20 5667696
Monika Gladka
Nina Kaludercic
Neuroscience Institute
National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
via Ugo Bassi 58/B
35131 Padova
Italy
+39 049 8271252
Nina Kaludercic
Davor Pavlovic
Institute of Cardiovascular Science
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, B15 2TT
UK
+44 (0)121 414 2896
Davor Pavlovic
Gabriele G. Schiattarella
Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DHZC)
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) in the Helmholtz Association
Hessische Str. 3-4
10115 Berlin
Germany
+49 (0)309 406 2452
Gabriele G. Schiattarella
Grégoire Vandecasteele
CR1 INSERM RESEARCHER at INSERM UMR-S 769
University Paris-Sud 11, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Châtenay-Malabry
France
+33146835717
Grégoire Vandecasteele
Mid-Career Investigator (MCI) representatives
Delphine Mika
Inserm Researcher
UMR-S 1180 - Faculté de Pharmacie
Université Paris-Saclay
92296 Châtenay-Malabry
France
+33 1 46 83 57 17
Delphine Mika
Diederik W.D. Kuster
Department of Physiology
Amsterdam UMC
De Boelelaan 1108
11W55
Netherlands
+31 20 444 8111
Diederik W.D. Kuster
Early Career Investigator (ECI) representatives
Julie Pires Da Silva
Pediatric Cardiovascular Research Laboratory,
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
12700 E 19th Ave B-139 Aurora, CO 80045
USA
Julie Pires Da Silva
Bernadin Ndongson Dongmo
Department of Pharmacology,
Institute of Clinical Medicine
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo
Norway
+47 228 40 299
Bernadin Ndongson Dongmo
