A member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and a physician scientist, Dr. Lydia Bazzano works in internal medicine in the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Lydia Bazzano has earned many honors over her career in research, including being a finalist for the Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award.
Honoring the work of the Stamlers in the field of cardiovascular disease epidemiology, the Jeremiah and Rose Stamler Research Award for New Investigators celebrates significant efforts by beginning researchers. The award includes a $1,000 cash prize.
Applicants for this award include those in postgraduate and graduate training programs, fellowships, and medical residencies. Eligibility requirements include membership in the American Heart Association and the submission of previously-unpublished work. Those applying must include an abstract and a signed endorsement letter from a sponsor such as a department chair.
The five finalists selected must submit an expanded abstract of five pages and a curriculum vitae. The judges choose the winner based upon the quality, originality, and merit of the submissions.
