Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research

Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Prize in Atherosclerosis Research

Funder: International Atherosclerosis Society (DC, US) and Weill Cornell Medicine

Website: https://athero.org/endowed-awards/

Recognition: Triennial prize (awarded every 3 years)

Award Criteria: Recognizes outstanding scientific, medical or organizational advancement in the ability to understand the causes and the development of atherosclerosis.

Scope: International recognition

Recent Award Recipients

• 2024 (5th Prize): Valentín Fuster, MD, PhD - Awarded at the 20th International Symposium on Atherosclerosis (ISA2024) in Muscat, Oman
• 2021 (4th Prize): Paul M. Ridker, MD, MPH - Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Awarded at ISA2021 in Kyoto, Japan
• 2018 (3rd Prize): Daniel J. Rader, MD - Perelman School of Medicine. Awarded at XVIII ISA in Toronto, Canada
• 2015 (2nd Prize): John Chapman, BSc, PhD, DSc, EFESC - Sorbonne University. Awarded at XVII ISA in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 2012 (1st Prize): Helen Hobbs, MD - Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Awarded at XVI ISA in Sydney, Australia

Endorsement: Endowed by Weill Cornell Medicine in honor of Dr. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., Dean Emeritus of Weill Cornell Medicine and founding Vice President of IAS