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- Programming by the BCVS Council
- BCVS Special Lectures
- BCVS Award Competitions
- BCVS Council Dinner/Business Meeting

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*Membership must be active by Sept. 30, 2009.

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Welcome!  Information on this Page:
Mission Statement
BCVS 2010 Save the Date
Council-Specific Highlights
Join or Renew Membership
Council Involvement Form
Scientific Newsletter and Journal

Mission Statement
The American Heart Association created the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences in 1999 to promote research and education.  Our goal is to improve understanding of mechanisms of basic cardiovascular regulation to support the development of new therapies and insights into clinical cardiovascular disease. Special emphasis is placed on integrating molecular/cellular and physiological approaches to address problems relating to functional genomics, cell signaling, myocardial biology, circulatory physiology, pathophysiology and peripheral vascular disease.

The council plays a major role in linking basic science to clinical science and is concerned with advancing and applying knowledge derived from basic science to the patient. The council strives to be inclusive and has brought together scientists from a broad range of disciplines, including anatomy, biochemistry, cellular and developmental biology, molecular biology, pharmacology, pathology, microbiology, physiology and biophysics, and clinical medicine. Their efforts will result in a better understanding of diagnosing, treating and preventing cardiovascular diseases.

As volunteers, council members participate in many activities at the national and local affiliate levels to support the American Heart Association's mission of "building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke." The council also participates in scientific discoveries through:

• Scientific Publications
• AHA Scientific Conferences
• AHA Research Programs
• Public Advocacy for cardiovascular research

Circulation Research is the official journal of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Research, and the council is proud to sponsor the Circulation Research Symposium annually at the AHA Scientific Sessions.

Council-Specific Highlights
The council sponsors two young investigator awards, the Louis N. and Arnold M. Katz Young Investigator Prize Award and the Melvin L. Marcus Young Investigator Award.

Join or Renew Your AHA/ASA Professional Membership
The AHA/ASA Professional Membership program is tailored to the career and involvement levels preferred by cardiovascular and cerebrovascular clinicians, scientists and healthcare providers.  Join Today (Promo code W9J140ZZ)

BCVS Council Involvement Form
Complete and submit the form to express your interest in the committee of your choice. We will contact you if we have an opportunity that fits your area of expertise.

AHA/ASA Membership Directory
Use the Membership Directory to update your member profile information, to locate fellow members, or to search for a member by specialty or expertise.  If you haven’t checked your member profile recently, now is a good time to visit the directory and make sure your information is updated.  more

Scientific Newsletter and Journal
Members receive the council newsletter, Connections, four times a year.  It contains news items of interest to our council and short reviews on pertinent basic science or clinical issues. Newsletters are also available in a downloadable PDF format on the council Web site.

Circulation Research, the official journal of the Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences, is a forum for fundamental, mechanistic research of relevance to the cardiovascular system from various disciplines including biochemistry, biophysics, cellular biology, molecular biology, genetics, pathology, physiology and pharmacology. The journal publishes articles on basic cardiac and vascular biology and encourages the submission of work that uses state-of-the-art approaches to illuminate mechanisms of human disease. A special welcome is extended to translational research and to clinical research that yields fundamental insights.

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