Young Investigator Award

The purpose of this annual award is to foster young physicians and research fellows in the field of non-invasive cardiac imaging. The applicants must electronically submit a one page abstract in English, together with a three to five page scientific paper (inclusive of graphs and tables) describing aims, methods and results or a full length manuscript already published. Authors must not submit more than one abstract for this award. It is expected that the work presents original investigations performed by the applicant. This also implies that in case of publication as a full-length paper in a peer-reviewed journal, the applicant should appear as the first author.

A designated panel of the board of the BWGNICI reviews all entries (striped form name and identification data) and accepts three abstracts to be presented at the annual meeting of the working group. The submitted papers are judged on innovativeness, riginality, scientific merit and relevance. The candidates are informed of the decision of the reviewers before the meeting. If the work is chosen for award consideration, the candidate is expected to deliver a 15-minute presentation followed by a formal discussion during the meeting.

This award is restricted to investigators of no more than 35 years of age. The work must be original and may have been published in a peer reviewed journal or presented to an international congress during the past 2 years. It must have been performed in a Belgian institution.