PhD

The Princesses’ Lecture, named in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, will be given by Professor Filip Swirski. Filip is the Director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the USA. Filip is recognised internationally for his work on 1) Immune and inflammatory processes in atherosclerosis, 2) Systems physiology and inter-organ communication in health and disease, and 3) Hematopoiesis and its modulation in disease.  

DM, FRCP, D.Phil, FESC

The Sydney Cardiovascular Symposium Lecture will be given by Professor Dana Dawson. Dana is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Consultant Cardiologist from the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, in the United Kingdom. Dana is recognized internationally for her work on acute takotsubo cardiomyopathy which includes preclinical research, cell work, organ cross-talk, registries, mechanistic clinical studies and clinical trials.