Roberto Bolli M.D. Distinguished Young Scientist Award
2026 FINALISTS
The International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences – North American Section is pleased to announce the five finalists for the 2026 Roberto Bolli, M.D. Distinguished Young Scientist Award.
Mahmoud Abdellatif, MD, PhD
Dr. Abdellatif received his Medical Diploma from the University of Granada, Spain, and Sohag University in Egypt in 2013 and a PhD in Molecular Medicine from the Medical University of Graz, Austria. He is an Assistant Professor and Group Leader in the Division of Cardiology at the Medical University of Graz in Austria. His research focuses on the biology of aging and cardiometabolic syndrome.
Sean Joseph Jurgens, MD, PhD
Dr. Jurgens received an MD degree from the University of Amsterdam in 2022 and a PhD degree in Experimental Cardiology from the same institution in 2024. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands. He studies the genetic basis of cardiovascular disease.
Siddharth Patel, MD, MPH
Dr. Patel received an MD degree from UT Southwestern, Dallas, in 2016 and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2023. He is an Instructor in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His research programs address clinical outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
Eric Wei, MD, PhD
Dr. Wei received an MD degree from Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, in 2017 and a PhD degree in Pharmacology from Duke University in 2017. He is currently an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wei studies the genetic basis of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.
Yu-Sheng Yeh, PhD, RD
Dr. Yeh received a PhD degree in 2019 from the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan. Dr. Yeh is an Instructor of Medicine and Director of the Cellular Metabolism Unit at the School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA. His research focuses on the molecular basis of obesity-related cardiovascular diseases.
With gratitude to all applicants.
We sincerely thank everyone who applied for the 2026 Roberto Bolli, M.D. Distinguished Young Scientist Award and congratulate this year’s finalists.
