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The International Society for Heart Research began as an "International Study Group for Research in Cardiac Metabolism" in Dubrovnik in 1968; at the 1976 World Congress in Tokyo, it adopted the name "International Society for Heart Research". It currently has over 3,000 members and comprises 8 international Sections (Australasian, South-East Asian, Chinese, European, Indian, Japanese, Latin American and North American). The current president is Dr. Yoshihiko Saito Nara.
The Society publishes its own journals ( Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology , [1] (Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus (JMCC-Plus [2] )) and newsletter (Heart News and Views [3] ).
The ISHR has developed a number of awards (Peter Harris Distinguished Scientist Award, Research Achievement Award, Outstanding Investigator Award, three named Distinguished Lecture Awards and Distinguished Leader Award for Faculty). [4] It also gives the Richard J. Bing Award for Young Investigators, an award named after its first President and founder.
