Bolli wins second major award in 2001

Roberto Bolli, M.D., chief of the division of cardiology and a professor of internal medicine, physiology and biophysics, has been awarded the American Heart Association's 2001 Basic Research Prize for his contributions to cardiovascular research.

The honor is the most prestigious award a cardiovascular scientist can receive, apart from a Nobel Prize in medicine. In fact, previous recipients include two Nobel laureates and seven members of the National Academy of Sciences.

Bolli accepted the prize in November during the opening ceremony of the American Heart Association's 2001 Scientific Sessions, held in Anaheim, Calif.

The announcement marks the second major honor for Bolli since February 2001, when he was selected to receive a Merit Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Since Bolli's arrival at UofL in 1994, the division of cardiology has received more than $23 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and the American Heart Association for work in molecular cardiology and ischemic heart disease.