20 October 2025
Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease Best PhD Thesis Award—Winners Announced

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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (ISSN: 2308-3425) is delighted to announce the winner of the Best PhD Thesis Award. This award aims to honor and support young scholars who are judged to have completed the most outstanding PhD thesis in the field of cardiovascular medicine, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field.
This year’s award has been granted to the following paper:
“Post-transcriptional mechanisms regulate cardiac sex differences”
by Dr. James Emerson (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, USA)
As the awardee, Dr. Emerson will receive the following prizes in recognition of his accomplishment:
The JCDD Editorial Office and the Award Committee extend their sincere gratitude to all the applicants for their outstanding contributions, which showcased a broad spectrum of innovative research.
On behalf of the entire Editorial Office, we extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. James Emerson and wish him continued success in his future research career.