ACHUCARRO has a new Scientific Director
The Board of Trustees appointed Prof. Dr. Javier Stern as the new Scientific Director for an initial period of 5 years at its last meeting held a few days ago.
ACHUCARRO and IKERBASQUE published an international call for applications to fill the Scientific Director position in January 2025. Some very interesting applications were received, and finally, the selection committee, composed of experts from the IKERBASQUE scientific committee and two ISAC members from ACHUCARRO, short-listed Dr. Stern, and proposed him for the position.
Javier Stern is a neuroscientist specializing in the central neuronal circuits involved in autonomic and neuroendocrine regulation.
He obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. training at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before completing postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Dr. William E. Armstrong at the University of Tennessee, Memphis.
Then he moved to Wright State University (1999–2003), University of Cincinnati (2003–2008), and became full Professor at Augusta University (2008–2017). After that, he moved to his previous position in Georgia State University. His research program has been continuously supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Heart Association (AHA).
Dr. Stern has received numerous national and international accolades, including the Award for Meritorious Research by a Young Investigator from the American Physiological Society (2001), the Young Investigator Award from the International Society of Hypertension (2006), and the Distinguished Research Award from the Georgia Regents Research Institute (2014).
Ongi etorria, welcome Javier!