Taegtmeyer receives IACS-NAS Merit Award
Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil, FACC, FAHA
A renown cardiology faculty member is the recipient of the Merit Award from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences – North American Section.
Heinrich Taegtmeyer, MD, DPhil, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, recently received this highest honor bestowed by the IACS-NAS in recognition of his vast scientific contributions.
Taegtmeyer’s research addresses the complexities of cardiac metabolism — the mechanisms by which the heart turns chemical energy into pump action. “The heart needs to eat to beat,” he said. Optimizing the fuel supply to the normal and stressed heart is the main goal of his research.