Allied Professional & Genetic Counselor Research Award
2026 Allied Professional and Genetic Counselor Research Award
We are excited to announce the first SADS Allied Professional and Genetic Counselor (AP/GC) Research Award! This award recognizes genetic counselors and allied health professionals who conduct outstanding research in cardiac channelopathies and cardiomyopathies.
The work should be scientific, innovative, informative, and practical. The topic of the research must be related to inherited channelopathies, inherited cardiomyopathies, or sudden death. It should impact patient care, advocacy, education, research, community awareness, or increase awareness of a new aspect of the disease.
ABSTRACT DEADLINE to HRS: December 3, 2025
ELIGIBILITY
The SADS competition is open to any allied health professional or genetic counselor working in clinical or basic research studying sudden cardiac death predisposing genetic heart diseases (channelopathies & cardiomyopathies).
The applicant must be the first author on the abstract submitted. Abstracts are not eligible for consideration if published before Heart Rhythm 2026.
PROCESS
Abstracts will be reviewed by HRS allied professionals during its regular process for acceptance and presentation for HRS 2026 in Chicago. Finalists will be selected based on the qualifications of the applicant and the originality, importance, and scientific excellence of a project that contributes to our sudden cardiac death predisposing genetic heart conditions.
To be considered for the SADS Foundation competition, the allied health professional or genetic counselor will need to submit an abstract to HRS online abstract submitter to the allied professional categories. Then checkoff a box to be considered for SADS AP/GC Research Award
NOTIFICATION
Only accepted abstracts by HRS will move forward for consideration by SADS. Award finalists will be notified by email in April 2026.
Award
The SADS AP/GC winner will be announced and presented during the Heart Rhythm 2026 in Chicago, in April.
$1,000 to the recipient
Recognition with a SADS Foundation plaque
Recognition on the SADS Foundation website