Dr Mann is the Lewin Chair and Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology and Physiology, at the Washington University School of Medicine, and Cardiologist-in-chief at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis, Missouri, US. His research focus has been the molecular and cellular basis of heart failure, with particular emphasis on the role of innate immunity in disease progression and recovery of the failing heart. He is recognised for his outstanding contributions to the field of heart failure and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on the role of inflammatory mediators in cardiac remodelling and myocardial recovery. He is the editor of Heart Failure, A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease, co-editor of Braunwald’s Heart Disease (the leading textbook in cardiovascular medicine) and the founding editor of JACC: Basic to Translational Science.

Dr Harriette Van Spall is an internationally known cardiologist, research methodologist, and senior scientist. She serves as an Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, a Senior Scientist at the Population Health Research Institute, and Director of Implementation Science at the Baim Institute for Clinical Research in Boston.​

Academic history

Dr Van Spall completed her BSc and MD at the University of Toronto, followed by residency and fellowship training in internal medicine and…