CCRG Research Fellow wins President’s Award for Scientist of the Year
Former CCRG Research Fellow Dr Silver Heinsar (pictured left) has been named as the Estonian President’s Young Scientist of the Year for 2025.
The award acknowledges Dr Heinsar’s work on mechanical circulatory support, pushing global knowledge of pulsatile ECMO by examining the interaction and consequences of various blood flow conditions in cardiogenic shock.
On announcing the winners, Estonian President Alar Karis recognised young scientists as “torchbearers” who, with fresh energy and a new perspectives, are closing knowledge gaps in their chosen disciplines.
“Today, we recognise young Estonian scientists who are exactly such torchbearers in their fields. With the President’s Young Scientist Award, we highlight the high scientific quality of their work so far and their contribution to improving our lives. At the same time, we send a message that we believe in the path they have chosen – a path on which they are still at the beginning,” said Mr Karis.
CCRG Lead Scientist, Dr Jacky Suen, who acted as Dr Heinsar’s PhD supervisor, said Dr Heinsar represented the pinnacle of what is possible through collaborative research.
“While Dr Heinsar was only physically here in Australia with our group for a relative short time, the impact he has had on our international research collaboration is exceptional. His outstanding thesis, which was nominated for the Dean’s Award for Outstanding HDR Thesis, show what is possible for all junior investigators looking to improve healthcare outcomes through rigorous research,” said Dr Suen.
Covering a four-year body of work, Dr Heinsar’s thesis examines the use of pulsatile flow veno-arterial ECMO, the findings highlighting the complex interaction between the device and physiology.
"Dr Heinsar must be commended for what is an outstanding thesis, conducted with a methodology of the highest quality,” said Pr Nicolas Bréchot MD, Phd, AP-HP.Centre, Université Paris Cité, France, who acted as Dr Heinsar's examiner.
“The data presented in his thesis comes from a very difficult piece of work and offers a significant contribution to our knowledge of circulatory support. This research, along with other projects currently being undertaken by CCRG, will have an enduring impact on this field for many generations of clinicians, researchers and patients to come.”
Dr Silver Heinsar is a junior doctor based in Estonia and an emerging critical care researcher. He completed his PhD with CCRG in 2023 and is passionate about ECMO research. Dr Heinsar has been recognised twice as Young Investigator of the Year in 2020 & 2022 by the European Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation.
Read more of Dr Heinsar’s research here
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