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The David Brooks Memorial Grant

The David Brooks Memorial Grant is PACES' premier research award, providing annual support for innovative investigator-led projects in pediatric and congenital electrophysiology. The grant honors the legacy of David Brooks and promotes research that advances the understanding and treatment of heart rhythm disorders in children and patients with congenital heart disease.

Grant Recipients

2026 - 2027

Anhelina Leshchuk & Robert Hamilton
Development of a Novel T Cell-Based Functional Assay for the Differential Diagnosis of RYR2-Related Arrhythmia Syndromes (CPVT and CRDS)

2025 - 2026

Ryan O'Hara & Charlie Berul
Minimally Invasive, Needle Embedded Visualization and and Delivery System for Pericardial Access and Targeted Intrapericardial Injections