Dr. Karin Bornfeldt, PhD, has been awarded the 2013 Russell Ross Memorial Lectureship in Vascular Biology. The lecture was delivered at the American Heart Association’s Annual Sessions in Dallas on November 19th. The Ross Lecture is one of three ATVB named lectures presented annually at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions. The lectureship is named after Dr. Russell Ross, Professor and former Chair of Pathology at the UW. Dr. Bornfeldt is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition and Professor of Pathology.