The Davson Distinguished Lectureship is the Cell & Molecular Section’s highest award bestowed to a scientist who has made major and meritorious contributions to the scientific areas represented by the section in honor Hugh Davson (November 25, 1909–July 1996). Davson is well regarded for his work on ion transport and ocular fluids.
Shey-Shing Sheu, PhD, is the 2024 awardee. His talk focuses on the role of calcium ions in regulating mitochondria bioenergetics and reactive oxygen species dynamics and translates these basic mechanisms to the pathogenesis of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure.