Naranjan S. Dhalla is the Honorary Life President of the IACS and is serving as a Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba and as the Director of Cardiovascular Developments at the St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba. In his capacity as the Secretary General and the President of the International Society for Heart Research, he was engaged in promoting the scientific basis of cardiovascular medicine for 25 years. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of a major international journal, “Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry”, for the past 35 years and has also served as the Executive Director of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences since 1996. He has received 209 honors and awards from all over the world, including M.D./D.Sc. Honorary Degrees from nine institutions and Honorary Professorships from four universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame as well as the Winnipeg Citizen Hall of Fame.