Congratulations to the 2019 Landis Award Winner, Dr. Michael Hill!

Excerpts from an interview with Dr. Hill in 2018 after he received news about the award:

Looking back at your early career – does any one moment or experience stand out to you as a critical learning event?

The critical event was, as a graduate student in Australia, I was invited to the Department of Medical Physiology, Texas A&M University, by the late Dr Harris Granger and Dr Tony Goodman.  This two month experience was to learn how to measure red cell velocity but it set up relationships that continue to this day.   During that time and a later postdoc I interacted with so many great people including Gerry Meininger, Michael Davis, Bill Chilian, Dave Zawieja, Cindy Meininger (apologies to many others I should mention). Opened my eyes to the beauty and complexity of the microcirculation, and in particular, small arteries. It also allowed me to develop many global friendships including in Canada, UK, Australia and China to name a few.

What one piece of advice would you give to a graduate student starting in our field?

Don't be afraid to reach out to scientists both within and outside of the Microcirculatory Society to learn new techniques and discuss your findings - so many people are willing to help in a positive way and themselves are thrilled to see the development of young 'microcirculationists'.

What has been your favorite scientific meeting in all your career OR your favorite location for a scientific meeting, and why?

Has to be the Microcirculatory Society Meeting - first US meeting I attended; a size that has always encouraged interactions and quality science; and is now a venue to, at least yearly, catch up with longstanding friends and colleagues.