ersity 8195. This issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE) features a “featured research” article by Drs. Marielle SchererCrosbie and Helene Thibault. A little background may be helpful for some readers who may ask themselves the following questions: Why is JASE featuring featured research? What’s the big deal about the Feigenbaum Lecture? In 1999, then-President Harry Rakowski, MD, FASE decided that it was appropriate for the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) to bestow several new awards during the ASE Annual Scientific Sessions. Perhaps the most prestigious of these awards is that of the Feigenbaum Lecturer. This award is made in tribute to Harvey Feigenbaum, MD, FASE, founding president of ASE and also founding editor of JASE. While Dr. Feigenbaum’s contributions to the field of echocardiography are too numerous to recount and also familiar to all who read this journal, one of his most important and lasting contributions has been selected as a role model andmentor for young investigators who have shared his passion for the power of echocardiography and its importance to patient care. Fittingly, the Feigenbaum Lecture provides an opportunity to honor a young investigator who has made significant and sustained contributions to research in echocardiography. Each year since the inception of the Feigenbaum Lecture, the ASE Nominations Committee has reviewed the credentials of nominees, considering a number of issues including the major theme(s) of the individuals’ research, their research productivity, their skills and experience at presenting in front of plenary sessions, and the strength of peer recommendations. In my opinion, the choices of investigators who have been selected as Feigenbaum Lecturers have been uniformly superb. A list of those individuals selected as Feigenbaum Lecturers, and the topics of their lectures, can be found on the ASE website. Awardees have included Thomas R. Porter, MD; Sherif F. Nagueh, MD; Flordeliza S. Villanueva, MD; Thomas H. Marwick, MD, PhD; Mario J. Garcia, MD; Kevin S. Wei, MD; Jonathan R. Lindner, MD; Marielle Schcrrer-Crosbie, MD, PhD; and Teresa S. M. Tsang, MD. I have been fortunate to attend each of their lectures, and every one of them has been exceptional. The Feigenbaum Lecturers were selected specifically for the importance of their body of work, their expertise and comprehensive knowledge of the topic, and their mastery of teaching. I came away from the experience of listening to each of the lectures feeling not only excited to have been able to benefit from the insights that were shared, but also disappointed that more echocardiographers and sonographers were not able to have this experience themselves. In this issue of the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography (JASE), we are delighted to include an article by Dr. Marielle ScherrerCrosbie and her associate Dr. Helene Thibault. Their paper, “Echocardiography in Translational Research – of Mice and Men”, is based on the