Prof Judith Whitworth was the first woman to be elected as the president of the HBPRCA (1999-2001). Throughout her career, Prof Whitworth not only contributed to a major way to high blood pressure research herself, and in particular to the mechanisms involved in steroid-related hypertension, but broke numerous barriers and paved a path for women in research, clinical practice and policy making. The highest ranked abstract for which the first named author is a woman will receive the Judith Whitworth Women in High Blood Pressure Research Award. Only current Hypertension Australia members are eligible. Eligibility Applicants must: Identify as a female. Be a financial member of Hypertension Australia in the year of application. Submit an abstract for the Hypertension Australia ASM. Be the first author of the abstract. NOT have published the work presented in the abstract in other than electronic form, at the time of submission. NOT to have won an award in the same category previously. Prize The awardee will be announced at the ASM, where this person will receive a certificate and a AUD $500 cash prize. Applications All female based abstracts submitted for the ASM will be considered for this award. Judging The awardee will be selected based on the ‘blind’ ranking of their abstract and will be the one who achieves the highest abstract score. Past Judith Whitworth Award recipients: 2018: Hamdi Jama 2019: Jordyn Thomas 2020: Quynh Nhu Dinh 2021: Buddhila Wickramasinghe 2022: Bhavisha Bakrania 2023: Leticia Camargo Tavares