Dr. Julius, a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Zagreb (Croatia), is Professor of Internal Medicine and Physiology, and the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Professor of Hypertension at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he has been on the faculty over thirty-five years. He recently stepped down as Chief of the Division of Hypertension in the Department of Medicine, after 25 years of service.

Dr. Julius' research is in the pathophysiology of hypertension with a specific emphasis on the role of the nervous system. His methods of investigation ranges from invasive studies in humans to using pharmacologic probe to epidemiologic research. Dr. Julius is the author of over 316 papers and book chapters and is a member of the Editorial Board on numeral journals on hypertension.

Dr. Julius distinguished himself as an educator on hypertension. Under is supervision, over 50 specialists in hypertension, many of whom have become internationally recognized leaders, have been trained in the Ann Arbor program. The Council for High Blood Pressure Research of the American Heart Association in conferring on Dr. Julius its Life Achievement Award quoted his achievements as role model and mentor for the youth in our profession.

He has received numerous awards including: the Astra Cardiovascular Award of the International Society of Hypertension, the Distinguished Faculty Award of the University of Michigan, the Corcoran Lectureship of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, and the MERIT Award of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Julius also received an Honorary Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Goteborg in Sweden and a citation of esteem from the Japanese Society of Hypertension. He has also been elected an honorary member of the Australian, Finnish, Hungarian, Spanish, Polish, and Swedish Hypertension Societies.

The International Society of Hypertension has honoured Dr. Julius by establishing the Stevo Julius Award for Excellence in Hypertension Education which is bestowed to