For applications, contact the appropriate Section.
Description: The APS
Sectional New Investigator awards recognize outstanding investigators in the early
stages of their career. Each section of APS will give one award annually.
The award will consist of $1,000 plus complimentary advanced registration to attend
the Experimental Biology meeting.
Criteria: Candidates
should be investigators who have made meritorious contributions to the area represented
by the APS Section to which they are applying. They should not be above the
rank of Assistant Professor or a comparable position in a research track at an academic
institution or in industry (e.g. Scientist, Sr. Scientist, Research Investigator,
etc.). They should receive nominations from at least two regular members of
the APS. Candidates will be judged on their publications, how the publications
relate to the APS section to which they have applied, and evidence for independence
and promise (grant funding, peer review activities, etc.). Although this is
not an abstract-based award, awardees are expected to attend EB and make an oral
or poster presentation. The candidate must be an APS member in good standing.
Application procedure:
Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, 2 nomination letters from APS members,
and 3 reprints to The American Physiology Society, Membership Office, by January
30, 2003. Applications will be forwarded to the appropriate section and
decisions should be made in time for the applicant to register for the Experimental
Biology meeting at the advanced registration rate.
Advertising of Award: The award should be: 1) listed on the APS web page for awards; 2) initially advertised in a separate mailing to all APS members; 3) listed under awards in the Call for Abstracts for EB; 4) advertised annually in each section’s newsletter.
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The Young Investigator Award is intended for members,
but not necessarily fellows, of the Cardiovascular Section of the APS who have received
a Ph.D., M.D., D.Sc., D.V.M., or D.D.S. degree with an academic rank or equivalent
not higher than that of Assistant Professor who have already made a substantive
independent contribution and hold future promise but are not, as yet, well established.
The nomination package, to be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee of the APS
CV Section, should consist of: a letter of nomination; (2) a seconding letter (preferably
from someone outside of the nominee's institution); and (3) a CV of the candidate.
The Berne Distinguished Lectureship award is presented
to a scientist who is a Fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the APS, who has
made outstanding prior contributions to cardiovascular research, and whose current
research is particularly interesting, such that the presentation of this work would
be expected to contribute to further interest in the CV Section meeting. This award
is in honor of one of the most distinguished members of the Cardiovascular Section,
Robert M. Berne. The nomination package, to be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee
of the APS CV Section, should consist of: (1) a letter of nomination; (2) one or
more seconding letters (preferably from someone outside of the nominee's institution);
and (3) a CV of the candidate.
The Carl J. Wiggers Award is presented to a scientist
who is a Fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the APS, who has made outstanding
and lasting contributions throughout his/her career to cardiovascular research,
and who will bring broader and more international representation to the CV
Section meetings. This award is in honor of the Cardiovascular Section's founder,
Carl J. Wiggers. The nomination package, to be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee
of the APS CV Section, should consist of: (1) a letter of nomination; (2) one or
more seconding letters (preferably from someone outside of the nominee's institution);
and (3) a CV of the candidate.
The Cardiovascular Section Young Investigator Travel Award is designed to entice submission of abstracts to the Experimental Biology meeting from junior investigators and to aid them in their travel expenses. To be eligible, the investigator must be within 10 years of receiving his/her Ph.D. or M.D. degree and have submitted a first-authored abstract to a Cardiovascular Section topic category. The Cardiovascular Section Awards Committee judges abstracts from eligible individuals and a total of up to nine of the most meritorious will be awarded each year. An eligible individual is requested to e-mail a copy of his/her submitted abstract to the Chair of the Awards Committee of the APS CV Section.
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Student Awards
Young Investigator Awards
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The
Central Nervous System Section Van Harreveld Memorial Award ($300) will be presented
by the CNS Section to recognize outstanding research in neuroscience by a graduate
student or postdoctoral fellow. The recipient must be first author on an abstract
presented at the meeting.
The Young Investigator Award of the Central Nervous System Section (CNS Section) provides at least two awards of $500 each and complimentary advance registration fees for recognition of meritorious research by young investigators who participate in the annual Experimental Biology meeting. To qualify for this award, the applicant must have received a Ph.D. or other professional degree within the past 10 years and must present a poster or talk at the Experimental Biology Meeting. The subject matter of this presentation can be any topic related to the central or peripheral nervous system. Applications are reviewed and rated by the CNS Section Awards Committee. To apply for this award, the applicant should submit four copies of the abstract (or a paragraph describing his/her research if it is to be presented in a Symposium), and a letter indicating the novelty of the research project described in the abstract, the year he/she received a degree, his/her current position, and whether he/she is a member of the APS. Membership in the APS is not required but is highly recommended.
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Research
Award of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Section (certificate plus cash prize,
depending on funds available) is intended to recognize graduate student, resident
or postdoctoral fellow who presents the best abstract for research in the area of
endocrinology and metabolism at the Experimental Biology Meeting. Applicants must
be first author on a submitted abstract and should mail a copy of the abstract,
the completed Award Certification Form, and a letter from the sponsor of the abstract
indicating the training status of the individual to: Charles Lang, Dept of Cellular
& Molecular Physiology, Pennsylvania State Univ. College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
17033-0850. Abstracts will be judged for scientific content by a committee comprised
of the E&M Section members. The successful candidate will be notified approximately
30 days prior to the Experimental Biology Meeting and will be presented the award
during the Endocrinology & Metabolism Section Business Meeting.
The Endocrinology & Metabolism Section Young Investigator Award ($500) is presented to one or more pre-doctoral graduate students whose investigations in endocrinology and metabolism physiology has been designated by the Steering Committee as being an example of meritorious research. The recipient must be first author on a submitted abstract to the Endocrinology & Metabolism Section (see Physiology topic category list under the heading “Endocrinology & Metabolism Section”), and be certified by his/her advisor as being eligible for such an award.
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The Michael J. Brody Young Investigator Award of the APS Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation Section ($500) is sponsored by Merck & Co. recognizes a promising young investigator who has made a significant research contribution to the understanding of neural control and autonomic regulation. The award is open to graduate students (post-candidacy exams), postdoctoral fellows, and clinical fellows who present and are first author on an abstract at Experimental Biology. Either the applicant or the abstract sponsor must be a member of APS. Applications must mail a copy of the submitted abstract; the completed APS Award Certification Form; a list of publications; a one page summary and evaluation of research contributions, written by the applicant and; a cover letter signed by both the applicant and sponsor indicating the date, or expected date, of highest degree.
The Neural Control and Autonomic Regulation (NCAR) Young Investigator Awards will provide travel support ($500) to junior investigators to present meritorious research at the annual Experimental Biology Meeting. To be eligible, the investigator must have a Ph.D., M.D., or other professional degree with an academic rank or equivalent not higher than that of Assistant Professor and conduct either basic or clinical research in a field of neural control and autonomic regulation. Junior faculty members are particularly encouraged to apply for this award. To apply, the investigator must submit a first-authored abstract to any appropriate neural control topic of the Experimental Biology meeting. Award criteria will be based on current work reflected in the abstract and overall contributions to the field. A copy of the abstract and CV.
The abstracts will be judged by the NCAR Steering Committee and the most meritorious applications will be awarded.
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The Hoechst Marion Roussel Excellence in Renal Research
Award ($200) is sponsored by Hoechst Marion Roussel and designed to promote
and develop excellence in research pertaining to molecular, cellular, or organ mechanisms
involving the kidney. Awards are presented to two categories of students: predoctoral
students (including graduate students and medical students) and postdoctoral fellows.
Award recipients must be first authors on an abstract submitted to Renal and Electrolyte
Physiology for programming at the Experimental Biology Meeting. Prior to the meeting
a first level of evaluation is conducted based on the submitted abstract; a subset
of abstracts are further judged during oral presentation at the meeting. Award winners
are announced at the annual Renal Dinner held in conjunction with the meeting. Students
and fellows are strongly urged to participate in the award process.
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The Julius Comroe, Jr. Travel Award of the Respiration Section ($500 ) was established to increase support for new investigators and enhance their involvement in the Respiration Section of APS with original presentations of their scientific work at the annual meeting. To be eligible for the award, applicants must submit an abstract to a Respiration Section topic category to the Experimental Biology Meeting.
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The Young Investigator Award
in Regulatory and Integrative Physiology was established in 1993 to encourage young
investigators to continue research careers in cardiovascular, renal, and neuroendocrine
integration. The award will be presented annually at the business luncheon
of the Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section of the APS to a young investigator
who has made important contributions to our understanding of the integrative aspects
of cardiovascular, renal, and neuroendocrine physiology in health and/or disease.
The award will consist of $1,000, a plaque, and free registration to the annual
Experimental Biology meeting. The recipient of the award will be invited to
present a short lecture on his/her research work during one of the scientific sessions
of the EB meeting and to submit a manuscript on this lecture for publication in
the American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.
Candidates should not be above
the rank of Assistant Professor or a comparable position in a research track at
an academic institution or in industry. Candidates will be judged on their
publications, how the publications relate to the WEH Section, and evidence for independence
and promise. The candidate must be an APS member in good standing.
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