• Sleep Deprivation Tied to Increased Nighttime Urination in Preteens:  A new study published in AJP-Renal finds that sleep deprivation causes healthy children, between the ages of eight and twelve, to urinate significantly more frequently, excrete more sodium in their urine, have altered regulation of the hormones important for excretion, and have higher blood pressure and heart rates.
  • Multiple Births Lead to Weight Gain, Other Problems for Mouse Moms and Offspring:  Study in model that mimics human effects of multiparity (giving birth more than once) finds mouse moms who gave birth four times accrued significantly more fat vs. primiparous females (those giving birth once) of similar age. Multiparous moms also had more liver inflammation
  • APS Announces 2012 Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Awardee:  The Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award honors a member of the American Physiological Society who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young physiologists whether by mentoring, guiding and nurturing their professional and personal development, developing novel education methods/materials, promoting scientific outreach efforts, attracting individuals to the field of physiology, or by otherwise fostering an environment exceptionally conducive to education in physiology.
  • Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships - Deadline February 1:  The Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship program funds 24 full-time undergraduate students with little or no laboratory research experience to work for 10 weeks during the summer in the laboratory of an established APS investigator.
  • APS Research Career Enhanment Award - Deadline April 16:  The APS Research Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career potential of regular APS members. The award can be used to support short-term visits to other laboratories to acquire new specific skills and to support attendance at special courses devoted primarily to methodologies appropriate for both a new investigator and a more senior investigator entering a new field of research.
  • APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award - Deadline April 16:  The APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career potential of regular members. The award provides up to $4,000 to allow an individual to develop innovative and potentially widely applicable programs for teaching and learning physiology.
 
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