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Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
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In this issue... |
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Don’t Miss This Year’s EB’09 Physiology InFocus |
At each
Experimental Biology meeting, the APS President is invited to organize the
Physiology InFocus program designed to focus the role of physiological
investigation in our understanding of the living organism. This year, APS
President Irving Zucker, has organized and outstanding program focusing on
Integrative and Systems Physiology: An Approach to Understanding Organ System
and Disease. The four
sessions include:
The sessions are scheduled throughout the week in the Convention Center. Use
the Itinerary Builder (http://www.eb2009.org)
to develop your EB 2009 meeting schedule and to identify the location of the 4
sessions.
See you in New
Orleans at the Society’s Opening Session and Reception with starts at 5:45 pm on
April 18th with the Cannon Lecture.
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Help Your Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Improve
Their Professional Skills |
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For the past several years, APS has been offering Professional
Skills Training Workshops in January. If you were unable to
send your students, I would urge you to invite them to review
the course materials available at
http://www.the-aps.org/education/profskills/materials.htm.
Available for your use are PowerPoint presentations associated
with the following Professional Skills Workshops -
“Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals” and
“Making Scientific Presentations: Critical First Skills”
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Episode 20 of Life Lines is Now Available |
Dutch researchers led by Frits Koning of the Leiden
University Medical Center have been studying an enzyme that
shows promise as a treatment for celiac disease. Preliminary
studies showed the enzyme, prolyl endoprotease (PEP), might
be able to break down gluten in the stomach before it ever
reached the small intestine, where it causes damage. In
Episode 20 of Life Lines, we ask Dr. Koning to update us on
his research. Please listen to
this episode at
www.lifelines.tv.
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APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards |
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2009 APS Conference: ET-11:
APS International Conference on Endothelin
Application Deadline: June 1, 2009
The APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards are open to
graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced
undergraduate students. Funds will provide reimbursement for
registration, transportation, meals, and lodging. For more
information about the program, visit
http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/stu_fellows/minority_tvl/program_mt.htm.
To apply online, visit
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps. For more information,
contact Brooke Bruthers, Minority Programs Coordinator, at
bbruthers@the-aps.org.
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Science Policy at EB |
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The APS
is sponsoring a number of science policy related sessions at
the upcoming Experimental Biology meeting in New Orleans.
For a list of all the available sessions,
click here.
Also check out the online discussion forum on “Scientists
and Regulatory Burden: Navigating the Rugged Landscape”
located at
http://apspapercut.blogspot.com/.
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APS Has Moved Its Facebook Page |
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We wanted
to let you know that APS has moved from our “Group Page” to
a “Fan Page” on Facebook! We will be better able to keep
you updated on all things APS there. Once you become a fan,
our status updates, links, and other things will come into
your Feed. (And we promise not to flood you!). Be sure to
also check the page whenever you like so that you don’t miss
anything important that might have gone by in your Feed.
Just go to:
http://www.the-aps.org/facebook
And
you will be redirected to the Facebook page. Click “Become
a Fan” at the top, and you’re connected!
Don’t forget to tell your friends and colleagues as well.
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eTOCs - Sign Up Today!! |
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issues of The American Physiological Society (APS) journals
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2009 APS Conference: Sex Steroids and
Gender in CV-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology |
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When:
July 15 -18, 2009
Where:
Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, Colorado
Registration Deadline:
June 12, 2009. Get a great deal and save money by
registering early for the meeting! Click
here to register now!
Housing Deadline:
June 14, 2009. Click
here to reserve your room now!
Website:
Click
here to visit the conference website.
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2009
ET-11: APS International Conference on Endothelin |
When:
September 9 -12, 2009
Where:
Montreal Chateau Champlain, Montreal, Canada
Abstract Deadline:
May 22, 2009. The abstract site is now LIVE!!! Submit
your abstract early and avoid the rush. Click
here to submit now!
Registration Deadline:
August 7, 2009. Get a great deal and save money by
registering early for the meeting! Click
here to register now!
Housing Deadline:
August 9, 2009. Click
here to reserve your room now!
Website:
Click
here to visit the conference website.
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Women in Biomedical Research:
Best Practices for Sustaining Career Success |
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A new report, "Women in Biomedical Research: Best Practices
for Sustaining Career Success," has been posted on-line. It
is a product of the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical
Careers.
http://womeninscience.nih.gov/bestpractices/docs/BestPracticesReport.pdf
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IUPS 2009 Congress
Registration Deadline (Early Discount) – April 17, 2009 |
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The 36th congress of International Union of Physiological
Sciences (IUPS2009) will be held in the beautiful and historic
city of Kyoto, Japan, from July 27 to August 1, 2009.
The detailed information is available on the web site:
www.iups2009.com
The title of the Congress is ‘Function of Life: Elements and
Integration’. As can be seen from the title, the Congress
provides an excellent opportunity to review recent progress
acrosss a wide-range of functional life science fields using
inter-disciplinary approaches. The organizers expect more than
3000 scientific presentations at IUPS2009, including 29 invited
lectures by distinguished scientists and 79 symposia featuring
cutting- edge research in various areas. Program information is
available on the web site.
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2009 Undergraduate Summer
Research Fellows |
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APS is pleased to
announce the Undergraduate Summer Research Fellows for 2009. The
awardees and their research hosts are listed on the APS website
at
www.the-aps.org/education/ugsrf/2009awards.asp.
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OMB Seeking Public Comment |
The OMB on Wednesday released a notice seeking public comment on standard data
elements for use in complying with reporting requirements under the Recovery
Act. According to the notice, "once the standard data elements are approved,
each federal agency must require its recipients of grants, cooperative
agreements and loans made under the Recovery Act to report the information and
data through a central Governmentwide portal or through an agency information
collection process." Comments on the data elements must be submitted by May 1,
2009. In addition, a Federal Acquisition Regulation interim rule on Recovery Act
reporting was published on Tuesday. AAMC welcomes comments on these documents
(which should be directed to Susan Ehringhaus at
sehringhaus@aamc.org by April
17). Lastly, the HHS Office of
Inspector General on Thursday added a new Recovery Act Fund Oversight section to
its web site.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-7317.pdf
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-7025.pdf
http://oig.hhs.gov/recovery/
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NIH Guidelines for Reviewers |
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The NIH Office of Extramural
Research has posted a new Web page with Guidelines for
Reviewers, available from the Peer Review Policies & Practices
page. These various guidelines, while intended for reviewers,
are also informative for applicants.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/reviewer_guidelines.htm
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NHLBI Seeks Peer Reviewers |
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Foreseeing an extraordinarily high demand for peer reviewers to review grant
applications in response to the initiatives from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the NHLBI is soliciting volunteers from the extramural
community willing to serve on NHLBI and NIH peer review panels this summer and
in the future. Note that applicants being reviewed by one peer review panel can
participate as a reviewer on a different review panel.
If you are interested in serving, please send NHLBI your
contact information, including:
1. full name with middle initial, degree(s),
2. institutional affiliation(s),
3. email address,
4. telephone number(s),
5. keywords (or MESH terms) describing your area(s) of expertise, and
6. a copy of your CV (PDF format, if possible) as an email attachment to nhlbichiefreviewbranch@nhlbi.nih.gov.
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PhUn Week Training Session at EB 2009 |
 Interested
in reaching out to your local K-12 schools? Ever consider
bringing your lab group to do a "show and tell" in a
classroom? Do you need resources and freebies to excite
youth into research science and physiology? Want to have an
impact on precollege students? If you said "yes" to any of
these questions, join us for a continental breakfast at the
Physiology Understanding Week Training session at EB 2009 on
Sunday, April 19, 9-11 AM at the Hilton New Orleans
Riverside, Grand Salon 15. Send an email to:
phunweek@the-aps.org
to RSVP your spot and for a chance to win a promotional PhUn
Week gift. Preview
www.PhUnWeek.org and
get ready to have some fun!
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NASA and NIH to Collaborate on ISS
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On March 17, 2009 the NIH issued a program announcement
soliciting applications for biomedical research to be
carried out on the International Space Station in
collaboration with NASA. This announcement follows a 2007
memorandum of understanding that established a framework for
cooperation between the two agencies.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-120.html
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NIH Extramural Nexus |
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For the latest news from the NIH Office of Extramural
Research, check out the latest issue of the Extramural
Nexus.
http://nexus.od.nih.gov/nexus/nexus.aspx?Month=4&Year=2009&ID=0
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APS Archive of Teaching Resources |
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Check out the New and Improved Archive! Use Free Online
Resources to Update and Engage
Fire up your lectures, update lesson content, and engage
students with multimedia and hot research news…all for free.
With just a few clicks, the new and improved APS Archive of
Teaching Resources can: link you to physiology podcasts and
ready-to-use discussion questions; layperson descriptions of
the newest research and free links to original articles,
proven laboratory lessons, PowerPoint presentations,
simulations and graphics from physiology, anatomy,
developmental biology, and other science fields. The
Archive is also accepting outside submissions for the spring
review cycle, due June 15th; get free reviews of your
teaching materials! Please visit The Archive at
www.apsarchive.org. Please direct questions to
archive@the-aps.org.
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Inspire a Future Physiologist at EB 2009
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Volunteer hosts (PI's, postdocs, or
graduate students) are needed on Monday, April 20th (11:00
AM-1:30 PM) to guide local high school students and teachers
around the EB exhibits and posters. Each year, students
comment that this is their favorite part of the
Teacher/Student workshop day. Lunch is included! For more
information and to sign up, click here:
http://www.the-aps.org/education/EB/tourguides09.htm
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Local and Regional Science Fair Awards
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Reach out to a science fair this spring and volunteer to be
a judge! Any APS member who participates as a judge in a
local or regional science fair at an elementary, middle, or
high school can request an award packet and make an award on
behalf of the APS. Only one award packet can be requested
per fair. The APS student awardee will receive an APS
t-shirt and a certificate for the best physiology-related
project. The student’s teacher will receive a copy of the
APS book, Women Life Scientists: Past, Present, and
Future and an APS teacher resource packet. There are a
limited number of award packets; these are issued on a first
come, first served basis. How do I find a local science
fair? Check out the 2009 ISEF Affiliated Fairs in your
state at:
http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/students/aff_fairsearch.asp
- Hurry...many science fairs are already happening this
winter!
To request an award package, visit the APS Science
Fair web site at
www.the-aps.org/education/sciencefair or contact
Scarletta Whitsett (swhitsett@the-aps.org)
in the APS Education Department.
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Featured APS Books |
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As part of my Featured APS Books section, I would like to
recognize the following books from our
Handbook of Physiology-The Cardiovascular System:
Our books are currently discounted at 50%, with an
additional 35% to APS Members.
(1) The Heart, edited by Ernest Page, Harry
A. Fozzard, and R. John Solaro.
(2) Vascular Smooth Muscle, edited by David
F. Bohr, Andrew P. Somlyo, and Harvey V. Sparks, Jr.
The following link will take you to a description of these
books:
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/books/handbooks.htm#section2
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Thank you for your continued support of the Society and its mission. |
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Martin Frank, Ph.D.
Executive Director, American Physiological Society
9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3991 USA
Tel: 301.634.7118
Fax: 301.634.7241
E-mail: mfrank@the-aps.org
APS Home Page: www.the-aps.org |
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