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We Missed You at EB09! Get Ready for EB 2010 |
Over 10,000
scientists participated in the Experimental Biology 2009 meeting in New
Orleans. The science was excellent, the weather cooperated, and the New Orleans
community was welcoming. With EB’09 behind us, it is time to mark your
calendars for EB 2010 scheduled for April 24-28, 2010 in Anaheim, CA.
Anaheim has really changed since we last met there in 1996. It is much improved
and welcoming making it an ideal venue for the Experimental Biology meeting.
After all, you are all welcome to attend!
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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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Congratulations to the 2009 David Bruce
Awardees |
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APS congratulates the 2009 David
S. Bruce Excellence in Undergraduate Research Awardees (http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/2009BruceAwardees.htm).
Support for the Bruce Awards is provided by APS, Dr. Isis, and
SEED Magazine. These awardees were selected from among the Bruce
Finalists after presenting their posters to members of the
Education Committee and other volunteer APS members at the
Experimental Biology meeting.
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Broadening Participation
in Graduate Education |
The Council of Graduate Schools released a report
"Broadening Participation in Graduate Education," at a forum
held at the Library of Congress. The report advocates for
strengthening diversity and inclusiveness efforts in the
graduate education enterprise. It also offers policy
recommendations to increase the number of students prepared
to enter graduate school, especially in the critical areas
of science and engineering.
http://www.cgsnet.org/default.aspx?tabid=365
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AAAS Releases
Complimentary Career Booklet |
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Career Trends: Careers Away from the Bench -
Increasingly, Ph.D.-level scientists are searching for career
opportunities beyond bench research. Not only are scientists
interested in pursuing nonresearch-based careers, but the
contrast between the number of graduate students and postdocs,
and the limited availability of tenure-track faculty positions
means that these are no longer "alternative" career options.
From technology specialists to patent attorneys to policy
advisers, you can learn more about the sorts of careers that
scientists can pursue and the skills you will need to develop in
order to succeed in nonresearch careers.
To download
your complimentary booklet courtesy of Science/AAAS,
click here.
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APS Executive Director Interviewed on
Marketplace |
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APS Executive Director was interviewed for a Marketplace
report on publicly funded research. Publicly-funded research
doesn't seem so public when taxpayers must pay to read the
results in a journal. A new law may help publishing
companies preserve their business models, but will limit
public access to the research. Janet Babin reports.
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/28/pm_copyright/
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FBR Releases New TV Ad |
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The Foundation for Biomedical Research
has a new television ad called “Gail’s Story.” It is
available on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqzhH7DfKsY.
In this, the second in a series of 60-second ads, Gail talks
about her work developing animal models of cancer to test
new medicines. She also talks about her late husband, who
worked to discover new mechanisms to treat cancer.
The first video in the series was
Jen’s story (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT4lLIDsjGA&feature=related),
a researcher studying breast cancer in rodents who is also a
breast cancer survivor.
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Research
Means Hope Campaign Launches |
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The APS is proud to
be a supporter of the Research Means Hope Campaign,
a media effort that is sponsored by a coalition of concerned
patients and the physicians and researchers of America's
medical schools, teaching hospitals, universities, research
companies and organizations. The goal is to garner support
for biomedical research and the NIH through advertising in
key Congressional districts. To learn more about
Research Means Hope and send a message to your
Members of Congress, visit
www.researchmeanshope.org.
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IUPS
2009 Congress |
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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
across 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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FREE
eTOCs - Sign Up Today!! |
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Did you sign up for eTOCs at EB?
eTOCs (electronic
Tables of Contents) is a
free email service that sends you
tables of contents
or notifies you when new issues of The American
Physiological Society (APS) journals are
published online. SIGNING UP for any of The APS
Journals is QUICK
and EASY. Go To:
www.the-aps.org/etoc.
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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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ORI Posts Guidelines for Avoiding …Questionable Writing
Practices |
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The Office of Research Integrity has posted a listing of
"Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism, Self-Plagiarism, and
Questionable Writing Practices" written by Miguel Roig of
St. John's University. ORI has also provided a link to the
source, "Avoiding plagiarism, self-plagiarism, and other
questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical writing."
http://ori.dhhs.gov/education/guidelines_to_avoid_plagiarism.shtml
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Minority
Physiologists are Invited to Join NMRI |
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Are you a minority physiologist whose research could be
funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)? If so, consider joining the
Network of Minority Research Investigators (NMRI). NMRI
is a communication
network of current and potential biomedical research
investigators and technical personnel from traditionally
under-served communities: African American, Hispanic
American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian,
and other Pacific Islanders. The major objective of the
network is to encourage and facilitate participation of
members of underrepresented racial and ethnic minority
groups in the conduct of biomedical research in the fields
of diabetes, endocrinology, metabolism, digestive diseases,
nutrition, kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. A
second objective is to encourage and enhance the potential
of the underrepresented minority investigators in choosing a
biomedical research career in these fields. For additional
information about NMRI, visit:
http://nmri.niddk.nih.gov/index.shtml
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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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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
Clinical Physiology Series:
Our books are currently discounted at 50%, with an
additional 35% to APS Members.
(1) Flow -Dependent Regulation of Vascular Function,
edited by John A. Bevan, Gabor Kaley, and Gabor M. Rubanyi.
(2) Lung
Development, edited by Claude Gaultier, Jacques R.
Bourbon, and Martin Post.
(3) High
Altitude and Man, edited by John B. West and
Sukhamay Lahiri.
The following link will take you to a description of these
books:
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/books/clinical.htm
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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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2009 All Rights Reserved. The American Physiological Society
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