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Latin American Initiative Award Program –
Deadline June 30th |
With the aim
of strengthening the ties between APS, sister Physiological Societies in Latin
America, and physiologists working in the Americas, APS established The Latin
American Initiative. Each year, the initiative supports 4
courses/workshops/symposia that are carried out in Latin American countries with
participation of APS members. The budget for each course/workshop/symposium is
$5,000, which will be provided in the form of reimbursement upon receipt of a
final report on the event.
The
deadline for applications is June 15 for funding in 2010.
Applications must be submitted online at
www.the-aps.org/awardapps.
Questions
concerning the Latin American Initiative (www.the-aps.org/awards/society/latin.htm)
should be addressed to the Chair of the International Physiology Committee, Ida
Llewellyn-Smith (Tel: 61-8-8204-4456; email:
ida.llewellyn-smith@flinders.edu.au) or to the APS Executive Director
Martin Frank (Tel: 301-634-7118; email:
mfrank@the-aps.org).
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Orr E Reynolds Award – Best History
of Physiology Article – Deadline December 1 |
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The Orr E.
Reynolds Award (www.the-aps.org/awards/society.htm#reynolds),
named for the second Executive Secretary-Treasurer, is presented
for the best historical article submitted by a member of the
Society. Articles may deal with any aspect of the history of
physiology, including the development of physiological ideas and
their application, instrumentation, individual and collective
biography, departmental and institutional history, history of
societies including APS, and physiology in its public context.
Manuscripts should represent original research and be adequately
documented. Articles published in journals or books of the
Society during the prior calendar year are also eligible for the
award upon request by the author. The recipient receives $500
and reimbursement of expenses, up to $1,500, incurred while
attending the Experimental Biology meeting. The article may be
published in one of the Society journals after appropriate peer
review. Members may receive the award only once, and those
members who have advanced degrees in the history of science or
medicine are not eligible.
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NAS Issues Report on the Use of Random
Source Animals in Research |
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A National Academy of Sciences
committee has issued a report on the use of dogs and cats from
Class B dealers in NIH funded research. The Committee on
Scientific and Humane Issues in the Use of Random Source Dogs
and Cats in Research acknowledged the scientific need for
older, genetically diverse, and behaviorally tractable dogs and
cats while also calling for the elimination of Class B dealers
as suppliers of these animals because of animal welfare
concerns. The committee tempered this recommendation with an
acknowledgment that it may be difficult to get these animals
from other existing sources.
The report is available from
the National Academy Press at
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12641.
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Science Education and Tomorrow’s Doctors |
This week, the AAMC and the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) issued a report,
“Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians,” which
recommends that the science component of medical and
premedical education evolve from a static listing of courses
to a more dynamic set of scientific competencies that could
be achieved in varied ways (http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/pressrel/2009/090604.htm).
The report concerns physiology teaching at both the
undergraduate and medical levels, and promises to have a
positive influence on the role of physiology in these
educational venues. Four APS members were on the committee:
Bob Alpern (Yale) - co-chair, Bill Galey (HHMI), Paul Insel
(UC-San Diego) and Dee Silverthorn (U Texas-Austin).
The report was the subject of an editorial in Science,
written by Robert Alpern, dean of Yale School of Medicine,
and Sharon Long, professor of biological sciences at
Stanford University, and former dean of the School of
Humanities and Sciences. The two served as co-chairs of a
joint panel of 22 medical school faculty and science
educators that produced the report. Committee members
believe that the fundamental changes recommended will
encourage the development of innovative and
interdisciplinary science curricula, maintain scientific
rigor, and allow premed undergraduates the flexibility to
pursue a strong liberal arts education. Moving forward, the
AAMC and HHMI hope this report will initiate a thoughtful
dialogue within the undergraduate and medical education
communities to reinvigorate the scientific preparation of
physicians.
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2009 APS Conference: Sex Steroids and
Gender in CV-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology |
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Advance registration is now closed! Spaces still available!
REGISTER ON-SITE beginning at 3:00 PM on July 15.
See you at the conference!
When:
July 15 -18, 2009
Where:
Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield, Colorado
For more information on this exciting
meeting, please click
here to view the entire Call for
Abstracts. If you have any
questions regarding this meeting, please do not hesitate to
contact the APS meeting department at:
meetings@the-aps.org
or 301-634-7967.
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2009
ET-11: APS International Conference on Endothelin
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REGISTER NOW!!!
Deadline to Register: August 7, 2009.
Get a great deal and save money by registering early for the
meeting!
Click
here
to register now!
When:
September 9 -12, 2009
Where:
Montreal Chateau Champlain, Montreal, Canada
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!
For more information on this exciting meeting, please
click
here to view the entire Call for Abstracts. If
you have any questions regarding this meeting, please do not
hesitate to contact the APS meeting department at:
meetings@the-aps.org or 301-634-7967.
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APS Announces Minority Travel Fellows
for Sex Steroids & Gender Conference |
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APS Announces the APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship
Awardees for the 2009 Sex Steroids and Gender in
Cardiovascular-Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology
Conference
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/09niddk-gender-awardees.htm
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Life Lines – Episode 22: Laughter – Good
Medicine is Now Available |
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There
is nothing like a good laugh, is there? It not only feels
great to laugh, it can feel great to hear other people
laugh. Beyond brightening the mood, can laughter provide
tangible health benefits?
Lee
Berk of Loma Linda University in California has done a
series of studies on laughter and its possible physiological
effects. We will talk to him about his latest study, done
over the course of a year with diabetic patients.
Also,
in this month's Buzz in Physiology, we look at
studies that provide possible explanations for:
Why
pregnant Andean give birth to larger babies at high
altitude, compared to European women
How
certain side effects in some medical procedures may trace
back to a solvent found in plastic tubing
You can find Episode 22 at
www.lifelines.tv.
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NAS Study of Gender Differences in S&E
Faculty Careers |
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Although women are still underrepresented in the applicant
pool for faculty positions in math, science, and engineering
at major research universities, those who do apply are
interviewed and hired at rates equal to or higher than those
for men, says a new report from the National Research
Council. Similarly, women are underrepresented among those
considered for tenure, but those who are considered receive
tenure at the same or higher rates than men. The report
contains other findings of interests and the study panel
makes specific recommendations for both research
institutions and academic societies.
http://www.nas.edu/morenews/20090602.html
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Videos Online: Researchers Discuss Their
Work, Vision |
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APS has posted four videos
online. The video initiative complements our efforts to
reach the public and media through our press release and
podcast programs. The interviews are interesting and
diverse:
Anna Thalacker-Mercer of the
University of Alabama at Birmingham talks about her lab’s
work with cholesterol-lowering drugs and the effect they
have on muscle repair and regeneration. The video interview
is posted on the APS website at
http://the-aps.org/Video/Clips/AnnaThalacker-Mercer.htm.
Ohio University’s Brian C.
Clark discusses his team’s recent study in which they found
that women do not recover their muscle strength as fast as
men do after wearing a cast. Learn more at
http://www.the-aps.org/video/clips/BrianClark.htm.
Exercise physiologist Mike
Davis examines the metabolic strategies for sustained
endurance in racing sled dogs who participate in the
Iditarod. The insights of what he and his Oklahoma State
colleagues have learned are captured at
http://www.the-aps.org/Video/Clips/michaeldavis.htm.
The new
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Neurophysiology, David
Linden, outlines his vision for the publication. The
interview is posted on YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqx4Bm6OAwI
and on the APS homepages at
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/jn/index.htm
and
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/jn/editors_message.htm.
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PhysioNet – the Research Resource for
Complex Physiologic Signals |
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PhysioNet offers free access
via the web to large collections of recorded physiologic
signals and related open-source software. The PhysioNet web
site is a public service of PhysioNet Resource funded by the
National Institutes of Health’s NIBIB and NIGMS.
The PhysioNet Resource
is intended to stimulate current research and new
investigations in the study of complex biomedical and
physiologic signas and has three interdependent components:
PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet.
Visit
http://www.physionet.org/
for information about this unique resource.
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Save the Dates! 2010 APS Meeting and
Conference Schedule |
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2010 APS Intersociety
Meeting: Global Change and Global Science: Comparative
Physiology in a Changing World
When: August 4 – 7, 2010
Where: The Westin
Westminster, Westminster, Colorado
2010 APS Conference:
Inflammation, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease
When: August 25 – 28, 2010
Where: The Westin
Westminster, Westminster, Colorado
Want to organize an APS
Conference? Submitting a proposal is quick and easy.
Click here
for details.
Stay posted for future
updates regarding these exciting programs for 2010 or visit
the APS Meetings Department website for more information at:
http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/index.htm
. If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please
do not hesitate to contact the APS meetings department at:
meetings@the-aps.org
or 301-634-7967.
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Call for Clicker Questions |
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Submit your clicker questions by June 15, 2009 and you’ll be
entered into a drawing to win an iPod Shuffle!
Please go to
www.apsarchive.org/clicker for more information, or
email
archive@the-aps.org.
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Did You Receive a Teaching Award During the 2008-2009
Academic Year |
If you received a teaching award during the 2008-2009
Academic Year, please share the information with Charles M.
Tipton (tipton@email.arizona.edu).
He plans to provide information about awards received in a
future issue of Advances in Physiology Education.
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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 book from
Section 4 of our Handbook of
Physiology:
Our
books are currently discounted at 50%, with an additional
35% to APS Members.
Environmental
Physiology:
(two-volume set) edited by Melvin J. Fregly
and Clark M. Blatteis
The
following link will take you to a description of this book:
http://www.the-aps.org/publications/books/handbooks.htm#section4
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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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