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EB 2010 in Anaheim, CA – Don’t Miss It! |
Mark your
calendars: EB
2010 will be held in Anaheim, April 24-28. The abstract
deadline is November 4, 2009. The
APS portion of the
program is now online — you will be able to see the schedule by
track and date! More info will follow over the summer including the complete
session agenda for each symposium and the invited presenters in each featured
topic. Bookmark the
APS Awards application
site which will offer over
60 awards
to all levels of investigators from undergraduate through senior investigator.
We look forward to seeing you in the
NEW Anaheim
in April!
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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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Physiological Reviews Ranked Number
One Physiology Journal |
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The
quarterly review journal, Physiological Reviews, (PRV)
published by the American Physiological Society (APS;
www.the-aps.org),
has been again ranked the number one journal in physiology and
is now number five of all cited journals by the annual Journal
Citation Reports (JCR) issued by the Health and Science Business
Section of the Thomson Reuters organization. For more
information,
http://www.the-aps.org/press/releases/09/30.htm
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APS Mentoring Forum Article Now Available |
The August Mentoring Forum article by Dee Silverthorn
is entitled “A String of Pearls – What I Wish Someone Had
Told Me When I Started Teaching."
The article is available at
http://www.the-aps.org/careers/careers1/mentor/Teaching.htm
and it will also appear in the August issue of The
Physiologist.
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Francis Collins Nominated to be NIH
Director |
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On Wednesday, July 7,
President Obama nominated Dr. Francis Collins to be the next
Director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Collins
was formerly the Director of the National Human Genome
Research Institute and head of the Human Genome Project.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/08/AR2009070802769.html
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Action Alert: Act Now to Protect
Peer-Reviewed Research! Oppose Increase in SBIR Set-Aside |
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Congress is considering a bill that
could reduce funding for many types of research. We are
asking you to contact your representatives to oppose an
increase in the SBIR set-aside. Right now, Members of the
House and Senate and their staff are working on legislation
to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Program, which provides an exclusive pool of money to fund
research conducted by small business by "setting aside" 2.5%
of the budget of 11 federal research agencies including NIH
and NSF. Although the House supports a bill that leaves the
SBIR allocation at the current 2.5% level, the Senate
version of the SBIR reauthorization bill would increase the
allocation to fund the SBIR program to 3.5% (a net increase
of 40%!). Such an increase would redirect $1 billion dollars
in research funding away from applicants in all other
settings.
ACT NOW! Tell your representatives to reauthorize SBIR
without any increase in the
set-aside.
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APS Leadership Visits Capitol Hill |
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On July 7, 2009, APS President Gary Sieck, Past-President
Irving Zucker and President-elect Peter Wagner came to
Washington, DC to meet with Members of Congress to discuss
federal funding for research at the National Institutes of
Health, National Science Foundation, NASA and the department
of Veterans Affairs.
http://www.the-aps.org/pa/resources/bionews/PresHillVisit.htm
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Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished
Mentor and Scientist Award |
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Award: $1,000
honorarium + travel expenses for EB 2010 meeting
Deadline: September
15
This award is to recognize an
APS member (male or female) who is judged to be both a
superb mentor and an outstanding scientist. Please see above
link for details on what should be included in a nomination
packet.
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/society/schmidt-nielsen.htm
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Listen to Life Lines Episode 23: Cool
Water |
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Must we drink 64 ounces of
water each day -- exclusive of food and other beverages --
to stay properly hydrated? If not, how much water do we
need? Those are the questions addressed by three
physiologists in this month’s edition of Life Lines,
the podcast of The American Physiological Society.
Heinz Valtin of
Dartmouth Medical School (retired), Mark Knepper of
the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and Samuel
Cheuvront, of the U.S. Army Research Institute of
Environmental Medicine will also tell us why it can be
dangerous to drink too much, particularly when we are under
stress. Give this show a listen, and then let the outdoor
summer fun begin!
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AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty
Professional Development Seminar |
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The AAMC Mid Career Women Faculty Professional Development
Seminar is now accepting applications for the 2009 program,
which is scheduled for December 5-8, 2009, in Scottsdale,
Arizona. Designed for women associate or full professors
with clear potential for departmental and institutional
leadership, this program is often oversubscribed, so we
encourage you to apply early.
http://www.aamc.org/meetings/wim/midwim/2009/start.htm
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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
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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G. Edgar Folk Senior Physiologists Award |
Award: $500
Contact: Executive Office
Deadline: Accepted anytime
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/society.htm#senior
The G. Edgar Folk Senior
Physiologists Award was established in 1986 by students and
colleagues of Professor Folk at the time of his retirement.
The fund is designed to support the activities of Senior
Physiologists. The G. Edgar Folk Senior Physiologists Award
is presented to senior physiologists, 70 years or older, who
no longer have grant funds available to them. The award may
be used for purposes such as attending a meeting of the
Society to present a paper, engaging in a series of modest
experiments, or completing a manuscript. The award is given
throughout the year with a recipient receiving up to $500
depending upon the need. The Senior Physiologists Committee
assists in the selection of the recipient. The names of
recipients are not made public.
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Save the Dates! 2010 APS Meeting and
Conference Schedule |
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Experimental Biology 2010
When: April
24-28, 2010
Where: Anaheim
convention Center, California
APS Headquarters
Hotel: Anaheim Marriott Hotel
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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APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards
for the 2009 APS Conference: ET-11: APS International
Conference on Endothelin |
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APS Announces Recipients of
the 2009 APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Awards for the
2009 APS Conference: ET-11: APS International Conference on
Endothelin
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/09niddk-et11-awardees.htm
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NSF Releases
Report on Graduate Enrollments |
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The National Science Foundation recently released the
InfoBrief, "S & E Graduate Enrollments Accelerate in 2007;
Enrollments of Foreign Students Reach New High". The brief
analyzes data from the Survey of Graduate Students and
Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (2007). The data
show that enrollment in U.S. science and engineering (S&E)
graduate programs in 2007 grew 3.3% over comparable data for
2006-the highest year-over-year increase since 2002 and
nearly double the 1.7% increase seen in 2006.
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf09314/
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Research and Teaching Career Enhancement
Awards |
Award: Up to $4,000
Contact: Executive Office
Deadlines September 17
The APS Research Career Enhancement Award is
designed to enhance the career potential of our regular
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.
The award of up to $4,000 allows an individual in the early
phases of his/her career to obtain special training; the
award also allows an individual in the later phases of
his/her career to develop new skills and to retrain in areas
of developing interests. The award does not include any
indirect cost reimbursement.
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. The award can be used to support
short-term visits to other schools to consult with experts
who can assist with the development project. It can also be
used to support attendance at special courses devoted to
methodologies appropriate for the educational development
project. The award does not include any indirect cost
reimbursement.
To Apply: Go to
http://www.the-aps.org/awardapps for online application.
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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 Respiratory System (Section
Editor: Alfred P. Fishman)
Our books are currently discounted at 50%, with an
additional 35% to APS Members.
(1) Control
of Breathing, edited by Neil S. Cherniack and John
G. Widdicombe
(2) Mechanics
of Breathing, edited by Peter T. Macklem and Jere
Mead
(3) Gas
Exchange, edited by Leon E. Farhi and S. Marsh
Tenney
The
following link will take you to a description of these
books:
www.the-aps.org/publications/books/handbooks.htm#section3
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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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