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APS Dues
Reminders are in the Mail (email) |
Did you receive an email message from APS
President Gary C. Sieck telling you about the Society and
its programs? Your financial support makes all those
programs a reality. Please pay your dues online using the
link in Dr. Sieck’s email message or go directly to the
APS Web Site and click on the “Renew Your
2010 Membership Today” button.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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APS Offering Two Professional Skills Courses in 2010 |
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APS is offering two professional skills training courses,
"Making Scientific Presentations" and "Writing and Reviewing for
Scientific Journals" for grad students and postdocs this winter -
January 14-17th, 2010 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista,
Florida. The deadline for applications has
been extended to October 30, 2009.
Please
click here
for information on the courses and available travel fellowships.
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HURRY! Time is Running Out on the
Logo Redesign Contest |
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Deadline: October 30, 2009
In 2012, the American Physiological Society will celebrate its 125th
anniversary. In preparation for that special occasion, the APS Council is
interested in revising its logo. The APS Council invites the APS membership to
apply their creative minds to the creation of a new logo that might reflect the
Society’s mission statement “integrating the life sciences from molecule to
organism”. The logo will be used in various ways to promote the image of APS
and of physiology. The designer of the selected logo will receive $500.
The guidelines for preparing and submission of designs can be found by
clicking here.
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Meet Karlman
Wasserman on the Living History Page |
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The APS is pleased to announce
the recent posting of a video interview
Karlman Wasserman. APS
members are encouraged to consider interviewing senior
physiologists at their institution to provide a living history
of physiology. The videos provided to date focus on the
physiologist's training, careers and their professional
interactions. A total of 18 videos have been posted and at least
another 6 are in the works.
Visit the APS Living History page.
Are you interested in arranging to videotape a colleague? If so,
please contact
Martin Frank, APS
Executive Director at 301-634-7118.
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President Obama
Visits NIH |
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On September 30, 2009, President Obama visited the NIH to
mark the distribution of the first $5 billion in NIH ARRA
funds. To see the video of President Obama’s speech
click here.
The text of his remarks is
available here.
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Lifelines
Episode 26: Invention and Impact of Ultrasound |
 Dusty
Sarazan, a former student of Dean Franklin, explains how
these inventions led to the non-invasive cardiovascular
monitoring instruments we have today.
Click here to listen.
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Woman in Space |
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In the early years of the “space race”
(1957-1975) two men sought to test a scientifically simple
yet culturally complicated theory: that women might be
innately better suited for space travel than men. One of the
men was a Harvard-educated physician, surgeon and
aeromedical physiologist. Read more about a new article in
Advances.
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EB 2010
Registration/Abstract Submission Site Goes Live |
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Mark your calendars:
EB 2010
will be held in Anaheim, April 24-28.
We’re excited about Anaheim.
Learn all about Anaheim
and the many things it has to offer
Abstract submission site
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!
Bookmark the APS Awards application
site
which will offer over 60 awards to all levels
of investigators from undergraduate through senior
investigator.
SEE YOU IN THE
NEW ANAHEIM!
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NIH Seeks
Recovery Act Stories |
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Several NIH Institutes and Centers want to hear from
investigators who are receiving ARRA money about how it will
help their research efforts. These stories will be used in
publications to highlight the positive effects of ARRA
spending.
NHLBI -
E-mail
NIAMS - Webform
NIGMS - Webform
NIAID - Webform
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NIH Extramural
Nexus |
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The October issue of the
NIH Extramural Nexus
is now available with information about ARRA, shorter grant
applications and other news.
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ORI
Video Vignettes for Laboratory Management |
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Laboratory Management Video Vignettes, a new resource funded
by the Office of Research Integrity,
now available on-line.
This is an excellent resource serving as a virtual
laboratory for helping to develop your management skills.
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Caroline tum
Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award
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The deadline for abstract submission and applications is
November 4, 2009
The 2010 application is now available for the tum Suden/Hellebrandt/Horvath
Award for male or female graduate students or postdoctoral
fellows who are 1st author on an abstract
submitted to the Experimental Biology meeting.
NOTE:
trainees must be APS members (either student or regular)
and cannot have received the award previously at
their current educational level.
For more information, please visit the
APS web site
or
apply
here.
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APS New Investigator Award Programs -
Funding Opportunities |
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Make plans to apply for one
of the APS Awards designed to promote the research careers
of the membership. Applications for the Award Programs
listed below must be submitted through the
APS Online Award
Module.
S&R
Foundation Ryuji Ueno Award for Ion Channels or Barrier
Function Research
Award: $30,000 Deadline: November 13
Arthur C. Guyton Awards
for Excellence in Integrative Physiology
Award: $15,000 Deadline:
November 13
Giles F. Filley
Memorial Awards for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology and
Medicine
Award: $12,000 Deadline:
November 13
Lazaro J. Mandel Young
Investigator Award
Award: $4,000 Deadline:
November 13
Shih-Chun Wang Young
Investigator Award
Award: $4,000 Deadline:
November 13
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Apply Now for
a PIC Novel Disease Model Award |
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Deadline: December 15, 2009
Postdoc Award: $800 plus reimbursement of the advance
EB registration fee
Predoc Award: $500 plus reimbursement of the advance
EB registration fee
The APS Physiologists of Industry Committee (PIC)
provides two awards each year. The PIC Postdoctoral and
Predoctoral Novel Disease Model Awards recognize the
best postdoctoral trainee and the best graduate student
abstract submittals describing a disease model at EB
2010.
Click here
to view the complete award description, eligibility
requirements, and past award winning abstract titles.
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International Early Career Physiologist
Travel Awards |
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International Early Career
Physiologist Travel
Awards
are presented to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows
and junior faculty members who work outside the United
States. This initiative of the International Physiology
Committee is designed to assist with travel expenses that
international early career
physiologists incur in attending the Experimental
Biology Meeting in order to present their work. Up to 10
awards of $500 each will be made annually.
Applicants must be studying
for a doctoral degree or have
received a doctoral degree within the past 15 year and
be an APS member in good standing.
Each applicant must submit an
abstract to and attend the Experimental Biology meeting. The
abstract must be submitted to a Topic Category of the APS
Section to which the applicant’s research is relevant.
Additional Information can be obtained by
clicking here.
All application materials
must be submitted online
by
November 13,
2009.
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Latin American
Initiative Proposals Being Accepted Again – Deadline
November 2 |
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If you missed the earlier deadline for
proposals to be funded in 2010, consider applying for this
latest deadline. The International Physiology Committee has
funds to support additional courses/workshops/symposia that
are carried out in Latin American countries with
participation of APS members. For additional
information,
click here.
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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.
If you have any questions regarding this meeting, please
do not hesitate to contact the
APS Meetings
Department,
301-634-7967.
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The
Arthur C. Guyton Educator of the Year Award
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The Award, sponsored by W.
B. Saunders Company (Elsevier) recognizes a full-time
faculty member of an accredited college or university and
member of the APS who has independent evidence of: (1)
excellence in classroom teaching over a number of years at
the undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels; (2)
commitment to the improvement of physiology teaching within
the candidate's own institution; and (3) contributions to
physiology education at the local community, national or
international levels. The awardee is requested to write an
essay on his/her philosophy of education for publication in
The Physiologist.
Each nominee must be
nominated by a member of APS. The nominator should
email a letter of support outlining the qualifications of
the nominee no later than Friday, December 4, 2009
to:
Erica A Wehrwein, Chair,
Guyton Awards Selection Committee.
For more information on this
award please see
our website.
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Reynolds
Award–Best History of Physiology Article–Deadline December 1
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The Orr E. Reynolds Award,
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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APS/NIDDK
Minority Travel Fellowship Awards – EB 2010 |
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Application Deadline: November 11, 2009
The APS, with support from NIDDK and NIGMS,
is offering travel awards for underrepresented minorities
(i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and
Pacific Islanders), conducting research within the 50 States
and U.S. Territories, to attend Experimental Biology 2010 in
Anaheim, CA from April 24-28, 2010.
The awards are open to graduate students,
postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students.
Students who obtained their undergraduate education in
Minority Biomedical Research Programs (MBRS) or Minority
Access to Research Career (MARC)-eligible institutions, as
well as students in the APS Porter Development Program, are
encouraged to apply. Minority faculty members at the above
institutions may also submit applications.
Fellowships awarded are contingent on the
availability of grant funds. Funds will provide
transportation, meals, and lodging. These awards do not
provide funds for international travel. Incomplete
applications will not be reviewed.
For more information, visit
our webstie.
To apply,
click here.
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APS/NIDDK K-12
Minority Outreach Fellowship |
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Application Deadline: December 15, 2009
The APS K-12 Minority Outreach Fellowship seeks to foster
communication between minority graduate and postdoctoral
students and middle/high school minority life sciences
students. Program activities include year-long outreach
fellowships for senior graduate students and postdoctoral
fellows to visit K-12 classrooms, help conduct teacher
professional development workshops, and attend scientific
meetings (i.e. ABRCMS or SACNAS, EB 2010 AND EB 2011).
Visit
our website
for details. Note: Fellowships awarded are contingent on the
availability of grant funds.
Eligibility:You must be 1) A US citizen or permanent
resident; 2) A past or current APS minority travel fellow or
Porter Fellow.
To apply,
click here.
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The October
Issue of The Physiologist is Now Online |
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In this issue, read articles from Subah Packer – The Bottom
Line: Students Must Be Engaged; from Melinda Lowy and Martin
Frank – Merging Departments: Dealing with the Good, the Bad,
and The Ugly; and Kristin Gosselink – Online Mentoring
through MentorNet.net
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Annual Call
for 2010 Summer Research Hosts for Undergraduates or
Teachers |
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The Education Office is seeking APS members willing to serve
as a research host for middle/high school science teachers
or undergraduate summer research fellowship applicants. For
more information, visit the
fellowship program websites
or directly indicate your interest
here.
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Promote
Physiology At a Local or Regional Science Fair This School
Year |
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The APS sponsors awards at local and regional science fairs
on a first come, first served basis. Any APS member who
participates as a judge in a local or regional science fair
at an elementary, middle, or high school is eligible to
apply and receive APS support. Award package includes an APS
pin, t-shirt, and Certificate of Achievement for the student
with the best physiology project, and a Women Life
Scientists book for the student’s teacher. To request an
award package, visit
our website.
For any questions, contact
Scarletta Whitsett
in the APS Education Office.
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2010 Poster
Calendar for APS Members |
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Back again by popular demand! Look for your attractive, full
color 2010 Poster Calendar to arrive in your mailbox. It
contains important events coming up in 2010 and is designed
to hang in your labs or offices. Once again, we are able to
bring this product to you thanks to the generosity of our
advertisers. If you do not receive your calendar by
September 30th, please send an email to
Sue Sabur.
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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 our
People and Ideas Series:
Our
books are currently discounted at 50%, with an additional
35% to APS Members.
Circulation of the Blood: Men and Ideas,edited
by Alfred P. Fishman and Dickinson W. Richards
Click
here
to see a description of this book.
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Thank you for your continued support of the Society and its mission. |
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