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Experimental Biology 2007
April 28 - May 2
Washington, DC

APS AWARDEE RESPONSIBILITIES AND TAX RULES

Cardiovascular Section Awards

The Carl J. Wiggers Award ($1,000 honorarium plus reimbursement of the annual meeting advance registration) is presented to a scientist who is a Fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the APS, who has made outstanding and lasting contributions throughout his/her career to cardiovascular research, and who will attract outstanding newmembers to the Cardiovascular Section from the United States and abroad.. This award is in honor of the Cardiovascular Section's founder, Carl J. Wiggers, whose research defined fundamental pressure-flow relationships in the cardiovascular system. In addition to publishing definitive texts on circulatory physiology, Dr. Wiggers founded Circulation Research and trained numerous future department heads as well as several presidents of APS. The nomination package should consist of: (1) a letter of nomination; (2) one or more seconding letters (preferably from someone outside of the nominee's institution); and (3) a CV of the candidate. All materials and letters of support should be submitted in January of the year the award is presented. All application materials must be submitted online at (www.the-aps.org/awardapps) by January 15, 2007 to be considered for the 2008 award. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steven Segal, Chair of the CV Section Awards Committee at: segalss@health.missouri.edu.

Past Wiggers Awardees

The Berne Distinguished Lectureship ($1,000 plus up to $2,000 travel reimbursement to Experimental Biology and complimentary registration to the meeting) award is presented to a scientist who is a Fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the APS, who has made outstanding prior contributions to cardiovascular research, and whose current research is particularly interesting, such that the presentation of this work would be expected to contribute to further interest in, and growth of, the Cardiovascular  Section. This award is in honor of one of the most distinguished members of the Cardiovascular Section, Robert M. Berne. The nomination package should consist of: (1) a letter of nomination; (2) one or more seconding letters (preferably from someone outside of the nominee's institution); and (3) a CV of the candidate. All materials and letters of support should be submitted in January of the year the award is presented. All application materials must be submitted online at (www.the-aps.org/awardapps) by January 15, 2007 to be considered for the 2008 award. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steven Segal, Chair of the CV Section Awards Committee at: segalss@health.missouri.edu.

Past Berne Awardees

The Cardiovascular Section New Investigator Award ($1,000 plus reimbursement of advance annual meeting registration fee) recognizes outstanding investigators in the early stages of their career who have made meritorious contributions to the scientific areas represented by the APS Cardiovascular Section.  Candidates must be an APS member in good standing and should not be above the rank of Assistant Professor or a comparable position in a research track at an academic institution or in industry. The candidate must provide their curriculum vitae, a list of the 3 publications (but not their reprints) that best represent their own new area of investigation along with a ~500-word summary of this work, two nomination letters from regular APS members, and a first- or senior-authored abstract from their laboratory that will be presented at EB2007. Candidates will be judged on their new development(s), how their new area of investigation relates to the Cardiovascular Section, and evidence of their independence and promise (funding, peer review activities, etc.). The awardee is expected to attend the Experimental Biology meeting. All application materials must be submitted online (www.the-aps.org/awardapps) by November 8, 2006. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steven Segal, Chair of the CV Section Awards Committee at: segalss@health.missouri.edu.

The Cardiovascular Section Research Recognition Awards ($500 and reimbursement of the annual meeting advance registration rate) are designed to promote submission of abstracts to the Experimental Biology meeting from junior investigators (doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows) and to aid them in their travel expenses. To be eligible, doctoral students must be engaged in their dissertation research while postdoctoral fellows must have earned an MD, PhD or equivalent degree within the past 3 years. Applicants must have submitted a first-authored abstract to the Experimental Biology Meeting under an APS Cardiovascular Section topic category. Applicants must provide a copy of their submitted abstract. It is expected that awardees will attend the Experimental Biology meeting and present their research. Up to nine Research Recognition Awards will be made each year based upon those abstracts judged to be most meritorious. All application materials must be submitted online (www.the-aps.org/awardapps) by November 8, 2006. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steven Segal, Chair of the CV Section Awards Committee at: segalss@health.missouri.edu.

The Cardiovascular Section Young Investigator Award Sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb ($750 and reimbursement of the annual meeting advance registration fee) was founded in 2001 by a contribution from Bristol-Myers Squibb. This award is intended for Regular Members of the Cardiovascular Section of APS who have received an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree within the last 5 years. Candidates must be an APS member in good standing, should hold an academic rank which is not higher than that of assistant professor or equivalent, have already made a substantive independent contribution, and hold future promise but are not, as yet, well established. The candidate must provide their curriculum vitae, a list of the 3 publications (but not their reprints) that best represent their independent line of investigation along with a ~500-word summary of this work, one nomination letter, a seconding letter (preferably from someone outside the nominee's institution), and a first- or senior-authored abstract from their laboratory that will be presented at the annual meeting. Candidates will be judged on their professional development, independence, and how their research program relates to the Cardiovascular Section. The awardee is expected to attend the Experimental Biology meeting. All application materials must be submitted online (www.the-aps.org/awardapps) by November 8, 2006. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steven Segal, Chair of the CV Section Awards Committee at: segalss@health.missouri.edu.