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The Respiration Section New Investigator Award ($1,000 plus reimbursement of the advance registration fee) recognizes an outstanding investigator in the early stages of his/her career. Candidates should be investigators who have made meritorious contributions to the area represented by the Respiration Section. They must not be above the rank of Assistant Professor or a comparable position in a research track at an academic institution or in industry (e.g. Scientist, Sr. Scientist, Research Investigator, etc.). Applicants must have been independent investigators for no more than 8 years at the time of submitting the application. They must receive nominations from at least two regular members of the APS. Candidates will be judged on their publications, how the publications relate to the Respiration Section, evidence for independence and promise (grant funding, peer review activities, etc.) and level of participation in Experimental Biology and APS-related activities.
Although this is not an abstract-based award, awardees are expected to attend the Experimental Biology meeting and make an oral or poster presentation. The candidate must be an APS member in good standing with a primary affiliation in the Respiration Section. Candidates must upload: curriculum vitae, 2 nomination letters from APS members, and 3 reprints. Awardees must attend the Experimental Biology meeting in order to collect the cash prize and are recognized at the Respiration Section Banquet.
All application materials must be completed online by November 15, 2012.
The Respiration Section Research Recognition Awards ($500 plus reimbursement of the advance registration fee) recognize outstanding research by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who submitted their abstract to an APS Respiration Section topic category at the Experimental Biology meeting. Applicants must upload a copy of their first-authored abstract. Awardees must attend the Experimental Biology meeting in order to collect the cash prize and are recognized at the Respiration Section Banquet.
All application materials must be completed online by November 15, 2012.
Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished Lectureship of the APS Respiration Section
Award: $1,000 and up to $2000 to cover travel and per diem expenses
Deadline: set by section
The 12 Distinguished Lectureship Awards are named after outstanding contributors to the disciplinary areas of physiology represented by the 12 APS Sections. The recipient is chosen by the Section as a representative of the best within the discipline. Lecturers present and are active participants at the Experimental Biology meeting. Each year, four of the 12 lecturers give plenary lectures that incorporate the main meeting topic. In the years that sections do not have plenary lectures, the lecturer presents one hour of a featured topic programmed by the section. Each recipient receives a $1,000 honorarium and up to $2,000 to cover travel and per diem expenses incurred during the meeting.