The Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology Section Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lectureship ($1,000, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee plus up to $2,000 travel reimbursement to EB and complimentary admission to the section Banquet at EB) is in honor of one of the most distinguished members of the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section and past president of the APS, Horace W. Davenport. This is the most prestigious award of the APS Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section.
The award recognizes distinguished lifetime achievement in gastrointestinal and liver physiological research, including accomplishments in research, teaching, training and activities within the APS. The ideal candidate will have made contributions whose implications extend beyond the boundaries of gastrointestinal and liver research interests. The Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Steering Committee chooses the recipient of this award. Awardees will deliver an honorary award lecture at EB 2014 and are recognized at the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Banquet and Business Meeting. Nominators must upload the candidate’s curriculum vitae and a nomination letter summarizing the candidate’s qualifications.
All application materials for the 2014 award must be submitted by December 15, 2012. Questions should be directed to Pradeep Dudeja at: pkdudeja@uic.edu
The Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section New Investigator Award ($1,000 monetary award, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee, complimentary admission to the GI & Liver Section Banquet at EB) 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 Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section. They should 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.). They should receive nominations from at least two regular members of the APS. Candidates will be judged on their publications, how the publications relate to the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section and evidence for independence and promise (grant funding, peer review activities, etc.). Although this is not an abstract-based award, awardees are expected to attend EB 2013 and make an oral presentation.
The candidate must be an APS member in good standing. Candidates must upload: the curriculum vitae, 1 nomination letter from APS member and URL IDs for 3 of candidate’s representative publications. Awardees are recognized at the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Banquet and Business Meeting. The awardee must attend Experimental Biology 2013 in order to receive the cash prize.
All application materials must be completed online by December 15, 2012. Questions should be directed to Pradeep Dudeja: pkdudeja@uic.edu.
The Takeda Distinguished Research Award of the APS Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section recognizes an outstanding investigator who is internationally recognized for his/her contribution to research in areas represented by the Section. The chosen individual will receive a $1,500 honorarium, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee and complimentary admission to the GI & Liver Section Banquet at EB. Candidates are judged based on their publication record, and the content of the nomination letter. Qualified researchers can be nominated by regular APS members or can self-nominate. Awardees are recognized at the Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Banquet at EB 2014, where they are expected to give an after dinner talk, and at the section Business Meeting.
All application materials must be completed online by December 15, 2012. Questions should be directed to Pradeep Dudeja at: pkdudeja@uic.edu.
The Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Research Recognition and Takeda Travel Awards are designed to recognize trainees and junior level faculty who are engaged in gastrointestinal and liver research. These awards include a monetary honorarium, reimbursement of the EB advance registration fee and complimentary admission to the GI & Liver Section Banquet at EB2013. The awards are given based on competitive appraisal of abstracts submitted to the Experimental Biology meeting. Separate awards will recognize 1) work done while enrolled as an undergraduate, 2) doctoral/medical student, 3) during the first five years of postdoctoral or medical residency training and 4) done as a junior level faculty who is within 10 years of having received a higher degree (Ph.D., M.D., or D.V.M). The final distribution among these awards will depend on the quality and the number of applicants. Awardees are notified of winning the competition in advance of EB.
All applicants are required to attend the GI & Liver Section Trainee Poster Symposium and present their posters. Top ranking travel awardees will be required to give a 10 min platform oral presentation during the poster symposium, and will be notified in advance of EB if they will be making a presentation. Additionally, all advance travel awardees may be asked to participate in the judging of poster presentations at the 2013 GI & Liver Trainee Poster Symposium. In this judging competition, applicants who did not receive an advance travel award will have a separate opportunity to win a travel award during the Poster Symposium.
To qualify for these awards, the applicant must be a first author on an abstract submitted to a GIL Topic Category [1170-APS through 1192-APS] at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting, and either the applicant or a sponsor (in case of trainee awards) must be a member of APS. All applicants must upload a copy of their abstract and CV for consideration (and a half-page statement of research accomplishments if a junior faculty candidate). Awardees must attend the Experimental Biology meeting to receive the cash prize and will be recognized at the EB 2013 Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Banquet and Business Meeting.
All application materials must be completed online by December 15, 2012.
Questions should be directed to Pradeep Dudeja at: pkdudeja@uic.edu
The Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Poster Awards (monetary award, $500 each; reimbursement of registration fee and complimentary admission to GI & Liver banquet) are designed to recognize a predoctoral (undergraduate or graduate) trainee and a postdoctoral trainee who are engaged in gastrointestinal and liver research. The awards are given based on a poster competition at the Gastrointestinal and Liver Section Trainee Poster Symposium. This presentation is required in addition to the regular EB poster presentation to be considered for this award. The final decision of awards will be based on the quality of research and the oral presentation of the poster by the applicant to the judges at the Trainee Symposium (including the ability to answer questions regarding the presented research). Applicants who have already won a Research Recognition or Takeda Travel Award in the EB2013 competition will not be eligible for the Poster Award in the same year. Awardees will be recognized at the EB2013 Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Banquet and Business Meeting.
To qualify for these awards, the applicant must be a first author on an abstract submitted to a GIL Topic Category [1170-APS through 1192-APS] at the Experimental Biology 2013 meeting and either the applicant or a sponsor must be a member of APS. All applicants must upload a copy of their abstract for consideration, making sure to clearly indicate if they are a pre- or post-doctoral trainee.
All application materials must be completed online by December 15, 2012. Questions should be directed to Pradeep Dudeja at: pkdudeja@uic.edu