The Awards Committee�s efforts focus on
reviewing applications for six awards: APS Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Physiological Genomics; Research Career Enhancement Award; Teaching Career
Enhancement Award; Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative
Physiology; Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award; and Lazaro J. Mandel
Young Investigator Award.
The APS Awards portfolio includes the six
prizes listed above. Based on the number of applicants, the Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Physiological Genomics is overwhelmingly the most attractive,
as it garners more applicants than the other five awards combined.
The number of applications for the
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiological Genomics continues to grow and
increased by a further 20% in 2006 from 30. This represents growth on top of
19% the preceding year. Other awards attract consistent but low numbers of
applicants with the absence of visible growth.
The Committee tracks the gender distribution of applicants and
recipients. Although there is understandable variability in the numbers,
there are approximately equal numbers of female to male applicants. This has
resulted in a greater number of awards being made to females.
Review Criteria. Standardized review and scoring criteria are employed
for all of the awards. Such standardization makes identification of
outstanding applicants better grounded on objective and weighted factors,
and facilitates the job of the Committee.
2006-2007 Award Recipients
Postdoctoral Fellowship Award in
Physiological Genomics
The APS received 30 applications for the
January 2007 deadline for the APS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in
Physiological Genomics. Fellowships are awarded in the amount of $36,000
stipend and $3,500 trainee allowance for the first year; and $38,000
second-year stipend with $3,500 trainee allowance. Two awardees were
selected and two alternate candidates were identified.
The Research Career Enhancement (RCEA)
and Teaching Career Enhancement (TCEA) Awards
Sixteen RCEA and 2 TCEA applications were
received for the April and September 2006 deadlines. This represents an
appreciable improvement for RCEA applications but still fewer than 2004,
when a total of 33 applications were received. Eight awards were made.
Young Investigator Awards
The APS offers three Young Investigator
Awards: the Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology,
the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award, and the Lazaro J. Mandel Young
Investigator Award.
There were four applications for Arthur C.
Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology, which carries a
$15,000 honorarium. The Committee selected Lena H. Ting, Emory Univ. and
Georgia Tech, as the recipient.
Three applications were received for the
Lazaro J. Mandel Award. The Committee recommended Heddwen L. Brooks, Univ.
of Arizona College of Medicine, as the recipient. The award is accompanied
by a $7,500 honorarium.
Seven applications were received for the
Shih-Chun Wang Award. Ann M. Schreihofer, Medical College of Georgia, was
recommended by the Committee. This Young Investigator Award carries a $7,000
stipend.
Peter A. Friedman, Chair