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APS Trainee Newsletter Changes
Fellowships Available
Grants Available
Positions Available
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APS
TRAINEE NEWSLETTER CHANGES
The Trainee Advisory Committee met last fall. It was
decided to divide the Trainee newsletter into special issues so that there
was not as much material in every newsletter. Beginning with this
newsletter, there will be newsletters on the following topics:
1) fellowships and funding
opportunities
2) career resources
3) meetings of interest
4) APS news
5) EB news
Trainee Issues
Let your section�s trainee
representative on the Trainee Advisory Committee know if you like the change
or if you have any issues you�d like raised that pertain to trainees (see
committee member page at
http://www.the-aps.org/committees/trainee/members.htm.
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FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE
1) APS Short Course on
Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals
May 4-7, 2006, Englewood, CO
Application Deadline - February 20
Who can apply?
� Upper level graduate students (have passed preliminary exams or finished
coursework) AND lower level postdoctoral fellows (within first 1-2 years of
postdoctoral training)
� Applicants must be US citizens or permanent US residents
Thanks to
support from NIGMS/NIH, the Course is FREE to accepted students.
For more information and an application, please visit
http://www.the-aps.org/education/professionalSkills/index.htm
or contact Melinda Lowy, Higher Education Programs Coordinator, at
mlowy@the-aps.org.
2) Carl Storm
Underrepresented Minority Fellowships
Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) is pleased to announce the
availability of Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowships to support
the participation of minority students and scientists at Gordon Research
Conferences in 2006.
Awards of $600 will be made available to African American, Hispanic
American and Native American graduate students, post docs, faculty, and
research scientists who will be attending a GRC for the first time in 2006.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status and be
working at a U.S. institution.
Anyone interested in receiving support from this program must submit an
application to attend the GRC of interest. A list of 2006 GRCs and an online
conference application can be found on our website at
www.grc.org.
For further information and a fellowship application, please contact Ms.
Holly Tobin at
htobin@grc.org. Apply early. Support is limited and awarded
on a first come-first served basis.
3) APS Research Career
Enhancement Awards
New Deadline - April 15
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/society.htm#RCEA
The APS Research Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career
potential of APS regular members.
4) APS Teaching Career
Enhancement Awards
New Deadline - April 15
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/society.htm#Teaching
The APS Teaching Career Enhancement Award is designed to enhance the career
potential of APS regular members.
5) William Randolph
Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students to Be Offered Three Times a
Year
Deadline: February 15, July 15, and December 15, 2006
The Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (http://www.nsrf.org/),
a grantmaking program of the Aspen Institute (http://www.aspeninstitute.org/)
has announced that it will offer the William Randolph Hearst Endowed
Fellowship three times annually. Previously, the fellowship was available
once a year during the summer.
The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open
to both undergraduate and graduate students who are members of minority
groups. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with the fund. Through this
program, the fund seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues
relating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit organizations.
Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive
academic credit for the experience. In his or her internship, the Hearst
Fellow undertakes general research and program support for the fund's
grantmaking and outreach efforts.
The ideal candidate for this fellowship is a highly motivated continuing
graduate or undergraduate student from an underrepresented community. She or
he should have an excellent academic record and also have outstanding
research skills; a background in the social sciences or humanities;
excellent writing and communication skills; demonstrated financial need; and
American citizenship.
The student must be able to intern for ten to fifteen weeks at the
Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Institute. A fellowship grant of
between $2,500 and $5,000 will be awarded, depending on the recipient's
educational level, financial need, and time commitment.
Applications are considered three times annually based on the timing of
applicants' availability. For the Summer 2006 internship, the deadline is
February 15, 2006; for the Fall 2006 internship, the deadline is July 15,
2006; and for the Spring 2007 internship, the deadline is December 15, 2006.
See the Nonprofit Research Fund Web site for complete program
information and application procedures. RFP Link:
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/newsletter1530/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=16318
6) AAA Announces New
Award for Anatomy Education
AAA now has an award recognizing exceptional achievement as an
anatomical sciences educator equivalent to the current Henry Gray award,
which has long been AAA's highest honor for scientific achievement.
The Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Educator Award, with a prize of
$4,000 plus travel support provided by Elsevier, will be awarded for the
first time in 2007. The new award is for human anatomy education in the
anatomical sciences as broadly defined-including gross anatomy, embryology,
histology, and neuroanatomy-at the medical/dental, graduate, or
undergraduate level of teaching. Only AAA members may submit a nomination;
nominees must also be AAA members and be full-time or emeritus faculty
members of accredited colleges or universities.
The award committee, to be named this spring, will look for independent
evidence of: (1) excellence in classroom teaching over a number of years at
undergraduate, graduate, or professional levels; (2) commitment to the
improvement of teaching within the candidate's own institution; and (3)
contributions to anatomical science education at the local community,
national, or international levels.
Unlike AAA's other awards, the Henry Gray/Elsevier Distinguished Educator
Award will have a two-step nomination process. By September 15, a nominator
must submit the nomination form and a letter of support outlining the
nominee's qualifications. Then each nominee will be asked to submit
additional documentation by December 1, including a detailed CV and letters
of recommendation.
AAA's original Henry Gray Award will now be known as the Henry Gray/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins Scientific Achievement Award; the deadline remains
December 1. AAA's Basmajian Award will continue to recognize members in the
formative stages of their career who teach human or veterinary gross
anatomy, can document excellence in their contribution to the teaching of
gross anatomy, and have outstanding accomplishments in biomedical research
or scholarship in education.
Additional information about the new educator award, including selection
criteria and a nomination form, will be posted on AnatomyLink (www.anatomy.org)
and sent to members via E-Stratum this spring.
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GRANTS
AVAILABLE
1) New NIH Award
As part of the ongoing effort to help young investigators achieve
independence at an earlier age, the NIH is introducing a new career
transition award. The K99/R00 award mechanism will provide one to two years
of fellowship support followed by three years of faculty support, contingent
upon administrative review and the grantee securing a tenure track position
at a research institution. Additional details are available by going to:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/pathway_independence.htm
2) Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation Announces New Initiative to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children
Deadline: March 7, 2006
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (http://www.rwjf.org/)
has launched Healthy Eating Research (http://www.healthyeatingresearch.org/),
a five-year, $16 million program to evaluate changes in policies and
environments that can promote healthy eating among children.
Healthy Eating Research was created to build and strengthen evidence
needed to halt the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. The
program will fund research that identifies, analyzes, and evaluates
environmental and policy approaches that can promote healthy eating and
prevent obesity among children, particularly in low-income and racial/ethnic
communities where childhood obesity is most prevalent. This first round of
funding focuses on school food policies and environments.
Preference will be given to applicants who are tax-exempt under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations as
defined under Section 509(a). Applicant Organizations must be based in the
U.S. or U.S. Territories.
To help build a multidisciplinary field of research, Healthy Eating
Research seeks proposals from a variety of investigators in a range of
fields, including agriculture, behavioral science, business, economics,
education, law, marketing, medicine, nutrition, political science,
psychology, public health, public policy, and urban planning. The
perspectives of researchers who are knowledgeable about racial/ethnic and
socioeconomic disparities in school and school-related community food
environments are especially needed.
A total of approximately $3 million will be awarded in this round of
funding for two types of research grants: 1) Studies to identify and/or
evaluate promising school food environment and policy changes (12- to
18-month awards of up to $100,000; and 18- to 36-month awards of up to
$400,000); and 2) Analyses of macro-level policy or system determinants of
school food environments and policies (12- to 18-month awards of up to
$75,000).
For the complete Healthy Eating Research Call for Proposals, see the
RWJF Web site:
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/program/cfp.jsp?ID=19461.
3) NIH Launches
Extramural Nexus
The National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research (OER)
launches an online newsletter to provide updates on NIH extramural issues
via the NIH Extramural Nexus. The OER is the hub for grants policy and
operations, grants administration, and the coordination of NIH's extramural
programs and activities. Through the Nexus, the OER will provide the
external scientific community with updates on NIH policies and activities as
well as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the operation of
extramural programs.
To subscribe to the NIH Extramural Nexus, send a plain text email to
Listserv@list.nih.gov including only the words Subscribe
EXTRAMURALNEXUS in the body of the message.
4) NIH Director's
Pioneer Award
Deadline: February 27
A unique aspect of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research is the NIH
Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) Program, a high-risk research initiative of
Research Teams of the Future. First announced in Fiscal Year 2004, nine
awards were made in September 2004, and 13 awards were made in 2005. The
NDPA is designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity
who propose pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical
research. The term "pioneering" is used to describe highly innovative
approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact, and
the term "award" is used to mean a grant for conducting research, rather
than a reward for past achievements. Biomedical research is defined broadly
in this announcement as encompassing scientific investigations in the
biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational,
engineering, and mathematical sciences. The NDPA is meant to support
individuals who intend to pursue new research directions that are not
already supported by other mechanisms. The program is not intended simply to
expand the funding of persons already well supported for a particular
project.
This RFA announces a third NDPA competition for approximately 5-10 new
awards of $500,000 in direct costs per year for five years that will be made
in Fiscal Year 2006. Awardees are required to commit the major portion (at
least 51%) of their research effort to activities supported by the NDPA.
For details on eligibility requirements, the application and selection
process visit
http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/.
RFA:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-06-005.html.
5) Applications Invited
for Glenn/American Federation for Aging Research Breakthroughs in
Gerontology Awards
Deadline: May 1, 2006
Sponsored by the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research (http://www.glennfoundation.org/),
in collaboration with the American Federation for Aging Research (http://www.afar.org/),
the Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards program is designed to
provide timely support to a small number of pilot research programs that may
be of relatively high risk but which offer significant promise of yielding
transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging.
Projects that focus on genetic controls of aging and longevity, on delay
of aging by pharmacological agents or dietary means, or which elucidate the
mechanisms by which alterations in hormones, anti-oxidant defenses, or
repair processes promote longevity are all well within the intended scope of
the competition.
To be eligible, applicants must be full-time faculty members at the rank
of assistant professor or higher. A strong record of independent publication
beyond the post-doctoral level is a requirement. Applications from
individuals not previously engaged in aging research are particularly
encouraged, as long as the proposals show high promise for leading to
important new discoveries in biological gerontology. In addition, the
proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in
the United States.
Up to four grants of up to $125,000 each will be awarded. Visit the AFAR
Web site for the complete 2006 guidelines and an application form. RFP Link:
http://www.afar.org/GlennBIG.html
6) GrantsNet
http://nextwave.sciencemag.org/awards.dtl
GrantsNet presents the latest compilation of graduate and undergraduate
grant opportunities from private sector and U.S. government sources.
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POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Don't forget to check the "Positions Available" section in The
Physiologist for additional job announcements
OR
You can also visit the APS Careers Website
for positions available:
http://www.the‑aps.org/careers/careers1/posavail.htm
1) NIDDK Tenure-Track Investigator: Modeling
of Cell Biological and Physiological Systems
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, Department of
Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK),
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human
Services, invites applications for tenured or tenure track positions in the
Laboratory of Biological Modeling. The Laboratory is currently comprised of
scientists who use computational approaches to understand cell biological
and physiological systems. Specific areas of research interest will include
mathematical modeling at the subcellular, cellular, tissue and system
levels. Excellent computational facilities and resources for rapid
achievement of research goals are available. LBM is in close proximity in
particular to the NIDDK Computational Chemistry Core Facility, engaged in
molecular modeling. The position offers unparalleled opportunities for
interdisciplinary collaboration within NIDDK and throughout NIH. For
further information about NIDDK, see .
Candidates must have a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in the physical
or biomedical sciences. He or she should have an outstanding record of
research accomplishments in mathematical modeling and will be expected to
propose and pursue an innovative and independent research program. Salary
and benefits will be commensurate with the experience of the individual.
Applicants should send a curriculum vitae and list of publications, copies
of three major publications, a plan for future research, and three letters
of reference by February 15, 2006 to Dr. Robert Tycko, Chair of the Search
Committee, Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Building 5, Rm. 112, 5 Memorial
Drive, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, tel.: 301-402-8272, fax:
301-496-0825, email: Position Description:
The successful candidate will establish an independent group with research
interests focused on mathematical modeling at the subcellular, cellular,
tissue, or organism levels. Other members of the Laboratory of Biological
Modeling ()
conduct basic research on a wide variety of topics including insulin
secretion (A. Sherman), insulin action (A. Sherman, C. Chow), metabolism (K.
Hall), adipocyte differentiation (V. Periwal), calcium homeostasis (A.
Sherman) and neuroscience (C. Chow), all relevant to diabetes and obesity.
Interaction is expected with experimental laboratories or other
computational groups in NIDDK or other NIH institutes.
DHHS and NIH are EEO employers.
2) Assistant Professor:
Renal or Gastrointestinal Physiology
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
The Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology at the University of
Cincinnati is recruiting multiple tenure track faculty members at the level
of ASSISTANT PROFESSOR. We seek colleagues studying molecular events in
biologic systems that can build upon Departmental and University strengths
in gastrointestinal and renal physiology. A strong modern infrastructure
(including bioinformatics, mutant mouse models, and multi-photon microscopy)
will support research approaches that span the scale from single cells to
whole organisms. We are particularly interested in applicants applying
technologically-advanced approaches to study systems biology.
Faculty members are expected to sustain an externally funded research
program, have a strong commitment to graduate and medical education, and
contribute to our vigorous collaborative environment. Candidates must have a
doctoral degree and postdoctoral experience. Review of applications will
commence immediately and applications accepted until March 2006. Please send
a curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and contact information
for four potential references to: Ms. Marilyn Paolo (marilyn.paolo@uc.edu),
Assistant to the Chair, and indicate that you are applying for MCP Renal/GI
positions.
Marshall H. Montrose, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular
Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH
45267-0576
University of Cincinnati is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer. Women, minorities, disabled persons, and Vietnam Era and disabled
veterans are encouraged to apply.
3) Postdoctoral
positions
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral positions are available to study the role of protein
O-glycosylation (O-GlcNAc) in mediating cardiomyocyte function in normal and
pathophysiological conditions. There are two NIH funded projects, one
focused on the adverse effects of diabetes and insulin resistance on the
heart and one focused on development of new methods for ischemic
cardioprotection. Studies currently underway involve isolated cardiomyocyte,
isolated perfused heart and in vivo model systems.
Candidates with a strong background in molecular and cellular
biology are encouraged to apply. Experience in cardiovascular physiology,
signal transduction or proteomics is an advantage but not essential.
Applicants with recent Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degrees should submit a
letter of interest containing addresses, telephone numbers, names of three
references, a CV with publication record and/or thesis topic, and a one-page
statement of interest to John C. Chatham via email at
jchatham@uab.edu.
Women, persons with disabilities, and members of underrepresented
minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply. US citizenship or
permanent resident status is NOT required, but US citizenship or permanent
residents are given priority consideration.
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