In this issue...
*APS News
-NEW APS Trainee Website
-Application available for 2nd Workshop on Writing and
Reviewing for Journals
-EB Awardees announced
(tum Suden, NIDDK Travel Fellows, Bruce finalists, K-12 Outreach
Fellow)
- Section social events at EB
-EB06 Researchers in Industry Mixer
-APS Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols
*NPA News
-Annual meeting deadlines
-NPA Comments on Federal Postdoc Training Principles
-NPA Comments on NSF Strategic Plan
*NIH News
*Other Society News
*Workshops available
-APS Workshop on Writing and Reviewing for Journals
- Short Courses in Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology
-12th Annual Conference on Teaching Survival Skills
and Ethics
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APS NEWS
1) NEW APS Trainee Website
The APS Trainee Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the
launch of the APS Trainees web site (http://www.the-aps.org/trainees).
The site contains information and resources for graduate students, postdocs,
and new investigators.
Included are links to the Trainee Advisory Committee and reports on its
activities, trainee associations, trainee newsletters, EB symposium
information, awards, career planning, families and science careers, finding
a job, funding resources, lab management, and mentoring.
If you know of resources that would be helpful to have links to, please
contact APS Education Office at
education@the-aps.org.
2) APS Short Course on
Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals from May 4-7, 2006
Application Deadline � February 20
Do you want to...?
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Improve your skills at writing and submitting manuscripts?
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Learn how to better respond to reviewer criticisms?
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Know how to select a journal for submission?
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Learn how to be a good reviewer yourself?
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Discover how diversity issues may be influencing how you write and
review manuscripts?
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Learn about resources that can further develop your writing and
reviewing skills?
If so, then you'll want to apply for the APS's Short Course on Writing and
Reviewing for Scientific Journals from May 4-7, 2006 at The Inverness Hotel
and Conference Center in Englewood, CO.
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
� Students active in APS minority programs will be given priority
What is the cost?
Thanks to support from NIGMS/NIH, accepted students will receive FREE:
� Registration and materials
� Travel support (roundtrip budget airfare or mileage)
� Subsistence (hotel-double occupancy, food per diem, and ground
transportation)
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.
3) EB Awardees
Announced
2006 Caroline tum Suden/Francis A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity
Awardees
APS, on behalf of the Women in Physiology Committee, congratulates the 2006
tum Suden Awardees. For a complete list of awardees, please see
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/tumSudenRecipients.htm
2006 David Bruce
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Award Finalists
APS, on behalf of the Education Committee, is pleased to announce the 12
finalists for the 2006 David S. Bruce Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Awards. A list of the finalists can be found at
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/2006BruceFinalists.htm
2006 APS/NIDDK Minority
Travel Fellowship Awardees
The APS, on behalf of the Porter Physiology Development Committee, is
pleased to congratulate the awardees of the APS/NIDDK Minority Travel
Fellowship Awards to attend Experimental Biology (EB) 2006 from April 1-5 in
San Francisco. Fellows are listed at
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student/niddkRecipients.htm.
2006 Professional
Skills Training for Minority Students APS/NIDDK K-12 Outreach Fellowship
The APS is also pleased to congratulate Mesia M. Steed, University of
Louisville, for being awarded the Professional Skills Training for Minority
Students APS/NIDDK K-12 Outreach Fellowship.
4) Section Social
Events at EB'06
Please visit the section websites at:
http://www.the-aps.org/sections/index.htm to find out
information about social events, ticket sales, dates and times. Most tickets
must be purchased in advance. Don�t delay, purchase your tickets today!
5) EB06 Researchers in
Industry Mixer
The APS Liaison with Industry Committee invites all EB registrants
working in industry to attend the annual �Researchers in Industry Mixer� on
Sunday, April 2 at 5:45 PM, San Francisco Marriott Hotel, Pacific A. Come
and meet your industry colleagues and get connected! Please spread the word!
6) APS Resource Book
for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols
The American Physiological Society (APS) announces the publication
of a Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols. The opening
chapter of the Resource Book outlines the scope of the document and
addresses the relevance of studying exercise in general as well as the
specific question, why study exercise in animals? Topics addressed in the
APS Resource Book include general concerns such as selecting appropriate
animal models for exercise research, study design considerations, animal
stress, working with compromised animals, and the impact of surgery on
exercise. NIH's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) sponsored the
development of the APS Resource Book, and single copies are available free
of charge from OLAW while supplies last. Contact
OLAW@od.nih.gov to request a
free copy. Copies may also be purchased for $9.50 each from the APS store (www.the-aps.org/store/).
The PDF of the book is available online at
http://www.the-aps.org/pa/action/exercise/.
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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NPA NEWS
1) Annual Meeting
Deadlines Approaching
The NPA has issued a call for poster abstracts to be presented at
its upcoming Annual Meeting, April 21-23, in Bethesda, MD. Abstracts are
due March 3rd. The NPA is also accepting travel award applications for the
meeting, due February 17th, and nominations for its Distinguished Service
Award, due next Friday, February 10th. To obtain application and nomination
materials, or additional details on the Annual Meeting agenda, please visit:
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/annual_meeting/2006
2) NPA Comments on
Federal Postdoc Training Principles
The NPA submitted comments earlier this week on the National Science
and Technology Council's (NSTC) "Proposed Principles for Federal Support of
Graduate and Postdoctoral Education and Training in Science and Engineering"
(FR Doc. 05--22744). The NSTC is housed within the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy. To download the NPA's comments, please visit:
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/committees/policy_committee/Federal_Principles.pdf
3) NPA Comments on NSF
Strategic Plan
In comments submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF), the
NPA called on the NSF leadership to more explicitly address postdoctoral
training issues as part of its overall strategic plan. To view the NPA's
comments, please visit:
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/committees/policy_committee/SP_Comments.pdf
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NIH
NEWS
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.
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OTHER SOCIETY NEWS
SACNAS Call for Session Proposals
The Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in
Science (SACNAS) is accepting proposals in the following session categories:
* Scientific Symposia
* Professional Development
* Special Interest Forum
Submission/Editing Deadline: February 16, 2006
SACNAS has established an online session proposal submission system for the
2006 SACNAS National Conference, October 26-29, Tampa, Florida. Conference
Theme: Science Revolution in Minority Communities: How far have we come?
To learn more about submitting a session proposal
follow this link to the SACNAS website:
http://64.171.10.183/confNew/confClient/current/session/ProposalInfo.asp.
To access the online session proposal submission system log into your
MySACNAS account (http://www2.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/login.asp),
locate the link entitled "create a proposal" and proceed.
For questions regarding session proposal submissions
contact Maril* Ch*vez, Program Manager, at
marilu@sacnas.org or by
phone at 831-459-0170 Ext. 234.
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WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE
1) APS Short Course on
Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals from May 4-7, 2006
Application Deadline � February 20
See above under APS news for more details
2) Short Courses in
Integrative and Organ Systems Pharmacology
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/IOSP.htm
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded
four Education Project (R25) grants to support short course workshops for
training in integrative and organ systems pharmacology. NIGMS recognizes the
importance of studies using intact organ systems and in vivo models in the
conduct of research.
The courses are intended to provide training opportunities for students
at the graduate, postdoctoral, and faculty levels; and for students from
industry and government as well as academia. The grantees are responsible
for recruitment and selection of students. Information about the courses
being offered during the Summer 2006 can be found at:
Michigan State University (Joseph R. Haywood, Program Director)
http://phmtox.msu.edu/summercourse.php
University of California, San Diego (Laurence L. Brunton, Program
Director)
http://pharmacology.ucsd.edu/Other_Academic_Programs/summer.asp
University of Nebraska Medical Center (David B. Bylund, Program
Director)
http://www.unmc.edu/dept/iosp/index.cfm
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Gary M. Pollack,
Program Director)
http://pharmacy.unc.edu/pkpd/isop_frame.htm
3) 12th Annual
Conference on Teaching Survival Skills and Ethics
We're writing to inform you of the availability of fellowships to
support the attendance of individuals at the 12th Annual Conference on
Teaching Survival Skills and Ethics to be held June 11-16, 2006, in
Snowmass, Colorado. This 5-day trainer-of-trainers conference, which is
funded by the National Institutes of Health, is designed to prepare faculty
and administrators to establish or improve instruction in the responsible
conduct of research and in professional development (e.g., writing research
articles and grant applications; making oral presentations and teaching;
funding employment; hiring, supervising, and mentoring).
Members of the conference faculty include Gary Comstock (Professor and
Director of the Research Ethics Program, North Carolina State University),
Debra Parrish (Partner at Parrish Law Offices, specializing in research
integrity and intellectual property law), David Jensen (professional career
counselor and contributor to Science Next Wave), Jeffrey Kahn (Professor and
Director, University of Minnesota Center for Bioethics), Julio Ramirez
(Professor, Davidson College), Craig Wilcox (Professor of Chemistry,
University of Pittsburgh), and Clayton Wiley (Professor of Pathology and
Director of MD/PhD Program, University of Pittsburgh.)
Individuals attending the conference will receive an extensive set of
lecture outlines, ethics cases, student handouts, readings, slides, and a
comprehensive bibliography. Attendance is limited to 50 persons and
applications are considered on a rolling basis. More information on the
conference, including the application form, is available on our website
http://www.survival.pitt.edu/events/trainer.asp.
There are a number of conference fellowships available, which cover
travel, lodging, food, and all but $350 of the registration fee.
We hope that you or one of your colleagues will be able to
participate in the conference.
Beth A. Fischer and Michael J. Zigmond
Co-directors, Survival Skills and Ethics Program
University of Pittsburgh
Hieber Building, Suite 202, 3500 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: 412-578-3716
Fax: 412-578-3790
survival@pitt.edu
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