FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- August 2004
- Contact: Stacy Brooks
- American Physiological Society
301.634.7253
sbrooks@the-aps.org
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APS Announces Its 2004
Postdoctoral Fellowship Winners
The
American Physiological Society Awards More Than $140,000 to Two Postdoctoral
Research Scientists in the Field of Physiological Genomics
August, 2004 - Bethesda, Md. - The American
Physiological Society (APS) has announced the winners of its 2004
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Physiological Genomics. The two-year award will
provide funds totaling $73,000 to each of the two winning scientists
including stipend and a mini research grant for each year. Winners of the
2004 APS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiological Genomics are:
Matthew R. Jones, Ph.D. – Harvard School of
Public Health
Dr. Jones’ research centers on determining how immune
cells and lung cells communicate with each other to fight off infection and
protect the lungs. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an intercellular mediator that
is essential to overcoming pneumonia infections. With APS funding, he and
his colleagues will investigate how IL-6 is made and how it directs gene
expression, immunity, and physiology in the lungs.
Takuya Sakaguchi, Ph.D. – University of
California, San Francisco
Dr. Sakaguchi’s research focus is the molecular
mechanism underlying liver formation (organogenesis). Though the liver is
one of the major digestive organs vital to human physiology, the mechanism
underlying liver organogenesis is largely unknown. He is now using a
forward genetic approach in zebrafish to identify new factors that are key
to liver organogenesis. This study will shed new light on liver development
and will likely contribute to the future of liver regeneration technology.
The aim of the APS Postdoctoral Fellowship is to
advance the study of physiological genomics by furthering understanding of
the human genome in the context of the whole body. The Fellowship was
established to provide training that enables outstanding young scientists to
combine the tools of cellular and molecular biology in the setting of the
whole animal. Through these fellowships, awarded annually since 1995, APS
has contributed more than $1 million to physiological genomics research.
For more information about APS and its Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Physiological Genomics go to
http://www.the-aps.org/awards/student.htm#Postdoc or contact Stacy
Brooks at 301-634-7253 or
sbrooks@the-aps.org.
The
American Physiological Society is a non-profit, professional society that
seeks to integrate the life sciences from molecule to organism. The Society
is dedicated to fostering research, education and the dissemination of
information about the function of the body and its organ systems. Through
its journals, meetings and professional development awards, APS plays an
essential role in the advancement of knowledge toward the understanding of
basic biological function in living organisms. In May 2004, APS won the
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Mentoring (PAESMEM).
Founded in
1887, APS membership now includes more than 10,000 professionals in science
and medicine.
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