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APS Awards More Than $200,000 to Its 2001 Postdoctoral Fellowship Winners
The American Physiological Society Awards Funding to
Three Scientists for Research in Physiological Genomics
July 6, 2001 - Bethesda, Md. - The American Physiological Society has
announced the winners of its 2001 Postdoctoral Fellowships in Physiological
Genomics. The two-year award will provide funds totaling $69,000 to each of
the three winning scientists including stipend and a mini research grant for
each year.
2001 Winners of the APS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Physiological
Genomics:
Ryan M. Fryer, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Topic: Role of Alpha-Synuclein Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's
Disease
Jennifer C. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Medical College of Georgia
Topic: Influence of Gender on Genetic Hypertension
Shereeni Veerasingham, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Florida
Topic: Brain Na+/K+-ATPase Genomics and Control of Hypertension
The aim of this program is to advance the study of physiological genomics
by furthering understanding of the genome in the context of the organism.
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 nearly $800,000 to physiological genomics
research.
For more information about APS and its Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Physiological Genomics go to
www.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. Founded in
1887, its membership now includes more than 10,000 professionals in science
and medicine.
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