FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2008
Contact: Christine Guilfoy
Office: (301) 634-7253
cguilfoy@the-aps.org
APS Sets Aside $50,000 to
Help in Wake of Hurricane Ike
Program mirrors Society’s post-Katrina efforts
BETHESDA, Md.
(Oct. 3, 2008) − The
American Physiological Society has established the Hurricane Ike Relief Fund
to provide unrestricted grants of up to $2,000 to support physiology
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who suffered losses as a result
of Hurricane Ike. The powerful storm hit the Texas coast on Sept. 13 and
also affected other areas of the country.
The grants are targeted to students and
fellows who are either APS members or working in the laboratories of APS
members. The grants will help the recipients replace belongings, pay for
relocation costs or other expenses they incurred as a result of the storm.
The APS Council set aside $50,000 for
the grants but will consider increasing its contribution to the relief fund
if it is needed. The Society will work with the chairs of the affected
departments to assess need. The application deadline is October 24, 2008.
“We want to help our graduate students
and post-docs get back on their feet and back to work as soon as possible so
that they can continue their valuable contributions to the field of
physiology,” said APS President Irving Zucker.
The Society is also accepting donations
from those who want to help in the effort. Applications and donations can be
made by going to the APS web site at
www.the-aps.org/ike.htm.
The APS provided similar grants in the
wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, distributing more than $80,000 to
students in need.
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Physiology
is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function to create
health or disease. The American Physiological Society (www.The-APS.org/press)
has been an integral part of this discovery process since it was established
in 1887.
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