Experimental Biology 2002 Student & Fellow Awards

As originally published in The Physiologist
Volume 45, Number 4, August 2002, page 201-203 

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Receive 
Caroline tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards
Predoctoral Students Receive Procter & Gamble Professional Opportunity Awards at EB 2002
APS Members Serve as Mentors to EB 2002 NIDDK/NIGMS Travel Fellows

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Receive 
Caroline tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards

Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who were first authors on an abstract submitted to Experimental Biology 2002 in New Orleans, LA were eligible to apply for the Caroline tum Suden/Frances A. Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award. The APS Women in Physiology Committee, chaired by Carole M. Liedtke, Case Western Reserve University, selected 36 awardees from a pool of 105 applicants. Applicants were chosen based on the quality and novelty of their abstracts, and letters written by the candidates describing their career goals, research, and why they were particularly deserving of the award. Each awardee received $500, a certificate of recognition, and complimentary registration for the EB 2002 meeting. Awards were presented during the APS Business Meeting at EB 2002. Awardees were:
Diego Alvarez, Univ. of South Alabama College of Medicine
Wendy Baltzer, Texas A&M Univ.
Srisaila Basavappa, Yale Univ. School of Medicine
Pamela Boyd, York Univ. 
Robert Brock, Univ. of Western Ontario
Alison Dungey, Univ. of Western Ontario
Scott Earley, Univ. of New Mexico Health Science Center
Paul Fadel, Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
C. Michael Foley, Univ. of Missouri
Darren Hoffman, Univ. of Iowa
Venkateswarlu Karicheti, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Prasad V. G. Katakam, Mayo Clinic
Ollie Kelly, Emory Univ. 
Eric Lazartigues, Univ. of Iowa
Nathan LeBrasseur, Boston Univ.
Timothy Lindley, Univ. of Iowa
Maria Llinas Pias, Univ.of Mississippi Medical Center
Samantha Louey, Monash Univ.
Sarah McCarter, Univ.of Western Ontario
Donogh McKeogh, Oregon Health and Sciences Univ.
Shyamal Mehta, Medical College of Georgia
Kevin Monahan, Penn State Univ./Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mohammad Newaz, Texas Southern Univ.
David Rodenbaugh, Wayne State Univ.
Traci Taylor, Medical College of Georgia
Yingxiao Wang, Univ. of California, San Diego
Yu Wang, Univ. of Nebraska
Zheng Wu, Georgetown Univ.
Christian Wunder, Univ. of Western Ontario
Li Yang, Univ. of Southern California
Dan Ye, Mayo Clinic
Yong-Chun Zeng, Univ. of Nebraska
Shao-Ling Zhang, Univ. of Montreal
Xueying Zhao, Medical College of Georgia
Matt Zimmerman, Univ. of Iowa
Adrienne Stevens Zion, Columbia Univ.

Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awardees.

Predoctoral Students Receive Procter & Gamble Professional Opportunity Awards at EB 2002

Once again, the APS has been able to recognize the valuable contributions of 12 predoctoral students to the science of physiology as a result of a generous contribution provided by the Procter & Gamble Company. Students who were first authors on an abstract submitted to EB 2002 in New Orleans, LA were eligible to apply for the Procter & Gamble Professional Opportunity Award through one of the 12 sections of the Society. Award recipient selection was made by the sections. Each awardee received $500, a certificate of recognition, and complimentary registration for the Experimental Biology meeting. They were presented their awards at the APS Business Meeting at EB 2002. Awardees were:
Cardiovascular Section
Carol A. Witczak, University of Missouri-Columbia
Cell & Molecular Section
Kathryn Ault Ziel, University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Central Nervous System Section
Christopher D. Sharp, Louisiana State University Health Science Center
Comparative Section
Sierra R. Guynn, Creighton University School of Medicine
Endocrinology & Metabolism Section
Patrick T. Fueger, Vanderbilt University
Environmental & Exercise Section
Erwin A. Bautista, University of California, Davis
Gastrointestinal Section
Joseph G. Duman, University of California, Berkeley 
Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section
Lila P. LaGrange, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Renal Section
Ahmed A. Elmarakby, Medical College of Georgia
Respiration Section
Kenneth J., Cavanaugh Jr., University of Pennsylvania
Teaching of Physiology Section
Patti M. Thorn, University of Texas at Austin
Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section
Keith DiPetrillo, Dartmouth Medical School

Procter & Gamble Professional Opportunity Awardees.

APS Members Serve as Mentors to EB 2002 NIDDK/NIGMS Travel Fellows

The APS has awarded Travel Fellowships to minorities to attend the Experimental Biology meeting each spring since 1987. These travel awards are supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS). Awardees are provided with funds for transportation, meals, lodging, and complimentary meeting registration. The APS Porter Physiology Development Committee reviews and selects applicants for this award. This year, 44 minority students and postdoctoral fellows were selected from 54 applications to receive fellowships, enabling them to attend EB 2002 in New Orleans, LA. 

Travel Fellows in this APS program frequently cite the pairing of each Fellow with an APS member to serve as his/her mentor for the duration of the EB meeting as one of the most valuable components of the fellowship. Mentors offer guidance on appropriate sessions to attend, introduce Fellows to other scientists, and provide career advice. This component helps Fellows to maximize their time and more fully experience the many aspects of EB. Fellows often expressed their appreciation that the program provides not just financial assistance, but professional guidance, as well. The mentors who volunteered this year are much appreciated for offering their time and expertise, especially the numerous APS members who have made this contribution for many years in a row.

Fellows and their mentors attended a closing luncheon at EB to hear from guest speakers and to receive certificates honoring their successful participation in the program from Martin Frank, APS Executive Director, and APS President, John Hall. Fellows saw the luncheon as a welcome opportunity to compare notes on their scientific activities of the week. Former APS President L. Gabriel Navar, of Tulane University Medical School, spoke to the audience about what to expect and how to deal with being a minority student and later a faculty member when following their chosen career in physiology.

The travel awards are open to graduate students, postdoctoral students, and advanced undergraduate students from minority groups underrepresented in science (i.e., African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Pacific Islanders). Students must be US citizens or permanent residents. The specific intent of this award is to increase participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in the physiological sciences. For more information, contact the APS Education Office at 301-634-7132 or education@the-aps.org or visit http://www.the-aps.org/education/minority_prog/index.htm on the APS website.

EB 2002 awardees were (*denotes NIGMS Fellow):
James Patrick Abulencia, Johns Hopkins Univ.
Guy Alvarez, Colorado State Univ. 
Erwin A. Bautista, Univ. of California Davis
Robert Carter III, Univ. of North Texas Health Science Center
Whitney Daniels, Ursinus College
Martin Farias III, Univ. of North Texas Health Science Center 
Marcelo Febo, Univ. of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences
Karen Feng, Univ. of Arizona
Patrizia Alizia Flores, New Mexico Highlands Univ. 
*Billie J. Foote, Ft. Belknap College
Gerald D. Frank, Vanderbilt Univ. School of Medicine
Oliver I. Fregoso, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Jacob Garza, Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville
Daniel N. Gonzalez, Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville
Lorie Ann Gonzalez, Texas A&M Univ., Kingsville 
Jorge L. Gonzalez-Perez, Univ. of Puerto Rico
Earl G. Haley, Wright State Univ.
Milton Hamblin, Meharry Medical College
*Justin Hawley, Ft. Belknap College
Mark J. Hernandez, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
Danielle L. Hughes, Wake Forest Univ.
Allison A. Ivy, Meharry Medical College
Nikki L. Jernigan, Univ. of New Mexico
Jennifer L.T. Keeling, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Ollie Kelly, Emory Univ.
Johnalyn D. Lyles, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore
Hector Macias, Univ. of California
Jennifer Marquez, Univ. of Arizona
Chastity N. McRae, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
*Bethany NotAfraid, Ft. Belknap College
Rudy M. Ortiz, Univ. of California Santa Cruz
Maria Teresa Z. Paraz, Univ. of California
Michael F. Perrine, Univ. of New Mexico Health Science Center
Steve J. Plane, Sr., New Mexico State Univ.
Kassandra Inez Rossiter, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Raudel Sandoval, Univ. of Illinois
Edward G. Smith, North Carolina Central Univ.
*Joseph Strike, Ft. Belknap College
Ita T. Udosen, Texas Southern Univ.
Johana Vallejo, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
Elizabeth K. Weihe, Mayo Foundation
Ianthalatres Williams, Univ. of Alabama
Jan Michael Williams, Medical College of Georgia

EB 2002 Mentors were:
Magdelena Alonso-Galicia, Merck Research Laboratories
Francisco Andrade, Case Western Reserve Univ.
Mouhamed Awayda, Tulane Univ. Medical Center
Susan Barman, Michigan State Univ.
Kathleen Berecek, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
Cesar Blanco, Univ. of Southern California
Eldon Braun, Univ. of Arizona Health Science Center
Steve Britton, Medical College of Ohio
Hannah V. Carey, Univ. of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine
William M. Chilian, Medical College of Wisconsin
Parimal Chowdhury, Univ. of Arkansas Medical Science
John Cuppoletti, Univ. of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Dipak Das, Univ. of Connecticut School of Medicine
Barbara E. Goodman, Univ. of South Dakota School of Medicine
Alan Hargens, Univ. of California-San Diego
Thomas C. Herzig, Uniformed Services Univ. of Health Sciences
Cynthia Jackson, Univ. of Western Georgia
Lauren Koch, Medical College of Ohio
James C. Leiter, Dartmouth Medical School
Michael Massett, Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
James B. Martins, Univ. of Iowa
Evangeline Motley, Meharry Medical College
C. Leo Ortiz, Univ. of California-Santa Cruz
C. Subah Packer, Indiana Univ. School of Medicine
Nancy Pelaez, California State Univ., Fullerton
Aleksander S. Popel, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine
Chi-Sang Poon, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology
Usha Raj, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Deborah A. Scheuer, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City
Suresh C. Tyagi, Univ. of Mississippi Medical Center
Catherine Uyehara, Tripler Army Medical Center
Alice R. Villalobos, Univ. of Rochester
Peter Wagner, Univ. of California-San Diego

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