161st APS Business Meeting

V. Report on Membership

A. Summary of the Membership Status
President-Elect Irving H. Zucker reported on the status of the Society membership. As of February 9, 2006, the current membership of the Society is 9,887, of which 7,520 are regular members, 31 are honorary members, 1,155 are emeritus members, 32 are affiliate members, and 1,149 are student members.

B. Deaths Reported Since the Last Meeting
Zucker read the names of those members whose deaths had been reported since the last meeting. The membership stood and observed a moment of silence in tribute to their deceased colleagues.

VI. Awards and Presentations
A. Ray G. Daggs Award

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Ray G. Daggs Award to L. Gabriel Navar.

The 2008 Daggs Awardee is L. Gabriel Navar, Tulane University Health Science Center. Navar has made distinguished long-term contributions to the science of physiology through his outstanding research, education and professional activities, and in particular to the American Physiological Society through his superb service.

In 1998 Dr. Navar was elected as APS President. One of his initiatives during his term as President was to increase the APS membership. Navar has also served as a member of the Program Advisory Committee, Program Executive Committee, and Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee, and as a member of Council. In these capacities, he has made immense contributions to the functioning of the Society in a multitude of ways. Navar has played an important role in the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology both as a Councillor and as its President. He served as a representative for the ACDP to the AAMC Council of Academic Societies, and was a member of the Administrative Board of Council of Academic Societies 2004-2007.

Navar is a world-renowned physiologist, having made major contributions through his research in renal physiology and the pathophysiology of hypertension. He has conducted seminal research on tubuloglomerular feedback, the renin-angiotensin system, and the role of local angiotensin in regulating tubular function, the autoregulation of renal blood flow, the tubuloglomerular feedback system, and other aspects of renal hemodynamics and physiology. Navar has published more than 180 peer-reviewed full-length articles in the American Journal of Physiology and other top scientific journals.

He has been an extremely productive and innovative investigator and has stimulated the work of many other scientists. He is recognized nationally and internationally as a major leader in his fields of research.

Navar is also a superb educator of physiology. He has taught medical physiology for many years not only at Tulane, but also at Louisiana State University. He is a wonderful mentor of young physiologists, including undergraduate, graduate, and medical students, as well as postdoctoral fellows.

Navar has been the Chairman of the Department of Physiology at Tulane University in New Orleans since 1988, and Co-Director of Tulane Hypertension and Renal Center of Excellence since 2001. He has been instrumental in building up the Physiology Department at Tulane to a prominent position both nationally and internationally.

After the unfortunate disaster of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, Navar played a pivotal role in getting the Department of Physiology and the School of Medicine back up and running. His leadership, determination, and effectiveness to rebuild the Department at Tulane are most admirable.

In recognition of his outstanding research, education and professional contributions, Navar has been the recipient of many prestigious awards. He received the MERIT Award in 1988 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1996. He has also been the recipient of the C.W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship Award, the Lewis K. Dahl Memorial Lectureship, the Scientific Councils Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Arthur C. Corcoran Award. In 1999, Navar received the Honorary Degree of Doctorem Honoris Causa from the Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. Last year, APS presented Navar with the Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award, and the Robert W. Berliner Award for Excellence in Renal Physiology.

Navar is widely sought after by government and private funding agencies and scientific journals for his expert service on study sections and editorial boards, further attesting to his wide recognition and high standing in the scientific community.

B. Arthur C. Guyton Teacher of the Year Award

APS President Hannah Carey, Roy D. Russ, (chair of the Guyton Teacher of the Year Award selection committee), and Ann Lenehan, representative from Elsevier Mosby Saunders, present Penny Hansen, second from left, the Guyton Teacher of the Year Award.

The Arthur C. Guyton Physiology Teacher of the Year Award is selected by the Teaching Section and is presented to an APS member who is a faculty member at an accredited college or university. This year’s selection committee was chaired by Roy D. Russ, Ph.D. who presented the Award to Penny Hansen, Memorial University, Newfoundland. Hansen’s contributions to physiology education during her career have been among some of the most creative, and her mentoring and guidance to young faculty members is outstanding.

Hansen has spent her entire career at Memorial University of Newfoundland but with visiting appointments at a variety of other schools in Canada and abroad, including Maastricht, Wuerzburg, and a memorable stint at St. George’s in Grenada, where she endured Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Hansen teaches physiology to all levels of students, from undergraduates and nursing students to medical students and residents in nephrology, and she has received multiple teaching awards for her efforts, including two awards for outstanding teaching from medical students in 1989; one award from students in 1992; a 3M Teaching Fellowship from the Canadian Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education in 1990, and the Memorial University President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Order of the Killick, also in 1990.

In 1988 Hansen moved into administrative positions where she has helped shape the undergraduate medical curriculum. In 1999 she became the Founding Director of the Memorial University Centre for Collaborative Health Professional Education, where she was responsibility for developing a new center whose mandate is to improve health professional education. Her work has shaped the curriculum at MUN and she continues to be an active participant in teaching physiology courses.
In recent years much of Hansen’s informal teaching at Memorial has been mentoring young faculty members, helping them learn how to teach more effectively and how to implement an interactive, student-centered curriculum. She helped bring “clickers” into the curriculum and trained others to use them effectively. But her mentoring extends beyond Memorial; in recent years she has been working with a young faculty member from India as well.

Outside of her institutional duties, Hansen has multiple accomplishments that deserve recognition. She spent nine years (1992-2001) as the editor-in-chief of Advances in Physiology Education, where she concentrated on bringing the scholarship of teaching and learning to the journal. By the end of her term as EIC the journal had grown from two to four issues a year and had gained recognition as the place to publish research and observations on physiology education. She worked tirelessly to disseminate information about the journal by going to various society meetings, such as the annual meeting of the Human Anatomy & Physiology Society in Beaumont TX.

A second area of creative accomplishment is Hansen’s innovative approach to physiology education, as exemplified in her “triple-jump exam” and her curriculum based around the physiology of human situations. The latter approach was developed for medical students but proved popular and successful with undergraduate non-biology students. As a result, Hansen and her collaborators have written a textbook using the approach that is currently under contract with Grandview Press.

Finally, a significant portion of Hansen’s accomplishments has been in the area of international physiology education. She has been active in teaching workshops designed to improve physiology teaching in developing countries both for the International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and for the Association of African Physiological Societies. She is currently co-chair of the IUPS Education committee and was instrumental in helping garner APS support for a teaching workshop to be held in Chile in 2008. Hansen’s work is valued by our European colleagues and she is an editor of a book on European medical education—An account of initiatives for change in medical education in Europe for the 21st Century.
Hansen’s stature as a premier physiology educator can be seen in her resume, with significant committee appointments from the APS, the AAMC, the Canadian Association for Medical Education, and the IUPS. She has helped shape medical and physiology education throughout Canada and the world.

C. S&R Foundation Ryuji Ueno Award for Ion Channels or Barrier Function Research

APS President Hannah Carey presents Baljit Khakh the S&R Foundation Ryuji Ueno Award for Ion Channels or Barrier Function Research, along with Sachiko Kuno, Ryuji Ueno, founders of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and S&R Foundation.

The S&R Foundation Ryuji Ueno Award for Ion Channels or Barrier Function Research was established in 2007 by the American Physiological Society through the generous support of Ryuji Ueno, MD, PhD, Sachiko Kuno, PhD, and S&R Foundation. Dr. Ueno and Dr. Kuno are founders of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and S&R Foundation.

An annual award of $30,000 is given to an individual demonstrating outstanding promise based on his/her research in ion channels or epithelial barrier function, and who holds an academic rank of assistant professor or higher. This year the Society is pleased to recognize the promise of Baljit Khakh, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.

D. Early Career Professional Service Award

APS President Hannah V. Carey and Angela J. Grippo, Chair of the Trainee Advisory Committee, present the first Early Career Professional Service Award to Diane H. Munzenmaier.

The Early Career Professional Service Award honors a member of the Society at an early career stage (graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, Assistant Professor or equivalent position) who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to the physiology community and demonstrated dedication and commitment to furthering the broader goals of the physiology community. This can be by serving on professional committees, participating in K-12 education outreach, participating in scientific advocacy and outreach programs, or by otherwise strengthening and promoting the physiology community. The recipient of the first Early Career Professional Service Award is Dr. Diane H. Munzenmaier, Medical College of Wisconsin.

E. Giles F. Filley Memorial Awards

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Giles F. Filley Memorial Award to Ellen Burnham.

As a result of a bequest from the family of Giles F. Filley, a memorial fund was established in 1993 to recognize excellence in respiratory physiology and medicine. Two annual awards of $20,000 are made to investigators who hold an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and are pursuing research in respiratory physiology and medicine. Awards are made to APS members working in the United States, who have demonstrated outstanding promise based on their research program. Carey presented the 2008 Giles F. Filley Memorial Awards to Ellen L. Burnham, MD, University of Colorado, Denver, and Anke Di, MD, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago.

F. Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Award to Jennifer Gooch.

As a result of a bequest from the wife of Lazaro J. Mandel, a memorial fund was established in 1999 to recognize excellence in epithelial or renal physiology. An annual award is made to an investigator who holds an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and is pursuing research in epithelial or renal physiology. An award is made to an APS member who has demonstrated outstanding promise based on his or her research program. Each award is for $7,500 and is designated for the use of the awardee in his/her research program. Carey presented the 2008 Mandel Award to Jennifer Gooch, PhD, Emory University.

G. Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award to Colleen Hegg.

As a result of a bequest from the wife of Shih-Chun Wang, a memorial fund was established in 1998 to recognize excellence in physiology. An annual award is made to an investigator who holds an academic rank no higher than assistant professor and is pursuing research in physiology. An award is made to an APS member who has demonstrated outstanding promise based on his or her research program. Each award is for approximately $7,000 and is designated for the use of the awardee in his/her research program. Carey presented the 2008 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award to Colleen Hegg, PhD, Michigan State University.

H. Arthur C. Guyton Young Investigator Award

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Arthur C. Guyton Young Investigator Award to Mahendra Kavdia.

The Arthur C. Guyton Award Fund was established in 1993 to recognize the contributions of Arthur C. Guyton and his interests in feedback, modeling, and integrative physiology. The awards are made to independent investigators working in the United States, who hold an academic rank no higher than assistant professor, and are pursuing research that utilizes integrative approaches to the study of physiological function and explores the role of feedback regulation in physiological function. Each award is for approximately $15,000 and is designated for the use of the awardee in his/her research program. Carey presented the 2008 Arthur C. Gutyon Young Investigator Award to Mahendra Kavdia, PhD, University of Arkansas.

I. Liaison with Industry Committee Awards
The Liaison with Industry Awards are given for the best abstract describing a novel disease model. This is the fifth year this award has been given. Carey and Committee representative Craig Plato presented the 2008 Liaison with Industry Awards to Melissa A. Burmeister, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Mohammed Irfan Ali, Medical College of Georgia.


APS President Hannah Carey and Liaison With Industry Committee representative Craig Plato present the Liaison with Industry Committee Award to Mohammed Irfan Ali.	APS President Hannah Carey and Liaison With Industry Committee representative Craig Plato present the Liaison with Industry Committee Award to Melissa A. Burmeister.

J. David S. Bruce Awards
The annual David S. Bruce Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Research were granted to seven currently enrolled undergraduate students who are first authors on a poster presented at the EB meeting. Each receives a cash award of $500. This year Matthew P. Dukes, Univ. Mississippi Medical Center; Sara M. Frieberg, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison; James Godfrey, Chapman Univ.; Marisa Goo, Univ. California, Davis; Kent A. Riemondy, Univ. of Utah; Caitlynn Taylor, Asbury College; and Victoria M. Youngblood, Univ. of New Mexico were selected as David S. Bruce Awardees.

The 2008 David S. Bruce Awardees: Matthew P. Dukes, Sara M. Frieberg, James Godfrey, Marisa Goo, Kent A. Riemondy, Caitlynn Taylor, and Victoria M. Youngblood, along with APS President Hannah Carey.

K. Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awards
Thirty-six awards were made possible by the bequests of Caroline tum Suden and Frances Hellebrandt, who were long-time members of the Society. Awards are open to graduate students or postdoctoral fellows who present papers at the spring meeting. Recipients receive a $500 check for travel to the Experimental Biology meeting, paid registration, and have access to the FASEB Placement Service. Jane Reckelhoff, Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee, presented the awards.

2008 Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Awardees.

L. NIDDK K-12 Minority Outreach Fellowships
The K-12 Minority Outreach Fellowship seeks to foster communication between minority graduate and postdoctoral students and middle/high school minority life sciences students. Program activities include year-long outreach fellowships for senior graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to visit K-12 classrooms, help conduct teacher professional development workshops, and attend scientific meetings. The 2008 Fellows are TanYa Gwathmey, Postdoctoral Fellow, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and Keisa Mathis, Graduate Student, LSU Health Sciences Center.

M. Minority Travel Fellowships
The Minority Travel Fellowship Award program was established in 1987 for minority physiologists, and is open to advanced undergraduate, predoctoral, and postdoctoral students, who have obtained their undergraduate education in Minority Biomedical Research Programs (MBRP) and MARC eligible institutions, as well as students in the APS Porter Physiology Development Program. Minority faculty members at the above institutions may also apply. Funds are provided for travel and per diem to attend the annual spring meeting. This program is supported by the NIDDK and the NIGMS. The intent of this award is to increase participation of pre- and postdoctoral minority students in physiological sciences. Frank announced that 53 Minority Travel Fellowship awards were presented to minority students to help them attend the Experimental Biology 2008 meeting.

N. Porter Travel Fellows Award
The Porter Physiological Development Awards are designed to support the training of talented students entering careers in physiology by providing pre-doctoral fellowships for underrepresented students. Frank said that the APS has a long standing interest in promoting the training of minority students as evidenced by these awards. Each award includes an $18,000 stipend. This year’s recipients are: Heidy Contreras, University of California, Irvine; Jorge Gamboa, University of Kentucky; Anna Leal, UT Southwestern; Miren Maiz, UCLA; Keisa Mathis, LSU Health Sciences Center.

O. Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships
In 2000, the APS Council approved funds to develop and support summer research fellowships for undergraduate students. The program was initiated in recognition of the importance of undergraduate research experience leading to a career in physiology research. These fellowships support full-time undergraduate students to work in the laboratory of an established physiologist. This year’s recipients are: Blair S. Ashley, The College of William and Mary; Austin W. Blum, Cornell University; John A. Carr, University of California, San Diego; Kerin Carta, Syracuse University; Lindsay A. Davis, Albion College; Sarah B. Devlin, Kansas State University; Matthew P. Dukes, University of Mississippi; Theodore G. Eckman, Juniata College; Sara M. Freiberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Brianna L. Goldenstein, University of North Dakota; Sarah J. Jefferson, Pennsylvania State University; Maleka Khambaty, East Tennessee State University; Tamara Livshiz, University of Michigan; Kaitlin M. Moredock, University of Dayton; Jessica R. Priestley, Michigan State University; Linnea Pudwill, Colorado State University; Kristen N. Reynolds, Johnson C. Smith University, Ean R. Saberski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Richa Sharma, Indiana University; Kaniza Y. Tai, University of Massachusetts; Anna C. Taylor, Asbury College; Kristin M. Thomas, University of Michigan; Matthew Welsh, University of Central Florida; and Daniel B. Yaeger, Willamette University.

P. Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor Award

APS President Hannah Carey presents the Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor Award to Joey P. Granger, along with Irving Zucker.

The Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award honors a member of the Society who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young physiologists. The award was established to recognize Dr. Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen, the first woman President of the Society and a distinguished physiologist who has made significant contributions in her field. The recipient of the 2008 Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Award is Joey P. Granger, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was formally recognized as the recipient of this Award at a ceremony held earlier in the week.

Q. Recognition of Outgoing Section Chairs
William Martin, Chair of the Central Nervous System Section, Pamela Carmines, Chair of the Renal Section, and Susan Gunst, Chair of the Respiration Section, complete their terms at the close of the EB08 meeting. Carey thanked them for their service to their sections and to APS.

APS President Hannah Carey presents William Martin, outgoing Chair of the Central Nervous System Section, a plaque in recognition of his service.

R. Recognition of Outgoing Committee Chairs
Carey recognized the outgoing committee chairs and thanked them for their service to the APS. The outgoing chairs are Peter Friedman, Chair of the Awards Committee; Thomas Lohmeier, Chair of the Committee on Committees; Shu Chien, Chair of the Ray G. Daggs Award Committee; Patricia Molina, Chair of the International Physiology Committee; Curt Sigmund, Chair of the Joint Program Committee; Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, Chair of Liaison with Industry Committee; John Williams, Chair of the Long Range Planning Committee; Lisa Harrison-Bernard, Chair of the Membership Committee; Norma Adragna, Chair of the John F. Perkins Memorial Fellowship Committee; Gregory Florant, Chair of the Porter Physiology Development Committee; and Siribhinya Benyajati, Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee.

APS President Hannah Carey presents Thomas Lohmeier, outgoing Chair of the Committee on Commit-tees, a plaque in recognition of his service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Patricia Molina, outgoing Chair of the International Physiology Committee, a plaque in recognition of her service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Curt Sigmund, outgoing Chair of the Joint Program Committee, a plaque in recognition of his service. APS President Hannah Carey presents John Williams, outgoing Chair of the Long Range Planning Com-mittee, a plaque in recognition of his service.

APS President Hannah Carey presents Lisa Harrison-Bernard, outgoing Chair of the Membership Committee, a plaque in recognition of her service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Norma Adragna, outgoing Chair of the John F. Perkins Memorial Fellowship Committee, a plaque in recognition of her service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Gregory Florant, outgoing Chair of the Porter Physiology Development Committee, a plaque in recognition of his service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Siribhinya Benyajati, outgoing Chair of the Women in Physiology Committee, a plaque in recognition of her service.

S. Recognition of Outgoing Councillors
Councillors Susan Barman, Irving Joshua, and Gary Sieck will complete their terms at the close of this meeting. Carey thanked them for their service to the Society.

APS President Hannah Carey presents Sue Barman, outgoing Councillor, a plaque in recognition of her service. APS President Hannah Carey presents Gary Sieck, outgoing Councillor, a plaque in recognition of his service.

APS Past President Dale Benos presents a certificate to Stephanie Watts, Bowditch Lecturer. APS President Hannah Carey presents a certificate to Barbara Block, Cannon Lecturer.

Dale Benos was recognized for his service as APS President. Carey said that Benos first started his service with the APS Council when he was elected as a Councillor in 1996, then he served as an ex officio member of Council when he served as Chair of the APS Publications Committee for six years, and then was elected as President. Carey said that Benos served in some of the most significant leadership roles for the Society. Carey said that the APS Council attended a Washington DC Nationals baseball game during the summer Council meeting last year. At that game a bobble head of one of the players was given to the fans in attendance. She said that the idea of making bobble heads of the APS presidents was discussed on the bus ride to the hotel. So, the first APS bobble head was created—that of Dale Benos! Although Benos was not able to attend the meeting, Carey said that his bobble head will be sent to him.

T. New Business
No new business.

VII. Passing of the Gavel
Carey then passed the gavel to Irving H. Zucker, University of Nebraska Medical Center, incoming President of the American Physiological Society saying that she “knows he will bring as much passion to the APS presidency as he has for his beloved New York Yankees.”

APS President Hannah Carey passes the gavel to Irving Zucker, the incoming President.

Zucker, upon accepting the gavel, said that he “hopes his bobble head is in a Yankee’s uniform. I want to thank Hannah for a great year and I have enjoyed working with her in every facet of the Society.”
There being no new business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00.

Irving H. Zucker
President-elect