Recognizing Excellence in Physiology
Hear from this year’s slate of American Physiological Society (APS) major award winners and distinguished lecturers. As leaders in their respective fields, we recognize these inspiring speakers for their exceptional contributions and lifelong dedication to research. Location, date and time of the presentations are available in the meeting program.
History of Physiology Lecture
Ohio State’s Fred A. Hitchcock: WW2 Explosive Decompression Pioneer, Cotranslator
of Paul Bert’s La Pression Barometrique and Early Advocate of Manned
Space Flight
Jay Dean, PhD
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Marion J. Siegman Award Lecture
Titin: A Big Protein with Big Responsibilities
Henk L. Granzier, PhD
University of Arizona
Henry Pickering Bowditch Award Lecture
Cardiovascular Adjustments After Acute Heat Exposure: Mechanisms and Clinical
Implications
Steven Romero, PhD
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Walter B. Cannon Memorial Award Lecture
The Long Road to Ithaca: A Physiologist’s Journey
Sadis Matalon, PhD, FAPS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cardiovascular Section Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lecture
The Fascinating Pannexin Channels
Brant Isakson, PhD, FAPS
University of Virginia
Cell & Molecular Physiology Section Hugh Davson Distinguished Lecture
Calcium, ATP, and ROS: A Mitochondrial Love-hate Triangle
Shey-Shing Sheu, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Central Nervous Section Joseph Erlanger Distinguished Lecture
Neural Mechanisms of Social Homeostasis
Kay Tye, PhD
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Comparative & Evolutionary Section August Krogh Distinguished Lecture
Integrative and Comparative Physiology Informs Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Martin Grosell, PhD
University of Miami
Endocrinology & Metabolism Section Solomon A. Berson Distinguished Lecture
The Curious Effects of Very Low Protein Diets on Body Weight Regulation
John R. Speakman, PhD
University of Aberdeen
Environmental & Exercise Physiology Section Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lecture
Exercise and GLUT4: From Milky Way to MEF2
Mark Hargreaves, PhD, FAPS
University of Melbourne
Gastrointestinal & Liver Physiology Section Horace W. Davenport Distinguished Lecture
Phosphatase Regulation of the Intestinal Barrier in Health and Disease
Declan McCole, PhD
University of California Riverside
Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lecture
Decoding the Tower of Babel in Autonomic Integration: Role of Brain
Neuropeptides
Javier Stern, MD, PhD
Georgia State University
Renal Section Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lecture
The Cross-talk Between the Calcium Sensing Receptor and the NaCl Cotransporter
Gerardo Gamba, MD, PhD, FAPS
Universidad Nacional Autónoma
de México
Respiration Section Julius H. Comroe Jr. Distinguished Lecture
A Thin Line—The Pulmonary Endothelium in Health and Disease
Wolfgang Kuebler, MD, PhD, FAPS
Charité–Universitätsmedizin
Berlin
Teaching of Physiology Section Claude Bernard Distinguished Lecture
The IMSPQ FellowSHIP - Around the World in 8000 Days
Hwee Ming Cheng, PhD
University of Malaya
Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lecture
Blood Pressure and the Kidney: How Structure and Function Come Together to
Achieve Extracellular Fluid Balance
Kate Denton, PhD
Monash University
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