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On behalf of the Society for Pediatric Research, the Young
Investigator Selection Committee invites nominations for the
2012 Society for Pediatric Research Young Investigator Award.
The highly prestigious Young Investigator Award honors the early
achievements of scientists and physician-scientists engaged in a
discovery-based career addressing diseases that affect children.
The award seeks to recognize past achievements and encourage the
further ascendance of a research star. In addition to individual
recognition, the award honors the department and Institution
responsible for creating and preserving a research environment
conducive to profound research accomplishment. Given annually
since 1983, the award has consistently recognized early and
outstanding research accomplishments of leading scientists
involved in pediatric research.
The present award provides an excellent opportunity to
recognize both past and future contributions of an individual
dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of childhood development
or disease.
A
single award is presented annually. The award includes a $2,000
honorarium and provides resources to fund travel to the annual
meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. The award recipient
is expected to attend the PAS Annual Meeting to receive the award
and provide the Society with a research presentation.
Stipulations for Making Nominations ~ 2012 Young Investigator Award
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The
winning applicant is selected on the basis of published research and
potential impact on childhood diseases.
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Nominees must be individuals who have completed not more than
seven (7) years of post residency training (residency or post-doctoral
clinical or research fellowship) at the time of the 2012 PAS Annual Meeting,
Nominees must not hold a rank higher than Assistant Professor or equivalent
rank. Nominators of candidates who have completed more than 7 years of post
training due to interruptions in their research careers but who are
otherwise eligible may request that the committee waive this stipulation.
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Individuals
with an M.D. and/or Ph.D. degree are encouraged to apply.
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The
research work for which the award is made must have been undertaken after
graduation from medical school or completion of the nominee's Ph.D.
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Nominations
must be made by a member of at least one of the Societies or Alliances
that comprise the Pediatric Academic Societies.
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A single award will be given, and notification will be made in late
January 2012 regarding the selection of the awardee.
In the event no outstanding application is submitted in a given
year, the award will not be given.
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The awardee will be asked to present the research work during the
Society for Pediatric Research Presidential Plenary session of the 2012 Pediatric Academic Socieities' Annual Meeting. The
presentation of the award will be made during the meeting.
The awardee will be reimbursed for his/her travel expenses.
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The
awardee will be solicited for a manuscript describing the research
project. The manuscript will
be considered for publication in Pediatric Research following a standard
peer review process.
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The
Committee for the Young Investigator Award will solely be responsible for
the selection of the recipient.
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Members
of the Selection Committee cannot nominate or support any nominations.
Directions for Making Nominations ~ 2012 Young Investigator Award
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Complete
the nomination form for the candidate. The
same instructions and process must be followed for individuals being
renominated.
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List
and include manuscript(s) in which the research work (the basis for this
nomination) is fully described.
This
could be in the form of preprint(s) or reprint(s) of manuscripts
representing the fundamental research of the nominee.
Maximum of three (3) key papers that reflect research accomplished
during the post-training period.
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Include curriculum vitae.
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Prepare
nominator's essay. This must
include a detailed explanation of the applicant's role in the research
work submitted.
This essay should be succinct, and is limited to two (2) completed pages.
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List
and include letters of support.
The
nominator should solicit letters from established investigators in the
nominee's field. These letters should provide a critical evaluation of the
research work submitted for the award.
The sponsor should screen the letters and include at least three
but no more than five with the nomination. Support letters are
limited to two (2) completed pages using an 11-point of larger font.
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Include
a letter of support from the senior investigator (if other than the
nominator) in whose laboratory the nominee carried out the research.
Include dates, department and location of where research was
carried out.
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Completed nomination materials and all supporting documents
(single-sided no staples) must
be received at the SPR Central Office by November 17, 2011.
Send complete packet to:
Society
for Pediatric Research
Young Investigator Award Committee
3400 Research Forest Dr., Ste. B7
The Woodlands, TX 77381
For more information,
contact the SPR Executive Secretary at jwells@aps-spr.org
or phone 281-419-0052.
Past
Recipients of the Young Investigator Award
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1983 |
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Alan
L. Schwartz, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston,
MA
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1997 |
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Todd R. Golub, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
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1984 |
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Stylianos E. Antonarakis, The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
1998 |
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Michael J. Bamshad, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City |
| 1985 |
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Alan M. Krensky, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA |
1999 |
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Louis J. Muglia, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| 1986 |
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Edward V. Prochownik, C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI |
2000
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Brendan
Lee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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1987 |
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Arthur
L. Horwich, Yale University School of Medicine, New
Haven, CT
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2001
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James
E. Crowe, Jr., Vanderbilt University Medical Center,
Nashville, TN
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1988 |
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Roger
E. Breitbart, The Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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2002
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Andrew
Scharenberg, University of Washington School of
Medicine, Seattle
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1989 |
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Grant
A. Mitchell, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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2003
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Michael
C.V. Jensen, City of Hope National Medical Center,
Duarte, CA
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1990 |
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Alan
D. D’Andrea, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard
Medical School, Boston, MA
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2004
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Joel N. Hirschhorn, Children's
Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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1991 |
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Sally
Radovick, Case Western Reserve, University School of
Medicine, Cleveland, OH
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2005
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Anne Marguerite Moon, University of Utah Health Sciences
Center, Salt Lake City, UT
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1992 |
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Raymond
G. Watts, University of Alabama, Birmingham
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2006 |
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Fernando Pedro Polack, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD |
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1993 |
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Harry
C. Dietz, The Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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2007 |
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Michael J. Ackerman, Mayo Clinic,
Rochester, MN |
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1994 |
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Nancy
C. Andrews, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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2008 |
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Brian Jay Feldman, University of
California, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Melissa
Elder, University of California, San Francisco
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2009 |
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Loren Walensky, Harvard Medical School /
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA |
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1996
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Gary
A. Herman, University of California, San Francisco
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2010 |
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Atul J. Butte, Stanford University, Stanford, CA |
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2011 |
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Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, University of Chicago,
Chicago, IL |
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For further information:
Society for Pediatric Research
Young Investigator Award Committee
3400 Research Forest Dr., Ste. B7
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Phone: (281) 419-0052
Fax: (281) 419-0082
Email: jwells@aps-spr.org
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