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February 13, 2010

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting - Trainee Oral Presentations Announced!

Congratulations to these outstanding trainees for being selected for Oral Presentations on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at the APSA / ASCI/ AAP Joint Meeting!

David Knorr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Minnesota
[08:30 am – 08:40 am, 04/25/2010]
"Development of Functional Natural Killer Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells"

Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
[08:40 am – 08:50 am, 04/25/2010]
"YKL-40: A Potential Novel Fluid Biomarker for Early Alzheimer's Disease"

Xiaosong Zhang, APSA Member, PhD Student,Johns Hopkins University
[09:30 am – 09:40 am, 04/25/2010]
"Integrated Genomic Analyses of Human Pancreatic Cancer and Glioblastoma Multiforme"

Navid Sadri, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, New York University
[09:40 am – 09:50 am, 04/25/2010]
"Telomere Shortening, Cellular Senescence, and Tumorigenesis in AUF1-Deficient Mice"

Kenneth Yu, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, California Institute of Technology / University of Southern California
[10:30 am – 10:40 am, 04/25/2010]
"Engineering Immunity Against HIV -- A Stem Cell Vaccine"

Daniel Sartori, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
[10:40 am – 10:50 am, 04/25/2010]
"GATA4, A Regulator of Pancreatic Beta Cell Survival"

Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge Ohio State University
Arezoo Astanehe University of British Columbia
Angel Byrd Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University
Diane Chan Boston University School of Medicine
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro Washington University in St. Louis
Sara Dawit Scripps College
Jennifer Griffith Washington University
Indriati Hood Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Pinelopi Kapitsinou Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Alexandra Kreins The Rockefeller University
Kristen Livesey University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Juan Matute Indiana University School of Medicine
Susan McClory Ohio State University
Melissa Mizesko Indiana University School of Medicine
Kwadwo Oduro Jr Washington University School of Medicine
Jonathan Pitcher Drexel University College of Medicine
Kathryn Potter University of British Columbia
Catherine Spina Boston University School of Medicine
Jaeyun Sung University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Suzanne Thibodeaux University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Kerry Welsh University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston
Fiona Young University of British Columbia
Xiaosong Zhang Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Congratulations to the following individuals on receiving the Travel Awards through the APSA / ASCI/ AAP Joint Meeting!

APSA Travel Awards ($750 each)
Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Ohio State University
Arezoo Astanehe, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Angel Byrd, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Brown University
Diane Chan, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Boston University
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Sara Dawit, APSA Member, Undergraduate Student, Scripps College
Jennifer Griffith, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Indriati Hood, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Alexandra Kreins, APSA Member, PhD Student, The Rockefeller University
Kristen Livesey, APSA Member, MD Student, University of Pittsburgh
Juan Matute, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Indiana University
Susan McClory, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Ohio State University
Melissa Mizesko, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Indiana University
Kwadwo Oduro Jr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Jonathan Pitcher, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Drexel University
Kathryn Potter, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Catherine Spina, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Boston University
Jaeyun Sung, APSA Member, PhD Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Suzanne Thibodeaux, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Texas - San Antonio
Kerry Welsh, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Texas - Houston
Fiona Young, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Xiaosong Zhang, APSA Member, PhD Student, Johns Hopkins University

ASCI/AAP Travel Awards ($750 each)
Steven Back, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Temple University
Samuel Bakhoum, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Dartmouth Medical School
Thomas Flood, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Massachusetts
Dayna Groskreutz, MD, University of Iowa
David Knorr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Minnesota
Keith Olsen, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Rochester
Feroz Papa, MD, PhD, University of California - San Francisco
Andrew Perrin, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, The Hospital for Sick Children
Navid Sadri, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, New York University
Daniel Sartori, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
J. Joshua Smith, Vanderbilt University
Kel Vin Woo, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Kenneth Yu, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, California Institute of Technology / University of Southern California

February 13, 2010

APSA / ASCI / AAP Travel Awards Announced!

Congratulations to the following individuals on receiving the Travel Awards through the APSA / ASCI/ AAP Joint Meeting!

APSA Travel Awards ($750 each)
Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Ohio State University
Arezoo Astanehe, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Angel Byrd, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Brown University
Diane Chan, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Boston University
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Sara Dawit, APSA Member, Undergraduate Student, Scripps College
Jennifer Griffith, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Indriati Hood, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Pinelopi Kapitsinou, MD, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Vanderbilt University
Alexandra Kreins, APSA Member, PhD Student, The Rockefeller University
Kristen Livesey, APSA Member, MD Student, University of Pittsburgh
Juan Matute, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Indiana University
Susan McClory, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Ohio State University
Melissa Mizesko, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Indiana University
Kwadwo Oduro Jr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University
Jonathan Pitcher, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Drexel University
Kathryn Potter, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Catherine Spina, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Boston University
Jaeyun Sung, APSA Member, PhD Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Suzanne Thibodeaux, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Texas - San Antonio
Kerry Welsh, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Texas - Houston
Fiona Young, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Xiaosong Zhang, APSA Member, PhD Student, Johns Hopkins University

ASCI/AAP Travel Awards ($750 each)
Steven Back, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Temple University
Samuel Bakhoum, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Dartmouth Medical School
Thomas Flood, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Massachusetts
Dayna Groskreutz, MD, University of Iowa
David Knorr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Minnesota
Keith Olsen, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Rochester
Feroz Papa, MD, PhD, University of California - San Francisco
Andrew Perrin, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, The Hospital for Sick Children
Navid Sadri, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, New York University
Daniel Sartori, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
J. Joshua Smith, Vanderbilt University
Kel Vin Woo, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University
Kenneth Yu, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, California Institute of Technology / University of Southern California

Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge Ohio State University
Arezoo Astanehe University of British Columbia
Angel Byrd Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University
Diane Chan Boston University School of Medicine
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro Washington University in St. Louis
Sara Dawit Scripps College
Jennifer Griffith Washington University
Indriati Hood Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Pinelopi Kapitsinou Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Alexandra Kreins The Rockefeller University
Kristen Livesey University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Juan Matute Indiana University School of Medicine
Susan McClory Ohio State University
Melissa Mizesko Indiana University School of Medicine
Kwadwo Oduro Jr Washington University School of Medicine
Jonathan Pitcher Drexel University College of Medicine
Kathryn Potter University of British Columbia
Catherine Spina Boston University School of Medicine
Jaeyun Sung University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Suzanne Thibodeaux University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio
Kerry Welsh University of Texas, Health Science Center, Houston
Fiona Young University of British Columbia
Xiaosong Zhang Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

February 11, 2010

APSA / CSCR / MWAFMR Travel Awards Announced!

Congratulations to the following APSA Members on receiving the following Travel Awards through the CSCR/MWAFMR Combined Annual Meeting!

APSA Awards ($500 each)
Samuel Bakhoum, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Dartmouth Medical School
Joan Beckman, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Minnesotta
David Terrano, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Arkansas
Michael Valentino, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Thomas Jefferson University
Kel Vin Woo, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University

Trainee Travel Awards ($500 each)
Samuel Bakhoum, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Dartmouth Medical School
Craig Belon, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, New York Medical College
Bryan Coburn, MD, PhD, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, University of Toronto
Christine Dugan, APSA Member, DO-PhD Student, Michigan State University
David Knorr, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Minnesotta
Nicolas Kummer, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, New York Medical College
Utpal Sandesara, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania
Ankur Sheth, MD, APSA Member, Resident / Fellow, Louisiana State University
Michael Valentino, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Thomas Jefferson University
Kerry Welsh, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, University of Texas - Houston
Kel Vin Woo, APSA Member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University

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February 4, 2010

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation - 2010 Awards

Are you a recent physician-scientist graduate currently in a residency / fellowship program or recently entered into a faculty position?  The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is offering two funding opportunities: Fellowship Awards and Clinical Investigator Awards.  Follow the links for more information, the submission deadlines for this year's cycle are March 15, 2010 and March 1, 2010 respectively, so apply today!

January 26, 2010

Days of Molecular Medicine 2010: Systems Biology Approaches to Cancer and Metabolic Disease

Each Spring, the Massachusetts General Hospital, the Karolinska Institutet and Cell Press co-organize the Days of Molecular Medicine Symposium (DMM). An important component of this event is the MD-PhD Program, this program provides full scholarships for up to 40 MD-PhDs to attend the meeting. This year's symposium is entitled "Systems Biology Approaches to Cancer and Metabolic Disease". The meeting agenda can be found here.

December 2, 2009

Travel Awards for APSA Members to APSA 2010 Annual Meeting!

APSA & ASCI/AAP Travel Awards (50+ Awards up to $750 each)
The American Physician Scientists Association, the American Society for Clinical Investigation, and the Association of American Physicians will have a joint selection process for these travel awards (at least 26 awards will be given from the APSA and a similar number will be given from the ASCI/AAP).  You must submit an abstract in order to be considered.

APSA Travel Awards (Sponsored by CSCR/MWAFMR) (5 Awards up to $500 each)
The CSCR/MWAFMR will be offering 5 additional travel awards in the amounts of $500 in addition to the traditional CSCR/MWAFMR Travel Awards below to the top 5 abstract submissions by APSA members to the CSCR/MWAFMR Combined Annual Meeting

CSCR/MWAFMR Travel Awards (50-60 Awards up to $200 - $500 each)
The MAWFMR will be making several travel awards available to APSA members who present at the CSCR/MWAFMR Poster Session in the amounts of $500 as part of the MWAFMR Scholar's Program. Awards will be based on the scoring of the submitted abstracts

November 29, 2009

NIH MD/PhD Partnership Training Program accepting applications through January 4th

The NIH MD/PhD Partnership Training Program is an alternative to traditional MD/PhD training. NIH combined-degree students obtain all or part of their Ph.D. research training in one of the more than one thousand biomedical research laboratories in the NIH intramural research program. Supplemental MSTP funding is available to students attending many combined degree programs. Undergraduates should apply simultaneously with applications to University MD/PhD programs, and first or second year medical students can also apply. The NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Ph.D. Program has been particularly popular among students pursuing M.D./Ph.D. training at NIH. This fully-funded accelerated doctoral program allows students to set up dual-mentored Ph.D. research projects involving laboratories at NIH and at either Oxford or Cambridge Universities in England. Other Ph.D. training programs are also available through the NIH Graduate Partnership Programs, and individual partnerships with a Ph.D. program at a students’ Medical School are also possible. You can sign up for the mailing list, contact mdphd@mail.nih.gov to receive more information, or apply. APSA member Cedar Fowler has joined the NIH MD/PhD partnership program as an NIH-Cambridge scholar and written an article for ACPOnline about the various programs available at the NIH for medical students.

November 26, 2009

APSA 6th Annual Meeting - April 23-25, 2010 - Registration is Now OPEN!

You are cordially invited to the 6th Annual Meeting of the American Physician Scientists Association in Chicago, Illinois from Friday, April 23rd until Sunday, April 25th, 2010. The largest meeting of physician-scientists from around the world will be held at the prestigious Fairmont Hotel, within walking distance to both the heart of Chicago’s entertainment and Millennium Park.  Every level of training and expertise, including students, residents, fellows, young investigators, professors, researchers, managers, CEOs, investigators, and clinicians, will be gathered within a unique environment fostering the interaction between academia, industry, and government. As this meeting coordinates with the Association of American Physicians (AAP) as well as the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), there will be ample opportunity to develop your knowledge on an expansive number of topics. In addition, there will be ample opportunities to find yourself face to face with some of the top physician-scientists in the country; those who direct our country’s scientific ambitions, oversee millions of dollars in funding, and are the mentors of thousands of future researchers.

October 15, 2009

APSA New York Regional Meeting - Registration Open!

This year, APSA, AMWA, and the Doris Duke CRF program are all helping to sponsor the 3rd annual APSA New York Physician Scientists Symposium, taking place on November 21, 2009, from 10am to 8pm, hosted by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. This one day symposium is for graduate, MD, and MD/PhD students interested in learning about navigating the physician scientist career path. Early registration ends on November 9, 2009. Last year's symposium was attended by more than 250 students, and this year's will be even bigger, so register early! Registration is FREE for Doris Duke Fellows, APSA members, and AMWA members. Learn more about this year's keynote speakers, small group topics, and registration at: http://nymeeting.physicianscientists.org

October 15, 2009

APSA 6th Annual Meeting - April 23-25, 2010 - Abstract Submission Opens!

The ASCI/AAP Abstract Submission Site is now open and taking submission for poster presentations. In addition to the poster presentations, 6 oral presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts. At least 50+ travel awards of up to $750.00 will be offered jointly by the APSA, and ASCI/AAP. The 6 best poster presentations will again be awarded with $1,000 awards at the Annual Meeting. Deadline to submit your abstracts is January 5, 2010.  Annual Meeting registration will open in November 2009. Have any questions? Email us at meeting@physicianscientists.org!

October 13, 2009

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program Application Deadline is December 1

The application cycle for the NIH extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) is underway and ends on December 1, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time. Highly-qualified health professionals who are or will be engaged in biomedical or behavioral research and who have started an online application should complete it now; those who have not yet started should visit www.lrp.nih.gov to learn more about the programs and apply.

October 8, 2009

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH-NICHD) joins the NCI in support of the APSA Annual Meeting

The American Physician Scientists Association is pleased to announce that the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has officially joined the National Cancer Institute in the NIH's formal support of APSA's Annual Meeting through the conference grant providing additional funding support for the premier meeting of physician-scientist trainees in the United States.

September 29, 2009

APSA Board Member - Dr. Jaimo Ahn to Speak at the Swiss MD-PhD Association General Assembly

Dr. Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD will be joining our Swiss counterparts on Friday October 23rd, 2009 and give a talk titled "Physician-scientist training and career opportunities in the USA". As part of APSA's commitment to other international physician-scientist groups, Dr. Ahn will be discussing updates on training opportunities in the USA along with providing member of the Swiss MD-PhD Association with updates on the International landscape in particular on the American Physician Scientists Association. Click Here for more information.

September 21, 2009

Translational Research Symposium and an MD/PhD Career Development Workshop

On Friday, January 15, 2010, the MD/PhD Programs of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's Medical School and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center will host a special Translational Research Symposium and an MD/PhD Career Development Workshop the next day. Information about these programs can be found here.  Both the Symposium and Workshop are open and there is no charge to attend, but visiting students must register to attend the Workshop by December 31, 2009. Some travel funds are also available for prospective MD/PhD students to attend the symposium and workshop. The deadline to submit an application for travel award is November 15, 2009 and instructions can be found at the aforementioned website.  Contact Patricia.Cruz@uth.tmc.edu or call 713-500-9874 should you have any questions.

September 16, 2009

Fourth Annual Attracting MD/PhD Students into Gastroenterology Workshop

Applications are now being accepted for the Fourth Annual Attracting MD/PhD Students into Gastroenterology Workshop to be held March 19 and 20, in Houston, TX. This program is designed to encourage future physician-scientists to pursue a career in GI through a series of lectures and interactive discussions that will emphasize the broad spectrum of GI research opportunities and demonstrate how gastroenterologists can cultivate their particular areas of research and interests, e.g., oncology, infectious disease, immunology, nutrition, geriatrics, gender impact, etc.. Full travel grants are available to selected students (deadline to apply is Nov.4). Accepted students will receive a free one-year student membership to AGA, as well as one-year subscriptions to AGA Institute’s popular journals Gastroenterology and Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Click Here for more Information.

September 14, 2009

Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award goes to Brian Druker, MD, Nicholas Lydon, PhD, and Charles Sawyers, MD

For the development of molecularly-targeted treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia, converting a fatal cancer into a manageable chronic condition.  The 2009 Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award honors three scientists who developed novel treatments for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) that converted this fatal cancer into a manageable chronic condition. By targeting the molecular underpinnings of this disease, Brian J. Druker (Oregon Health & Science University), Nicholas B. Lydon (formerly, Novartis), and Charles L. Sawyers (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) broke new ground in cancer therapy and radically altered the prognosis of CML patients.

September 10, 2009

The Journal of Clinical Investigation launches forum on US health care reform

Members of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Investigation have called for increased physician participation in the ongoing debate that has swept the nation in response to President Obama's mandate for health care reform. "Physicians have a unique appreciation of the tremendous successes and even greater potential of our health care system, yet we also endure first hand its woeful deficiencies. In the ongoing debate about how to improve the current health care structure in the United States, our individual voices have been all too quiet," laments the Journal's leadership in a September 10 editorial.

Recognizing the multifaceted nature of this debate as well as the integral role that physicians and scientists play in the development and delivery of medical care, the Journal invited academics, physician scientists, and key leaders to voice their opinions of what is needed to fix the American medical machine. These Personal Perspectives accompany the Editorial and are freely available online at www.jci.org/kiosk/physicians-voice.

August 17, 2009

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Sworn in as NIH Director

Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., today became the 16th director of the National Institutes of Health. He was nominated to lead the NIH, the nation's premiere biomedical research agency, by President Barack Obama on July 8, and was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 7.

August 9, 2009

APSA Announces Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 Term

The American Physician Scientists Association is pleased to announce the new Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 year. We are pleased to welcome new and returning members of the board of directors this year. The board members are:
Mr. Freddy Nguyen (Chairman)
Dr. Jaimo Ahn MD PhD - University of Pennsylvania
Mr. Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge - The Ohio State University
Dr. Joseph Bast PhD - University of Kansas
Mr. David Braun - Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Dr. Shwayta Kukreti PhD - University of Illinois
Mr. Stephen Magill - Oregon Health & Sciences University
Dr. Jason Mann MD PhD - McKinsey & Company
Dr. Juanita Merchant MD PhD - University of Michigan
Dr. David Nathan MD - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dr. Kerry O'Banion MD PhD - University of Rochester
Dr. James Pauff PhD - The Ohio State University
Dr. Rebecca Sadun PhD - University of Southern California
Dr. Michael Zasloff MD PhD - Georgetown University.
Click here to learn more about our board members.

July 29, 2009

University of Chicago PSDP hosts 4th Annual Physician Scientist Development Program Workshop

The University of Chicago is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Physician Scientist Development Program Workshop being held September 26, 2009 here on campus. The workshop provides counseling regarding career strategies to get from MSTP program to independent researcher. A number of faculty and graduates will be presenting, and will be available to offer one-on-one advice. This workshop is hosted by the Physician Scientist Development Program (PSDP) in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. To register send an email to psdp@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu or call 773-702-1747 by September 18, 2009.

July 14, 2009

NIH NRSA 'F' Fellowship Deadline - August 8, 2009

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral Degree Fellows (F30)
NHLBI Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellowship (F30)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (F31)

July 8, 2009

President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Francis Collins as NIH Director

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Francis S. Collins as Director of the National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. President Obama said, "The National Institutes of Health stands as a model when it comes to science and research. My administration is committed to promoting scientific integrity and pioneering scientific research and I am confident that Dr. Francis Collins will lead the NIH to achieve these goals. Dr. Collins is one of the top scientists in the world, and his groundbreaking work has changed the very ways we consider our health and examine disease. I look forward to working with him in the months and years ahead."

June 4, 2009

AAMC/HHMI Committee Defines Scientific Competencies for Future Physicians

A new report, issued today by an expert committee convened by the Association of American Medical College and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for the first time defines scientific competencies for future medical school graduates and for undergraduate students who want to pursue a career in medicine. More information can be found here.  The full report, and executive summary are available through the HHMI website.

June 2, 2009

Deadline Extended for 2009-2010 Leadership Applications to June 8th!

Application Submission Deadlines:
Executive Council: April 15th
Committee Vice-Chair: April 27th
Regional Meeting Committee Chair: June 1st
Institutional Representative: June 8th
Standing Committee: June 8th

May 15, 2009

APSA Joins other Partners in the CTSciNet in Science Editorial

APSA as part of the Clinical and Translational Science Network joins other partner organizations in a joint Editorial "Translational Careers" in the May 15th, 2009 issue of Science.

April 27, 2009

APSA receives multi-year grant support from the National Cancer Institute - NIH

The American Physician Scientists Association is pleased to announce that the APSA has received a multi-year (2009-2014) conference grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health in support of APSA's National Annual Meeting in April of each year in Chicago, IL. This funding will help stabilize and strengthen the Annual Meeting. Through this grant, the APSA Annual Meeting will be able to provide up to 26 $500.00 Travel Awards to the Annual Meeting. Attendees from the 2009 meeting will be contacted shortly if they have been selected to receive these last minute travel awards.  This grant will also further expand the reach, opportunities, and impact of the APSA Annual Meeting in our community.

Congratulations to the following individuals for being selected to receive one of the Inaugural APSA Travel Awards!!

  1. Catherine Lewis - Morehouse
  2. Pamela Sung - New York University
  3. Melissa Mavers - Saint Louis University
  4. Bani Azari - State University of New York - Downstate
  5. Noreen Bukhari - Stony Brook University
  6. Christopher Alvarez-Breckenridge - The Ohio State University
  7. Sherry Yang - University of Alabama - Birmingham
  8. Sharon Choi - University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  9. Michelle Stephens - University of Kentucky
  10. Rachael Blackman - University of Minnesota
  11. Kristin Gehrking - University of Minnesota
  12. John Elliott - University of South Florida
  13. Michelle Norton - University of Vermont
  14. Lauren Dunn - University of Virginia
  15. Jhoanne Bautista - Washington University
  16. Jennifer Gill - Washington University
  17. Michelle Sabo - Washington University
  18. Jose Saenz - Washington University

April 26, 2009

AAAS/Science Launches Science Translational Medicine, Integrating Medicine and Science

Elias Zerhouni, M.D., former Director of the National Institutes of Health, has been named Chief Scientific Adviser.  www.ScienceTranslationalMedicine.org is being launched to help researchers more efficiently access and apply new findings from many different fields, explained Bruce Alberts, Science’s Editor-in-Chief.  “We need to find novel and more effective ways to better understand and develop, for patients, the extraordinary advances we have made in the past few years. This is why translational medicine has to become a more rigorous and, in my view, a redefined new discipline of biomedical science, with a vibrant and focused community dedicated to basic and applied investigations of the highest scientific quality, and without artificial barriers between its constituent disciplines,” Dr. Zerhouni said. “We should never forget that the public supports our research not just for its own sake but for its promise to bring new and more effective approaches to health across the world. I am pleased by the decision of AAAS to launch this journal." Click here for more information.

April 1, 2009

APSA 2009 Annual Meeting - Awards Announcement

Congratulations to those of you who have gotten your abstracts accepted to the Poster Session bringing a record number of 146 accepted posters with 118 of those submitted by APSA members making up 81% of the posters presented compared to 82/107 (77%) in 2008.  Congratulations to all and best of luck as you compete for the six $1000.00 Poster Awards (3 by ASCI/AAP and 3 by APSA).

Congratulations to the following APSA members who received $750.00 ASCI/AAP Travel Awards this year (the first time APSA members have become eligible, previously only K awardees were eligible to apply).  All 100% of the awards this year have gone to APSA Members.  Congratulations!!!

  1. Thomas Flood - University of Massachusetts
  2. Helena Jonsson - Washington University St. Louis
  3. Jennifer Kim - Brown University
  4. Sandhya Ravichandran - University of Utah
  5. Cecinio Ronquillo - University of Utah
  6. Frances Saccoccio - Virginia Commonwealth University
  7. Daniel Schneider - University of Texas Houston
  8. Meera Sridharan - St. Louis University
  9. David T. Terrano - University of Arkansas Medical Sciences
  10. Suzanne Thibodeaux - University of Texas Health Sciences
  11. Michael Valentino - Thomas Jefferson University
  12. Christopher Welch - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  13. Fiona Young - University of British Columbia
  14. Monica Walker - Washington University St. Louis


Congratulations to the following APSA Members / Students who received the $500.00 CSCR Trainee Travel Awards.

  1. Samuel Bakhoum - Dartmouth Medical School - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  2. Joan Beckman - University of Minnesota - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  3. Katie Bullinger - Wright State University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Stuent
  4. Jennifer Delfs - University of Iowa - MD-PhD Student
  5. Dylan Dodd - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  6. Collin Ellis - University of California Davis - APSA Member / PhD Student
  7. Ahmara Gibbons - Thomas Jefferson University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  8. Uma Goyal - Arizona University - Medical Student
  9. Aleksandar Krbanjevic, MD - University of Illinois Chicago - APSA Member / PhD Student
  10. Farah Laiwalla - Brown University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  11. Bonnie Lau - Brown University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  12. Prem Premsrirut - Stony Brook University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  13. Michael Valentino - Thomas Jefferson University - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student


Congratulations to the following APSA Members / Students who received the MWAFMR's Scholars Program Awards.

  1. Joan Beckman - University of Minnesota - APSA Member / MD-PhD Student
  2. Justin Ellet - Medical University of South Carolina - MD-PhD Student
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