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APSA's partner IDSA announced a great new opportunity for physician scientist trainees with interest in infectious disease - meeting application info is here:

The 8th APSA Annual Meeting will take place in Chicago on April 27-29, 2012. 

Although registration for the Annual Meeting is not yet open, abstracts must be submitted by January 6th at midnight for the APSA / ASCI / AAP joint meeting (FREE abstract submission). This poster session will take place during the APSA Annual Meeting. Preliminary agenda is available here. APSA, ASCI, and AAP will once again offer you 50+ travel awards for the best abstracts submitted. In order to be eligible for an award from APSA your membership must be current at the abstract submission deadline.

Submit your abstract for the APSA / ASCI / AAP Annual Meeting here. Contact admin@aap-online.org with any questions.

January 16th (late deadline, $80 fee) for the CSCR / MWAFMR joint meeting

This poster session will take place on the day before the APSA/ASCI/AAP joint meeting. Preliminary agenda is available here. Travel award competition can be entered only at the time of abstract submission.

Submit your abstract for the CSCR/MWAFMR meeting here. Contact kbreitbach@cscr.com with any questions.

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The 4th APSA South Regional Meeting will be held at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Texas on November 5th, 2011. The APSA Regional Meetings have become great opportunities for students to meet their fellow physician-scientist trainees in their region, as well as established clinical researchers.  This meeting will feature talks by notable physician-scientist faculty, such as Dr. Allan Braiser and Dr. Richard Sutton, and will include panel discussions, small groups, and more.  Don't miss this great event!

Don't miss this no-cost translational research symposium and MD/PhD career development workshop sponsored by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s Medical School, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Baylor College of Medicine on January 13th-14th, 2012 in Houston, TX!  More information about these programs can be found at http://www.uthouston.edu/gsbs/symposium/.

Are you a HUGE fan of APSA? Would you like to be more involved in this great organization? Apply to be on one of the APSA Standing Committees, which include Policy, Public Relations, Membership, Finance, and Annual Meeting!!  You do not need to be an MD/PhD student to apply and you do not need any prior experience. You only need to be an APSA member. Application forms are available at http://applications.physicianscientists.org/ The deadline to apply is JUNE 10th.

The 2011 APSA South East Regional Meeting will be held at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia on September 17th, 2011. This will be followed by the 2011 APSA South Regional Meeting at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Texas on November 5th, 2011. The APSA Regional Meetings have become great opportunities for students to meet their fellow physician scientist trainees in their region, as well as established clinical researchers.  The meetings feature talks by physician scientists, panels, small groups, and more. All events are typically planned for a single day. There is probably an APSA Regional Meeting taking place close to you this year! We will continue to announce the locations of this year's Regional Meetings as they are finalized.

The APSA 7th Annual Meeting is almost here, but there is still time to join us in Chicago from April 15-17, 2011. Please visit the APSA Annual Meeting page to see our incredible lineup of speakers (including several Nobel Laureates), as well as poster sessions, panel discussions, small group break-out sessions, and nightly outings in Chicago (and more!). You won't find a better opportunity to meet fellow physician-scientist trainees from around the world and mingle with accomplished clinician-researchers. Please register today!

Also consider applying to become a leader within APSA for the 2011-2012 academic year. Our online leaderhip application is simple and attendance at the Annual Meeting is not required to run for a leadership position. Help us improve the lives of physician-scientists and further the cause of translational research.

See you in Chicago!

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

APSA Travel Awardees

BH Almusalam, APSA member, Other, University of Manchester
Arezoo Astanehe, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Allison C. Bean, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Angela P. Burgess, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of Toledo
Angel S. Byrd, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Brown University
Yvonne L. Chao, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Sun-Mi Choi, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, LSU Health Science Center
Rene A. Colorado, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, U. of Texas Medical School at Houston
Katy G. Eby, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Julie C. Everett, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of New Mexico
Caitlin J. Foley, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Tufts University
Kate Freeman, APSA member, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Claire L. Heslop, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Sara S. Hirsch, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Lori E. Hutcherson, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Louisiana State U. Health Sciences Center
Megan M. Jack, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, The University of Kansas Medical Center
Stephanie R. Jackson, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Bonnie W. Lau, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Brown University
Janine B. Lee, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University at Buffalo
Meng Li, APSA member, MD-PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Cristhiaan D. Ochoa, APSA member, PhD Student, University of South Alabama
Angela L. Qian, APSA member, Student, Columbia University
Katrina L. Salazar, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, U. of Texas Health Science Center Houston
Heather M. Scoffone, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Thuy T. Tran, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Beth S. Zha, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University

ASCI-AAP Travel Awardees

David Akhavan, MD-PhD Student, The David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Yelina Alvarez, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, New York University School of Medicine
Christina M. Annunziata, MD, National Cancer Institute
Samuel F. Bakhoum, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Dartmouth Medical School
Seth M. Bloom, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Edward L. Briercheck, MD-PhD Student, The Ohio State University
Diane Chan, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Boston University School of Medicine
Stephen J. Chang, MD, Harvard Medical School
Julia G. Ciampa, MD-PhD Student, University of Oxford
Sarah N. Cilvik, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Anthony R. Flores, MD-PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Laura M. Hack, MD-PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
Aditya K. Iyer, APSA member, MD-Student, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jiyeon S. Kim, MD-PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
John-Paul Lavik, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, University of Toledo
Matthew R. LeBoeuf, MD-PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Yan Liu, MD-PhD, University of Texas Southwestern Residency Program
Sethu M. Madhavan, APSA member, MD, Case Western Reserve University
Timo D. Mueller, Other, University of Cincinnati
Megan E. Murray, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, U. at Buffalo/Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Shannon N. Nees, MD-PhD Student, Columbia University
Long V. Nguyen, MD-PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Vijay Pandyarajan, MD-PhD Student, Case Western Reserve University
Anne E. Powell, Other, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Babak Razani, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Drew J. Schwartz, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Samuel A. Shelburne, Other, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Seyedtaghi Takyar, MD, Yale School of Medicine
Kazuhiro Tanaka, MD-PhD Student, The David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine
Jarred P. Tanksley, MD-PhD Student, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Michael P. Triebwasser, MD-PhD Student, Washington University In St. Louis
Matthew R. Vogt, APSA member, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Julia T. Warren, MD-PhD Student, Washington University in St. Louis
Vlad G. Zaha , MD-PhD, Yale School of Medicine
Orlando Zepeda, MD-PhD Student, University of California, San Francisco