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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 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 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

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 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

March 6, 2009

"How to Combine Clinical Research Careers in Neuroscience" Symposium

Interested in neuroscience research and clinical training? or how to combine research and clinical interests in neurology? or meeting and learning neuroscience physician-scientist role models? Then attend this meeting in Washington, DC on May 29-30, 2009! The deadline to apply to attend and receive funding (travel costs and lodging will be paid for student attendees) is April 1, 2009. More information can be found at http://www.aupn.org/. This meeting is being sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the Association of University Professors of Neurology (AUPN) and the American Neurological Association (ANA).

February 11, 2009

APSA 5th Annual Meeting: Abtract Deadline - February 13, 2009

The Abstract Submission Deadline is quickly approaching on February 13, 2009.  Register and submit your abstracts today to become eligible for the $750.00 Travel Awards available for trainees.  In addition, there will be six $1,000 poster awards given by the ASCI/AAP (3) and the APSA (3) this year.

January 15, 2009

Days of Molecular Medicine 2009

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 50 MD-PhDs to attend the meeting. This year's symposium revolves around the topics of human genetics, stem cells and physiology and how these topics pertain to personalized medicine. The meeting agenda can be found here and MD-PhD scholarship information can be found here.

November 12, 2008

APSA: 5th Annual Meeting - CSCR/MWAFMR

The CSCR/MWAFMR 2009 Combined Annual Meeting offers complimentary registration and access to their travel awards to current dues-paying members of the APSA. The CSCR/MWAFMR Poster Session precedes the APSA/ASCI/AAP Meeting in Chicago, IL (click here for abstract submission info - Deadline - December 12th, 2008, 11:59 PM EST and click here for travel awards info). Abstract Submission to APSA/ASCI/AAP will open at a later date.

January 12, 2008

Cullen Trust Symposium

APSA hosts a networking lunch during the Cullen Trust Symposium on Translational Research. Click here to learn more.

September 28, 2007

Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada 1st Annual Meeting

The American Physician Scientists Association is formally represented by Stephen Magill & Freddy Nguyen at the Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada 1st Annual Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.