WEBINAR—The 2024 Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award, Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Foundation

May 23, 2024
11:30 a.m. EDT

The Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award honors a member of the American Physiological Society (APS) who is judged to have made outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young physiologists whether by:

• mentoring, guiding and nurturing their professional and personal development;
• developing novel education methods/materials and promoting scientific outreach efforts;
• attracting individuals to the field of physiology; or
• by otherwise fostering an environment exceptionally conducive to education in physiology.

This award was established to recognize Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen (1918-2015). Dr. Schmidt-Nielsen was the first female President of APS and a distinguished physiologist who made significant contributions in her field of fluid and electrolyte balance and renal function.

Visit Bodil Schmidt-Nielsen's living history page to learn more.

Sponsored by Novo Nordisk Foundation

Lecturer

Gerald Shulman, MD, PhD
George R. Cowgill Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology), Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology, and Co-director, Yale Diabetes Research Center, Internal Medicine, New Haven, CT