Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Leonard Share Predoctoral Research Award

Award Description

The Leonard Share Predoctoral Research Award of the Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section recognizes an outstanding predoctoral student working broadly in water and electrolyte homeostasis based on a written abstract and oral presentation competition. Finalists will present a poster at the American Physiology Summit to determine the award winner.

Award Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated based on the following areas:

• Abstract title.
• Topic background.
• Hypothesis/aim.
• Methods/technical approach.
• Results.
• Conclusions/significance.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be an member in good standing with the WEH Section as their primary affiliation.   
• Be a graduate student.  

Criteria

A complete applications must include:

• A curriculum vitae with a complete list of publications and abstracts.
• A PDF of the abstract submitted to a WEH Section topic category.
• The abstract number and first author’s name and sponsor’s or advisor’s name and email address.

The WEH Awards Committee will select three finalists to give an oral poster presentation at the WEH Section Trainee Award Finalists Session during the Summit.

Conditions of the Award

Finalist must attend the Summit and the WEH Section luncheon. They are responsible for funding their travel.

About Leonard Share

Leonard Share, PhD, created the WEH Section in 1982 and was responsible for recognizing water and electrolyte homeostasis research as a subdiscipline within APS. He was considered the foremost international authority on the role of vasopressin in regulation of blood volume.