Cell & Molecular Physiology Section Research Recognition Award

The applicant must:

• be a current APS member
• be a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow/medical resident, and
• submit a first author abstract to the American Physiology Summit.

Please note that the applicant may only apply to the Section to which their abstract was submitted. There are no citizenship requirements for this award.

The application package includes

• PDF of the abstract;
• the abstract number and first author’s full name, sponsor or advisor’s full name and sponsor or advisor’s email address; 
• letter from the applicant and co-signed by the primary research mentor stating their eligibility for the award(s) applied for, contribution to the research, significance of the research contained in the abstract to the field and statement of applicant’s research goals; and
• biosketch (National Institutes of Health or National Science Foundation format).

Letter/statement format: 

• PDF 
• 0.8-inch margins 
• 11-point font 
• single spaced

Award recipients may receive an award once as a graduate student and once as a postdoctoral fellow, regardless of section affiliation. Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for, however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the American Physiology Summit. 

Applications will be reviewed for the following:

Abstract

• clearly stated hypothesis or aim,   
• technical approach,   
• results reporting, and 
• appropriate conclusion and significance.

Other

• letter from the applicant (see elements to include above), and  
• biosketch.

Materials in excess or insufficient (e.g., inclusion of the letter with extra pages or letter with no signature) will be excluded from evaluation.