Award at a Glance
Award amount: $500 plus a complimentary ticket to the CV Section banquet.
Application deadline: Jan. 9
Questions? Contact: Jun Yu, MD, Chair, CV Section Awards Committee
Award Description
The American Physiological Society (APS) Cardiovascular (CV) Section Young Investigator Award recognizes an outstanding junior investigator involved in cardiovascular research, with a focus on translational science and medicine linking basic science to disease mechanisms. The candidate must attend the American Physiology Summit to receive their award and present their research. The awardee will be recognized at the CV Section banquet during the Summit.
Eligibility
The applicant must:
- Be an APS member and have a primary CV Section affiliation.
- Have received their MD, PhD or equivalent degree within the past five years.
- Have submitted a first-authored abstract with a focus on translational science and medicine to the Summit.
Criteria
The application package includes:
- Biosketch in National Institutes of Health format including descriptions of the applicant's contributions to cardiovascular research.
- PDF copy of the submitted abstract.
- Abstract number, abstract authors full name.
- Topic category to which the abstract was submitted.
Materials in excess will be excluded from evaluation.
Applicants may apply to as many awards as they are eligible for, however, recipients may only accept one abstract-based award for the Summit.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.