Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lecture of the APS Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation Section

Award Description

The Carl Ludwig Distinguished Lectureship of the Neural Control & Autonomic Regulation (NCAR) Section recognizes a world-renowned, distinguished investigator who has recently made major innovative contributions toward a better understanding of autonomic regulation in normal or disease states.

The award recognizes achievements in developing and applying novel approaches that provide fundamental new insights into autonomic regulation. This is not a career achievement award. Instead, it recognizes the recipient’s major recent research contribution that is particularly innovative and would generate interest and advance both the NCAR Section and the broader field through its presentation.

Award Criteria

Nominees will be evaluated on:

• Research impact.
• Participation in APS or other autonomic-related societies.
• Dissemination of knowledge through writings and conferences.
• Mentoring of investigators within the autonomic community. 
• Other related activities.

Eligibility

Nominees must have made original, noteworthy and innovative recent contributions to the advancement of autonomic regulation in all aspects of the discipline.

The award is available by nomination only. Self-nominations are not permitted.

Past recipients are not eligible, but re-nominating prior nominees is encouraged.

Nomination Requirements

A complete nomination must include:

• The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
• Two or more letters of recommendation from NCAR members that highlight the nominee’s accomplishments.

The NCAR Section Steering Committee selects one recipient each year.

Conditions of the Award

The recipient must accept the award at the American Physiology Summit, present a 30-minute lecture followed by a Q&A session and participate in NCAR Section functions, including the section banquet.

The awardee will be required to submit a review article to the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology on a topic related to their lecture.

Nominators are responsible for confirming the nominee can attend the Summit. The awardee is responsible for their travel funding beyond the reimbursement provided as part of the award. 

About Carl Ludwig

Carl Ludwig, MD, (1816-1895) made significant contributions to nearly every branch of physiology. He made advancements in understanding the function of secretory neurons and the discovery of spinally projecting vasomotor neurons in the medulla. These findings outlined the concept of autonomic regulation and cardiovascular control through neural pathways and neural-secretory reflexes. Ludwig placed an important emphasis on the training of future physiologists and helped launch the careers of several physiologists including Adolf Fick, Otto Frank and Henry Pickering Bowditch.