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The Shih-Chun Wang Memorial Fund was established in 1998 in memory of Shih-Chun Wang, the Pfeiffer Professor of Pharmacology at Columbia University and a long-standing APS member. Wang was internationally recognized for his research contributions in the areas of neurophysiology and neuropharmacology with an emphasis on brain stem control mechanisms.

The APS is pleased to announce the Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator awardees on behalf of the Awards Committee:


2025 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Awardee

Jessica L. Faulkner, PhD
Augusta University  

2024 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Awardee

Nathaniel D. Jenkins, PhD
University of Iowa 

2023 Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Awardee

Cameron McCarthy, PhD
University of South Carolina  


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