Award at a Glance
Award amount: $10,000, reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiological Summit.
Application deadline: Dec. 9
Questions? Contact: APS Community Engagement Department
Award Description
The Shih-Chun Wang Award recognizes an early-career APS member who demonstrates outstanding promise through their research in the physiological sciences.
Award Criteria
The Shih-Chun Wang Young Investigator Award is given annually to an individual demonstrating outstanding promise based on their research program in the physiological sciences. Awardee must attend the American Physiology Summit. The award cannot be delayed and is contingent upon funding.
Eligibility
Applicant must:
- Have been an APS member for at least two consecutive years.
- Hold an academic rank no higher than assistant professor.
- Work in the U.S.
Criteria
A complete application must include:
- A description of current and pending research program, highlighting outstanding promise based on research in the physiological sciences (maximum of three pages).
- A one-page statement explaining how and why the applicant’s work aligns with and fulfills the intent of the award.
- National Institutes of Health style biosketch.
- A list of current and pending grant support not in the biosketch.
- A copy of abstract(s) submitted for presentation at the Summit.
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s department chair, administrator or mentor.
- At least one letter of support discussing the impact of the applicant’s research program on the physiological sciences.
Condition of the Award
The award recipient must attend the Summit to accept the award. Awardees are responsible for their own travel funding.
About Shih-Chun Wang
Shih-Chun Wang, the Pfeiffer Professor of Pharmacology at Columbia University, was a long-standing American Physiological Society (APS) member. Wang was internationally recognized for his research contributions in neurophysiology and neuropharmacology, with an emphasis on brain stem control mechanisms.