Home / Professional Development / APS Awards / Trainees / Cell & Molecular Physiology Section Robert Gunn Student Awards

Apply Now


Award at a Glance

Award amount: $500, plus reimbursement of the early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit

Application deadline: Jan. 9

Questions? Contact: Khalid Matrougui, PhD, Chair, Cell Section Awards Committee 

Past Awardees

Award Description

Robert Gunn, MD, served as Chair of the Cell & Molecular Physiology Section and is well regarded for his biophysical work on anion transport in red blood cells. The Cell & Molecular Physiology Section provides the Robert Gunn Student Awards to medical, graduate (doctoral or master’s) or undergraduate students in his honor. 

Members of the Cell Section Steering Committee will evaluate all submitted abstracts, supporting documents and select finalists. Finalists must give a poster presentation at the Summit to determine winners for the award. 

Eligibility

The applicant must:

  • Be an undergraduate, graduate (doctoral or masters) or medical student at the time of presentation at the Summit.
  • Have a direct mentor who is an APS member with primary Cell & Molecular Section affiliation. 
  • Be first author on an abstract submitted under a Cell & Molecular Physiology Section topic category.
  • Attend the American Physiology Summit to participate in a special poster session.
Criteria

Application materials include:

  • Curriculum vitae.
  • PDF of the abstract.
  • Recommendation letter.
  • Abstract submission number and abstract author’s full name.
  • Abstract sponsor or advisor’s full name, abstract sponsor email and phone number, and abstract sponsor’s membership ID number.

The recommendation letter should be brief (half a page) from the applicant's mentor describing why the applicant deserves the award. 

Materials in excess will be excluded from evaluation.

All finalists will be contacted via email and acknowledged in a pre-Summit newsletter shared with the Cell & Molecular Physiology Section membership. 

Poster judging typically occurs at the beginning of the Summit, and awardees will be recognized at the Section banquet. The award cannot be received in consecutive years. 


Applications are only accepted via online submission.