Young Scientist Post-Doctoral Award

Recognizing early achievements by promising young scientists.
Selection is based upon the scientific quality of the submitted material. The awardee must attend the annual ASB meeting to present their work in a special Awards session. The award consists of an engraved plaque, a check for $500, and a waiver of conference fees for the annual ASB meeting.

Eligibility

• Current or pending members of the ASB at the time of submission. A student is considered eligible for the post-doctoral award if they are someone who has received his/ her doctoral degree within five years prior to the year of the annual meeting.

Nominations

• Candidates may be self-nominated or nominated by an ASB member.

Submission Material

• Letter of nomination from the department head or graduate research advisor (7 hard copies or Word document or PDF)

• Description of the nominee's current research (limit 2 pages, Word document or PDF).  Include a statement specifying the nominee's contribution to all work described and to all accompanying publications.

• Curriculum vitae (Word document or PDF)

• Published papers and/or submitted manuscripts (limit 5, all PDF)

• Abstract of original research submitted (via regular call for abstracts) to the ASB annual meeting with the nominee as first author.

Submission Instructions

• Applications should be submitted electronically to the ASB Past-President, Ken Kaufman (kaufman.kenton@mayo.edu)

• All material must by submitted by March 15, 2008

• Note that Young Scientist Award applicants must submit their abstract to the ASB annual meeting.

Past Award Winners