Biological Sciences Awards

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Nathan Shock New Investigator Award

The Nathan Shock New Investigator Award is given annually for innovative and influential publications. Established in 1986 to honor Dr. Nathan Shock, a pioneer in gerontological research at the National Institutes of Health, and a founding member of The Gerontological Society of America, the $1,500 award is designed to acknowledge outstanding contributions to new knowledge about aging through basic biological research.

Deadline
May 1st

Requirements

• Nominees must have a PhD, MD, DDS, or equivalent degree and must be within seven years of their postdoctoral research.
• Formal nomination letter.
• A current Curriculum Vitae.
• A summary of the research (no more than 1,000 words).
• Two letters of recommendation
• A re-print of relevant research papers.

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George Sacher Student Award

• Must be a student member of the society.
• Must submit an abstract for the Annual Scientific Meeting.
  • The abstract must be accompanied by a letter from the student's advisor.
  • The abstract must be accepted for the conference.
  • The student must present the work at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Austin Bloch Post-Doctoral Fellow Award

The Biological Sciences and Health Sciences sections are offering The Austin Bloch Postdoctoral Fellow Award to recognize an outstanding paper or poster contribution by a Postdoctoral Fellow in biomedical sciences. The Biological Sciences and Health Sciences Sections alternate annually in selecting the award from among their respective section's submissions. In order to be eligible for the award, the primary author's abstract must be submitted to the Biological Sciences Section and accepted for presentation at the GSA Annual Meeting. The award consists of a certificate and a cash prize of $400.

Final Submission Deadline
Last Monday in September.

Requirements

• Must be engaged in relevant research.
• Must submit an abstract for the Annual Scientific Meeting.
  • The abstract must be accompanied by a letter from the student's advisor.
  • The abstract must be accepted for the conference.
  • The student must present the work at the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Once your abstract has been accepted you will be contacted by the Awards Coordinator. At that time you will be prompted for any additional material or given any additional information.

Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction

The Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction is named in honor of the founder of the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and is intended to honor exceptional contributions to basic or clinical research in the field of aging by members of the scientific community. This award is given by AFAR, however, the recipient of this award gives a lecture at GSA's Annual Meeting.

2012 Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction Lecture:  Science, aging and the genome

By Jan Vijg, PhD

2011 Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction Lecture: From Mice to Methuselah: What We Can Learn from the Comparative Biology of Aging
By Steven N. Austad, PhD

For more information please visit the AFAR website:
http://www.afar.org