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The American Physiological
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WATER AND ELECTROLYTE
HOMEOSTASIS SECTION NEWSLETTER
Fall 2014
News from the Chair, Jennifer Pollock
Hello fellow WEHians! It was great to see everyone that attended our
Spring Business and Awards Luncheon Meeting in San Diego in April.
Photos of the luncheon are provided on our Facebook page and in our
current newsletter…please check this out and find your favorite
scientist. We have several new members to APS that selected WEH as
their primary affiliation and we welcome you to the Section!
Be sure to make your travel plans for EB 2015 in Boston to include
arriving by Saturday afternoon to attend the WEH Trainee Session
followed by the ever-popular Data Diuresis Session. We are reformatting the Data Diuresis Session to include an extended time for
“meet and greet” while also giving time for the presenters.
The WEH section has created a new legacy Award, named after Dr. Leonard Share, WEH
section founding member. The Leonard Share Award was created to recognize the “unsung
heroes” of WEH and APS. A full description of the Award is provided later in the newsletter as
well as a description of the history of our section. The inaugural Share Awardee will be
recognized at the Spring Luncheon during EB.
Congratulations to Dr. Jane Reckelhoff as the 2015 Starling Lecturer! Janie will be
attending the Sunday WEH Luncheon to meet everyone at EB2015. The New Investigator
Awardee as well as the Leonard Share Awardee will be selected from the nominations
received in November and both Awardees will be present at the Luncheon.
Finally, it is critical that members of WEH submit their abstracts to the WEH Poster and
Featured Topics for EB2015! We have an exciting and diverse selection from which you can
choose. The complete WEH programming is provided in the following pages. Looking forward
to seeing everyone in Boston and hearing about all the new and exciting science!
IMPORTANT WEH DEADLINES
November 6, 2014
Abstract Submissions Deadline
WEH Post- & Pre-doctoral Research Recognition Award Application Deadline
November 21, 2014
WEH Young Investigator Award Application Deadline
January 15, 2015
WEH Leonard Share Award Nominations Deadline (New!)
February 2, 2015
EB Early Registration Discount Deadline
WEH Section Joint Programming Committee
David Mattson
WEH Joint Programming Committee Representative
APS Joint Programming Committee
We are going to have another fantastic program at EB2015 in Boston due the great ideas
submitted by our membership. I am currently accepting ideas for programming at
EB2016. Please contact me ([email protected]) with any of your ideas for future
programming.
Also, please remember to submit your abstracts to WEH Poster and Featured Topics
sessions. It is critical that our membership submit abstracts to WEH topics to insure the
same number of presentation slots at future meetings. The numbers and titles of WEHsponsored sessions for EB2015 are listed below:
EB 2015 WEH SPONSORED PROGRAMMING
Featured Topics
1500-APS
1501-APS
1502-APS
1503-APS
Hypertension: Developing Concepts
The Biology of Oxygen Homeostasis and Hypoxia
The Heart of the Matter: Menopause, Sex Steroids, and Cardiovascular
Disease
Water, Electrolyte, and Blood Pressure Homeostasis
Poster Sessions
1504-APS
1505-APS
1506-APS
1507-APS
1508-APS
1509-APS
Blood pressure and fluid volume regulation in pregnancy and
developmental programming
Developmental programming and cardio-renal function in adults
Cardiovascular and renal mechanisms in diabetes and metabolic
syndrome
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in regulation of blood pressure
and renal function
Sex differences in blood pressure and fluid volume homeostasis
Translational Research in Water and Electrolyte Homeostasis Physiology
2015 Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Jane F. Reckelhoff
It is with great pleasure that the WEH Section announces the 2015 Ernest H.
Starling Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Jane F. Reckelhoff. Dr. Reckelhoff is a Billy
S. Guyton Distinguished Professor, and Professor of Physiology & Biophyisics at the
University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is also the Director of the Women‟s
Health Research Center and Director of Research Development in the UMMC Office
of Research. Dr. Reckelhoff has been a leader in research related to understanding
how sex steroids and gender differences impact the development of hypertension
and renal disease.
EB 2015 WEH Business Luncheon
Michael Ryan, WEH Secretary/Treasurer
Mark your Calendars! The Annual WEH Business Luncheon for EB 2015 will be held
on Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 12:30 to 2:00 pm at Salvatore‟s Restaurant
located at Boston-Seaport, 225 Northern Ave, Boston, MA. Tickets will be sold
online and notice of when tickets will be available for sale will be sent via the
WEH List Serve. Tickets will be sold on a first-come basis. Be sure to purchase
tickets for you and your lab mates as soon as they go on sale. This is always a
SOLD-OUT event! The DSI-WEH Student and Juan Carlos Romero-WEH PostDoctoral Fellow Awardees will be announced at the luncheon. So plan to mix and
mingle with other WEH members and meet with our Starling lecturer, Dr. Jane
Reckelhoff and the WEH New Investigator. I hope to see you there!
EB 2015 WEH Data Diuresis
Jennifer Sullivan, Data Diuresis Coordinator
I hope that you are all planning to make your travel arrangements to Experimental
Biology to include attending the Trainee Symposium and the 5th annual Data
Diuresis Session to be held on Saturday March 28, 2015. The joint session will
run from 2:15-5:15 this year allowing for more time to mix and mingle before
starting the brief presentations on advances in the field of water and electrolyte
homeostasis. You do not need to apply to be considered as a presenter in the
Data Diuresis session (thank you to Data Sciences International for continued
support), simply submit your best work to any WEH-sponsored featured topic and
the selection committee will consider your abstract. All selected abstracts will be
invited to write a mini-review for publication in AJP:RIC. This session is a great
opportunity to get network with refreshments and excellent science from our
colleagues. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Support the WEH Section!!
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support the activities of the
WEH section. . There are three APS Funds that directly support WEH members
and
information
for
each
can
be
found
at
http://ebus.theaps.org/ebuspprod/ApplyNow/MyMembershipInfo/FullDonation.aspx
• Carlos Romero Memorial Fund
• Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Leonard Share Endowment Fund
• Water & Electrolyte Homeostasis Section Fund
WEH Section Committee on Committees
Carmen Hinojosa-Laborde, WEH Committee on Committee Representative
Now is the time to nominate yourself or a colleague to serve on one of the
standing committees of APS. This is a great way to increase your involvement
with the APS. Positions are available on many of the APS committees for both
trainees and regular members. It is our goal to have WEH represented on all APS
committees. Last year we had a large number of excellent candidates; we can do
even better this year.
The nomination process is easy. First, look at the APS website to identify a
committee that fits your interests (http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/APSCommittees). Second, fill out the Candidate Information Form (I will do this for you
if you send me your CV). Third, ask an APS member to fill out an Endorsement
Form for you (I can do this as well). Both forms can be found on the APS website
(http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/APS-Committees/nominations).
Nominations are due January 2015.
If you want my help, contact me
([email protected]) by December 12, 2014.
WEH Trainee Advisory Committee
Committee Representative:
Christopher Banek ([email protected] )
Subcommittee Members:
Ashlee Tipton ([email protected] )
Carmen De Miguel ([email protected])
WEH Trainee Award Application Dates
WEH Pre-doctoral Research Recognition
Award: 11/6/14
Dr. Banek
Dr. De Miguel
Dr. Tipton
WEH Juan Carlos Romero Post-doctoral
Research Recognition Award: 11/6/14
Greetings trainees! We would like to thank all trainees and mentors that participated in the EB2014
“Mentoring on the Go” program, and we are excited to report another successful year! The committee
members would like to thank those of you who provided very helpful feedback. We are excited to offer this
program again at EB2015, and the TAC will be inviting all WEH trainees presenting a first-authored abstract
to Experimental Biology to participate. Please contact Christopher ([email protected]) if you have any
questions/comments/suggestions regarding this program.
Additionally, the APS‟ TAC will hold the first Trainee and Early Career Cross-Sectional Symposium, with the
featured topic of “Recent Advances in Obesity Research.” This special session at EB2015 will feature
presentations by graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career scientists (within 5 years of faculty
appointment or government/industry equivalent) and will be held on Monday, March 30 at 8-10AM. To submit
an abstract for this session, please apply via the APS Awards site. You will be required to provide a copy of
the abstract that you have submitted (first author or senior author) to an APS sponsored topic category at the
2015 Experimental Biology Meeting.
--For more information and resources for trainees, please visit our LinkedIn page,
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/APS-Water-Electrolyte-Homeostasis-Section-5191181?trk=my_groups-bgrp-v, or our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/APSWEH. Don‟t forget to “like” our page to receive
updates on award opportunities and section news on your newsfeed!
WEH Awards Committee
Christine Schnackenberg, WEH Awards Chair
Maggie Alonso-Galicia, WEH Awards Co-Chair
2015 WEH New Investigator Award: Nominations are being solicited for the 2015
WEH New Investigator Award ($1,000 plus reimbursement of the advance
registration fee, complimentary ticket to attend the WEH business luncheon and
meeting, and 1 year APS membership dues paid). The New Investigator Award
recognizes an outstanding investigator in the early stages of his/her career.
Candidates should be investigators who have made meritorious contributions to the
area represented by the WEH Section. They should not be above the rank of
Assistant Professor or a comparable position in a research track at an academic
institution or in industry. Any member of the APS in good standing with a primary
affiliation in the WEH Section is encouraged to apply.
Applications are reviewed by the Awards Committee of the WEH Section and should include: (1) a
current CV of the nominee with a complete list of publications; (2) a brief one-page summary and
analysis of the research contributions of the nominee; (3) two letters of nomination from members of the
APS. Candidates will be judged on their publications, how their publications relate to the WEH Section
and evidence for independence and promise (grant funding, peer review activities, etc.). The recipient of
the award will present a lecture on his/her research during a WEH sponsored session at the annual EB
meeting and will be invited to publish a manuscript on this presentation in the American Journal of
Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology. Therefore, the awardee must attend EB
and present their work in an oral symposium and attend the WEH Luncheon and Business Meeting (with
a complementary ticket) in order to collect the cash prize. Please consider nominating your
colleagues, former trainees, or asking a fellow WEH section member to nominate you! For
additional information please feel free to contact Christine Schnackenberg or Maggie Alonso-Galicia with
questions. For more information and to submit your online application, see our website: http://www.theaps.org/mm/awards/sections/weh.aspx. All application materials must be submitted by November 21,
2014.
2015 Trainee Awards: The Juan Carlos Romero and WEH Section Postdoctoral
Research Recognition Awards and The WEH Section Predoctoral Research Recognition
Awards: To be eligible, the Applicant must be a trainee and first author on an abstract
submitted to a WEH Section sponsored topic category at the EB meeting. The Section Awards
Committee will judge abstracts based on criteria available on the WEH section website
(http://www.the-aps.org/mm/awards/sections/weh.aspx) and name 3 finalists who agree to attend EB and
make an oral presentation in a WEH sponsored session. Finalists will receive $300 and a complimentary
ticket to the WEH luncheon and business meeting. Finalists will be judged on their oral presentation and
the finalist with the top combined score from the abstract and oral presentation will receive the Award (an
additional $300) and be invited to submit a Featured Topic for the following EB meeting under the
direction of a steering committee member or the recipient of the WEH New Investigator Award. To be
considered for either Award check the box during the submission of your abstract to the EB meeting. The
deadline is November 6, 2014.
Research Distinction Awards will be given to top-scored abstracts submitted by pre-doctoral and postdoctoral trainees to a WEH Section sponsored topic category at the EB meeting. The Section Awards
Committee will grade all submitted abstracts based on criteria available on the WEH section website
(http://www.the-aps.org/mm/awards/sections/weh.aspx) and the top scored abstracts that are not
selected for oral presentation will be considered for these awards. The award winners will be announced
at the WEH Luncheon and Business Meeting at the EB meeting. Winners will receive a complimentary
ticket to the WEH luncheon and business meeting for the following year.
WEH Section Membership Report
Babbette LaMarca, WEH At-Large Councilor for Membership
This has been a very active and exciting year for WEH! Since EB 2014 we have had
the largest growth that I‟ve seen as the membership councilor at large. 25 new regular
members, 10 new graduate students and 4 undergraduate, and 2 affiliate members
have joined our section. We will provide free entry to our new members to WEH
luncheon at EB 2015. In addition, we have 8 new regular members that joined
following the deadline last year that will be provided entry to EB 2015 luncheon.
Reminder to all regular members as you encourage new members to join APS inform
then that WEH will pay first year of membership for a new member of APS „IF‟ they
place WEH as their primary section prior to close of abstract submission for EB 2015.
Editor’s Report: American Journal of Physiology, Regulatory, Integrative
and Comparative Physiology
W.K. Samson, PhD, DSC, Editor-in-Chief, AJP-RIC
The latest data from Thomson Reuters demonstrates continued metric improvement
for the journal. Our 2013 Impact Factor Score rose to 3.529 and our 5 Year Impact
Factor also crossed the 3.5 barrier. More importantly, our Citation Half-Life
remained above the average for all AJP journals coming in at 8.9 years. We have
added two Guest Editors both in charge of “Calls for Papers.” Tom Cunningham is
managing the Call entitled: “Central Control of Fluid and Electrolyte Homeostasis.”
Sean Stocker is responsible for the Call entitled: “Central Control of Cardiovascular
Function.” A third Call entitled “Oxygen as a Regulator of Biological Systems,” is
being managed by Associate Editor Roger Evans. We welcome suggestions for
new 'Calls for Papers' and potential Review topics. We strongly encourage
members of the WEH Section to consider sending their best work to AJP RIC as
part of these Calls or as regular research articles. To date this year we have
received approximately 400 manuscripts for review, representing a drop in total submissions from this point in
2013 of approximately 12%. Our message: Send us your work! We are very pleased with the feedback we
have received for the articles published this summer from the 2014 Data Diuresis Session at EB2014 and are
committed to continue that activity in 2015.
Call for Nominations for the WEH Leonard Share Award
The WEH Steering Committee approved the creation of a new legacy Award
for our section. The Award is named after the Section‟s founding leader, Dr.
Leonard Share. The Award will recognize a long-standing WEH member that
has contributed their time and talents to our section as well as to APS. The
member cannot have served as President of APS, but most likely has served
in many other capacities and is one of our “unsung heroes”. The Awardee will
also have a well-recognized research program that has contributed to the knowledge of WEH research.
Nominations should be submitted to the WEH Chair by January 15, 2015 and should include: 1) Letter(s)
detailing the nominee‟s legacy to WEH and APS, and 2) Nominees current curriculum vitae. The awardee will
be recognized at the WEH Luncheon and will receive a commemorative plaque and check.
Send us photos from your PhUn Week event
If you participate in PhUn Week 2014, please send us photos of your outreach for inclusion
in the Spring WEH newsletter! If you are interested in participating in next year‟s event,
check out the APS website:
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/Education/K-12/EducationProjects/PhUn-Week.aspx
WEH Physiologists in Industry Report
Carol Moreno Quinn, WEH Physiologists in Industry Representative
The APS Physiology in Industry Committee is sponsoring a Symposium at EB2015
entitled “Targeting Gut Microbiome in Human Diseases and as Novel Therapeutics”,
chaired by Carol Moreno Quinn M.D. Ph.D. and Suttira Intrapad, Ph.D., the recipient of
the 2014 PIC Novel Disease Model Award. The PIC Symposium will be scheduled on
Sunday, March 29 in Boston Convention Center.
The gut is home to hundreds of trillions of microorganisms. Gut flora is known to
be essential to the digestion of nutrients, synthesis of vitamin B and K, suppression of
pathogenic microbial growth and immunity. Gut microbiome has also been involved in
a variety of other processes, from sugar appetite to cancer susceptibility. With the advent of Next-Generation
DNA sequencing the Human Microbiome Project has been able to uncover microbes that have never been
seen before, look at how they behave as communities, and study the correlation of microbiota composition
and disease susceptibility and incidence. There are also an increasing number of studies assessing the
therapeutic effect of modifying gut microbiome composition on allergies, diabetes, cardiovascular disease
and even drug efficacy. We are looking forward to listen to the speakers of this exciting symposium.
The PIC Novel Disease Model Award is sponsored by Novo Nordisk Research Centre China, a world
leader in developing innovative treatments for Diabetes. Two awards are granted each year to a graduate
student and a postdoctoral fellow who submit the best abstracts at EB meeting that describe a novel disease
model. The model s hould clearly emphasize the potential utility of the system for future research related to a
disease. The deadline to submit your application is November 6th 2014, coinciding with the EB abstract date.
The award is $500 for the graduate student and $800 for the postdoctoral fellow categories, respectively, and
will be presented at the APS Business Meeting.
On Experimental Biology 2014 the PIC Novel Disease Model Award awardee for pre-doctoral student was
Ms. Ellen Gillis, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS for her abstract entitled “The Dahl S
rat on normal salt diet is a spontaneous model of preeclampsia” and the awardee for postdoctoral student
was Dr. Suttira Intrapad, Ph.D., University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS for her abstract “A new
model of intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR) induced by reduced uterine perfusion in the mouse programs
hypertension in the IUGR mouse offspring” Both awards were presented at the 2014 APS Business Meeting.
Know Your WEH History!
Jennifer Sasser, WEH Historian and Columnist.
The concept of recognizing WEH research as a sub-discipline or section within the APS
was initiated by Dr. Leonard Share at the University of Tennessee and a number of his
colleagues within the APS. Dr. Share‟s vision of distinguishing WEH research began with
acknowledging that none of the other sub-disciplines within the APS incorporated
viewpoints that included “cross-talk” among organs and organ systems in the regulation
of body fluids. In the early 1970‟s, research in the mechanisms of how mediators from
the brain influenced sodium and water homeostasis via renal excretion was extremely
active, with broad recognition by the pharmaceutical industry and NIH. Thus, Dr. Share
and a few other investigators initiated the recognition of WEH research by the APS in the
form of a section. The section began in 1982 and has sustained recognition of WEH research throughout. At
present, WEH research is even more encompassing than when it first began because of the translational and
systemic “point of view” of WEH research. This research is vertically and horizontally integrated to include all
levels of research from cells to organisms, and from one organ to the next. The regulation of water and
electrolytes is integral to all functional aspects of all living organisms, and many of the investigators who study
WEH research are committed to understanding how the cardiovascular, renal, and neuro-endocrine systems
integrate to regulate water and electrolytes and maintain other homeostatic systems such as blood pressure.
WEH research is not restricted to one system or organ, one set of hormones, or a particular set of
mechanisms, rather homeostasis of body fluids is critical in many physiological and pathophysiological states
and is required for proper regulatory control. Therefore, work by WEH investigators serves as a balanced
force between the full-range of other more traditional organ-based sub-disciplines of physiology. For a more
in depth explanation of what it means to be a member of WEH, please see “Water and electrolyte
homeostasis brings balance to physiology”, Am J Physiol – RIC, 307(5):R481-R483.
Congratulations to WEH member Dr. Babbette LaMarca,
Recipient of the American Physiological Society 2015
Henry Pickering Bowditch Award
The Bowditch Award is given to a regular member of the APS who is
under 42 years of age or less than eight years beyond postdoctoral
training for their outstanding accomplishments in the field of
physiology. Dr. LaMarca is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at
the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her work is focused on
immune mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis of
preeclampsia.
WEH/AJP: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative
Trainee Best Abstract Award
All abstracts submitted for Trainee Awards to the annual Experimental Biology meeting, exclusive of
those selected as finalists, will be considered for the Best Abstract Award. This award is given to a
highly ranked abstract that also utilizes highly integrative and novel approaches highlighting WEH
research and coincides with a current special call for papers at AJP: RIC. The recipient of this award
will receive a certificate, check, and an invitation to submit a mini-review of their work for publication
in AJP: RIC.
WEH on the Web
Visit us at our web page!!
For general information related to the activities and organization of the
WEH Section of the APS, please visit us at our web page
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Sections/Water-Electrolyte
WEH Facebook page!
Did you know that the WEH has a Facebook Page? Our WEH
Trainees are doing a great job posting WEH related current events, in
addition to highlights and notices specific for APS trainees! A BIG
thank you to our WEH TAC representative and Subcommittee!
Join the WEH Network on LinkedIn!
Did you know that the WEH is part of the world's largest professional
network? Our WEH Trainees are doing a great job keeping us current in this
every changing world. Please join us on LinkedIn and remember to thank our
WEH TAC representative and Subcommittee! The direct link is:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/APS-Water-Electrolyte-Homeostasis-Section5191181?trk=my_groups-b-grp-v
Highlights from EB 2014
2014 Ernest H. Starling
Distinguished Lectureship
Howard Jacob, Ph.D.
Professor, Physiology and Human and
Molecular Genetics
Medical College of Wisconsin
Jennifer Pollock (WEH Chair) and Howard
Jacob
2014 WEH New
Investigator Award
Paul O’Connor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Physiology
Paul O’Connor (right) with Jan Williams and
Brett Heimlich
14th Annual Physiologists in Industry Committee Mixer
You're invited! Come meet, eat and socialize with your fellow Physiologists who
are working in the corporate, industrial, academic, or government sector. The
annual PIC Committee Mixer will feature free hors d‟oeuvres along with information
on the roles of Physiologists in Industry. The event will take place on Sunday,
March 29, 2015 from 6:45-8:00 pm in the APS Headquarters hotel (Westin
Boston Waterfront), room TBD. This is a great opportunity to network with industry
and academic APS members alike. We hope to see you there!
Annual Physiologists in Industry Meeting Announcement
The annual APS PIC meeting will be scheduled on Sunday, March 29, 2015, chaired by WEH member
Eugene Shek. This is the committee‟s annual opportunity to have a face-to-face meeting to discuss
committee business and new initiatives. Please feel free to contact your PIC section representative if you
have new ideas and matters to be brought to the attention of the PIC.
Highlights from EB 2014
WEH Juan Carlos Romero Postdoctoral Trainee Awardees:
Pictured L to R: Jennifer Sullivan (Awards Chair), Carmen deMiguel (Winner),
Frank Spradley (Finalist), Hanna Broome (Finalist), Jennifer Pollock
WEH Data Sciences Inc. Pre-doctoral Trainee Awardees:
Pictured L to R: Jennifer Sullivan, Ryan Lindquist (DSI Rep), Peter Mittwede (Winner),
Jessica Grenwis (DSI Rep), Jermaine Johnson (Finalist), Ashlyn Harmon (Finalist)
Highlights from EB 2014
WEH Predoctoral Research with Distinction Awards:
Pictured L to R: Jennifer Sullivan, Ashlee Tipton, Ijeoma Obi, Kara Beasley,
Jennifer Pollock
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WEH TRAINEES!
2014 Caroline tum Suden /
Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award
Several trainee members of the WEH were recipients of the Caroline tum Suden/Frances
Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award at EB 2014. These include Ashlee Tipton and Dao
Ho of the Georgia Regents University, Christine Klemens of the University of Pittsburgh, and
Jessica Faulkner of the University of Mississippi Medical Center
APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Award
Mark Cunningham (University of Florida), Denise Cornelius, Kristine
DeLeon, Tiffani Slaughter (University of Mississippi Medical Center), and
Ijeoma Obi (University of Alabama Birmingham), all trainee members of the
WEH, were recipients of an APS/NIDDK Minority Travel Fellowship Award at
EB 2014.
Highlights from EB 2014
WEH
Business
Luncheon
Highlights from EB 2014
WEH
Business
Luncheon
Highlights from EB 2014
WEH Data Diuresis Diuresis &
Trainee Competition
APS Events and Opportunities
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Minority Travel Fellowship Awards for EB 2015
Deadline: 11/13/2014
This program is designed to encourage highly qualified individuals from groups traditionally
underrepresented in science to pursue professional careers in physiological/biomedical sciences. The
APS Minority Travel Fellowship Awards are open to underrepresented minority (URM) graduate
students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty (recently transitioned); and graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty (recently transitioned) with disabilities. Funds will provide
travel expense reimbursement for registration, transportation, meals, and lodging up to $1,800.
www.the-aps.org/MTF
Porter Physiology Development Fellowships
Deadline: 1/15/2015; $28,300 stipend
The Porter Physiology Development Program provides 1-2 year full-time graduate fellowships in
programs leading to the Ph.D. in the physiological sciences at U.S. institutions. The program is open
to underrepresented ethnic minority applicants who are citizens or permanent residents of the United
States or its territories and student members of the Society.
www.the-aps.org/porter
John F. Perkins Memorial Award
The John Perkins Award for International Physiologists application deadline is October 15, 2014. The
next deadline will be April 15, 2015. The award supports family visits to the US for postdoctoral fellows
and junior faculty. Scientists should be working for a minimum of 3 months in the U.S. Applications must
be made jointly by the host, who must be an APS member, and the visiting scientist. The recipient
receives funds not exceeding $5,000. Application information:
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/awards/Other-APS-Awards/Early-Career-Professional#Perkins.
APS Chapters
Get Involved! The American Physiological Society Chapter Program is designed
to promote at the local level, the general objectives of the Society, including its
goal of interdisciplinary contracts among research workers interested in the
physiological sciences and education of the general public and future
physiologists. Check out the local chapters listed on the APS website at:
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Chapters to find a chapter near you!
WEH Steering Committee
Jennifer S. Pollock, Ph.D. (2015) (Chair)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-975-7525
Email: [email protected]
Jane F. Reckelhoff, Ph.D. (Past Chair)
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: 601-984-1819
Email: [email protected]
Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D. (2017) (Secretary/Treasurer)
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: 601-984-1842
Email: [email protected]
David Mattson, Ph.D. (2016)
(Joint Programming Committee Representative)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Phone: 414-955-8571
Email: [email protected]
Carmen Hinojosa-Larborde, Ph.D. (2013)
(Committee-on-Committees Representative)
US Army Institute of Surgical Research
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
Phone: 210-539-7209
E-mail: [email protected]
Chris Banek (2016) (Trainee Advisory Representative)
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Email: [email protected]
Carol Moreno Quinn, Ph.D. (2017)
(Physiologists in Industry Representative)
MedImmune
Cambridge CB21 6GH, UK
Phone: 44-1223-898-641
[email protected]
Christine G. Schnackenberg, Ph.D. (2016)
(Awards Chair)
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 610-270-5658
email: [email protected]
Maggie Alonso-Galicia, Ph.D. (2016)
(Awards Co-Chair)
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Sasser, Ph.D. (2017)
(Section Columnist & Historian)
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-984-1629
Email: [email protected]
Pedro Jose, M.D., Ph.D. (2015)
(Councilor At-Large, Translational)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-6015
Email: [email protected]
Roger Evans, Ph.D. (2017)
(Councilor At-Large, International)
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria 3800, Australia
phone: 613 9905 1466
Email: [email protected]
Jennifer Sullivan, Ph.D. (2017)
(Data Diuresis Coordinator)
Georgia Regents University
Augusta, GA 30912
Phone: 706-721-9796
Email: [email protected]
Babbette LaMarca, Ph.D. (2015)
(Councilor At-Large, Membership)
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: 601-815-1430
Email: [email protected]
Catherine Uyehara, Ph.D. (2016)
(Councilor At-Large, Parliamentarian)
Tripler Army Medical Center
Tripler AMC HI, 96859-5000
Phone: 808-433-7163
Email: [email protected]
Willis K. Samson, Ph.D.
(Councilor, ex officio member, Editor AJP:
Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative
Physiology
St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO 63104
Phone: 314-977-8677
Email: [email protected]
Justin Grobe, Ph.D. (2017)
(Data Diuresis Session Chair)
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone: 319-353-5789
Email: [email protected]
Dexter Lee, Ph.D. (2017)
(Data Diuresis Session Chair)
Howard University
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 205-975-7513
Email: [email protected]