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Telephone: 281-419-0052
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Awards Programs

SPR Richard D. Rowe Award in Perinatal Cardiology
SPR David G. Nathan Award in Hematology/Oncology
SPR Student Research Award
SPR House Officer Research Award
SPR Fellow Basic Research Award
SPR Fellow Clinical Research Award
APS/SPR Travel Grants
APA Ludwig–Seidel Award
ASPH/O Young Investigator Award

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Richard D. Rowe Award in Perinatal Cardiology
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

This award is supported by generous contributions from
Colleagues, Trainees, and Friends of Dr. Richard D. Rowe.

The Richard D. Rowe Award in Perinatal Cardiology was established in 1988 by colleagues, trainees, and friends of Dr. Rowe to honor his many personal achievements, commitment to academic excellence, integrity and humility. The winning candidate is selected by a committee from the Society for Pediatric Research on the basis of both the quality of the work presented in the abstract and the information contained in the sponsoring letter. The award carries a monetary prize of $1,000.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form.
Have M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and be within 3 years of completion of post-doctoral education (individuals who are in the process of obtaining such an education, but have already completed original work are encouraged to apply.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in the field of perinatal cardiovascular development. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.
Check the appropriate box on the PAS abstract form.
A sponsoring letter from a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. This letter should contain a short appraisal of the candidate's accomplishments and potential and clearly outline his/her participation in the work contained in the abstract.
A copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae.
The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting in a related session.
Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the Richard D. Rowe Award in Perinatal Cardiology*
1988	Einat Birk, University of California, San Francisco
1989	Philip Shaul, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
1990	Anne M. Murphy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
1991	Jeffrey A. Towbin, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
1992	Harry Dietz, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
1993	Award not presented
1994	Thomas D. Scholz, University of Iowa, Iowa City
1995	David Cornfield, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
1996	Harold S. Bernstein, University of California, San Francisco
1997	Quin Wang, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
1998	Deepak Srivastava, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas and Robert W. Dettman, University of California, San Francisco
1999	Ronald Mark Grady, Washington, University, St. Louis, MO
2000	Mark W. Russell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2001	Hiroko Wakimoto, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
2002	Vernat Exil, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2003	Hiroyuki Yamagishi, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
2004	Patrick Y. Jay, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

David G. Nathan Award in Hematology/Oncology
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

This award is supported by generous contributions from
Friends and Colleagues of Dr. David Nathan.

The David G. Nathan Award in Basic Research by a Fellow was established in 2000 by the colleagues, trainees, and friends of Dr. Nathan to honor his achievements in every aspect of academic pediatrics. The winning candidate is selected by a committee from the Society for Pediatric Research on the quality of the work presented in the abstract. The award carries a monetary prize of $1000.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form.
Work must be submitted prior to the completion of fellowship.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting in the field of pediatric hematology/oncology. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.
The appropriate box on the PAS abstract form must be checked for the David G. Nathan Award.
A letter from the senior investigator or sponsor that includes a statement that the work was performed by the nominee and fully addresses the role the candidate had in the work.
The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting in a related session.
Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the David G. Nathan Award in Hematology/Oncology*
2000	Lisa Wang, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2001	Jenny M. Kim, Abramson Research Center, Philadelphia, PA
2002	Valerie I. Brown, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
2003	Marco Tartaglia, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
2004	Benjamin S. Braun, University of California, San Francisco, CA

Student Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

The Society for Pediatric Research annually honors students, house officers and fellows engaged in pediatric research. These awards are designed to encourage pediatricians in training to pursue careers in academic pediatrics. Winning candidates are selected by a committee from the Society for Pediatric Research based on the quality of the work presented in the abstract. Each award ($1,000) is given annually to one to three individuals in each category at the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting.

Student must submit abstract prior to the student receiving his/her M.D. or Ph.D.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' (PAS) Annual Meeting. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.
The appropriate box on the abstract form must be checked.
A letter from the senior investigator or sponsor that includes a statement that the work was performed by the nominee and fully addresses the role the candidate had in the work and why the caliber of this study is worthy for a national award.
The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting.
Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the Student Research Award*
1989	Scott Saunders, Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, CA
1990	R. Jumar Kadiyala, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA Robert C. Scott, III, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
1991	Diane K. Vorbroker, Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH Kyunglim L. Yoon, Tufts University, Boston, MA
1992	Richard C. Allen, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Dan Lee, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas Kenneth W. Liechty, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
1993	John P. Cannon, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Laura L. Ciottone, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester Jennifer Norton, University of Western Ontario, Toronto, Canada
1994	Robert J. Bohinski, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Javier Chinen, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Kelly A. McGowan, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
1995	Jacquelyn Huffman, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH Weiwen Guo, University of California, Los Angeles W. Xu, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
1996	Rosemarie Fernandez, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Kevin McCabe, University of California, Los Angeles Xin Zeng, Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
1997	Blaise A. Nemeth, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO Erica Weiss, University of California, San Francisco Masato Yasui, St. Goran’s Children’s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
1998	Biree Andemariam, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Laura Frain, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Maureen Su, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
1999	Tim C. Lee, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA Gresham Richter, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver Lucy Ruwitch, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
2000	Kyle Cowan, University of Toronto, Toronto Aaron M. Milstone, Yale University, New Haven, CT Christine Siambani, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2001	Johan Löfgren, Oulu University, Oulu, Finland Roy O. Mathew, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY Mai T. Phung, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2002	Seth Goldbarg, University of California, San Francisco Jessica Marks, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA Jeremy Warner, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
2003	Lyric Jorgenson, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Liza Konnikova, Tufts University, Boston, MA Sharareh Movafagh, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
2004	Wayne A. Cabral, National Institutes of Health/NICHD, Bethesda, MD Victoria Del Gaizo Moore, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC Jiuann-Huey Lin, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

House Officer Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Resident must submit abstract prior to the completion of residency.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' (PAS) Annual Meeting. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.
The appropriate box on the abstract form must be checked.
A letter from the senior investigator or sponsor that includes a statement that the work was performed by the nominee and fully addresses the role the candidate had in the work and why the caliber of this study is worthy for a national award.
The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting.
Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the House Officer Research Award*
1989	Michael Acarregui, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
1990	David B. Haslam, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa Nancy C. Andrews, Harvard Medical School, Boston
1991	Timothy P. Cripe, University of Iowa, Iowa Ci
1992	Clarisse Gervasio, Hutzel Hospital, Detroit Amy J. North, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
1993	Scott Cameron, Children’s Hospital, Boston H. L. Karamanouklan, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo
1994	Daniel J. Bonthius, University of Virginia, Charlottesville Kimberly P. Marshall, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis Duncan T. Wilcox, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo
1995	Y. Anikster, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Jessica Klekamp, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville
1996	Jeff Lukish, Children’s Hospital, Washington DC Virginia Powell, University of Maryland, Baltimore Scott Rosenfeld, Ohio State University, Columbus
1997	Patricia Ramsey, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Martha Sola, University of Florida, Gainesville Elizabeth Yerkes, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashv
1998	Despina E. Varlam, State University of New York, Stony Brook
1999	Ofer Levy, Children’s Hospital, Boston Terrie Inder, Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston Sandeep Batra, Children’s Medical Center, Stony Brook
2000	Douglas D. Fraser, Kingston General Hospital, Ontario, Canada Paul J. Galardy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Matthew A. Saxonhouse, University of Florida, Gainesville
2001	Cary R. Murphy, University of Iowa, Iowa City Kimberly McCrudden, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York Maria P. Nguyen, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
2002	Rossana Chang, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque Benjamin Dekel, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel Ru-Jeng Teng, University of Alabama, Birmingham
2003	Jerry C. Cheng, Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles Hiroto Inaba, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Troy Carey Lumeng, Children’s Hospital & Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
2004	Carl E. Allen, Columbus Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH Jessica Henderson-Boyd, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO D. William Parsons, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore, MD

Fellow's Basic Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow must submit abstract prior to the completion of fellowship.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.
The appropriate box on the abstract form must be checked.
A letter from the senior investigator or sponsor that includes a statement that the work was performed by the nominee and fully addresses the role the candidate had in the work and why the caliber of this study is worthy for a national award.
The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting.
Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the Fellow's Basic Research Award*
1991	Catherine M. Bendel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Charmian A. Quigley, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Lisa A. Schimmenti, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
1992	Prasad Devarajan, Yale University, New Haven, CT Han-Wook Yoo, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1993	Michael Cappello, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Steven A.Dekowski, University of Iowa, Iowa City D. Dunbar Ivy, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
1994	Micahel Apkon, Yale University, New Haven, CT Mukund G. Dole, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor Christaine Theda, Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
1995	Lilly Cheng Immergluck, University of Chicago, Wyler Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL Fumio Niimura, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN Deepak Srivastava, Anderson Cancer Center, Dallas, TX
1996	Peter N. Bowers, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Cheryl Gale, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Tao Wang, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
1997	John M. Dagle, University of Iowa, Iowa City Edna E. Mancilla, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Hideki Nishimura, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
1998	Kathleen S. Crowley, Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC John A. Martignetti, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
1999	Vernat J. Exil, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Laura Haneline, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis Gerardo Jimenez-Sanchez, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2000	Christopher E. Belcher, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Elif Erkan, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY Syed Zaidi, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Cananda
2001	Patrick D. Brophy, Mott Children’s Hospital/University of Michigan, Ann Arbor So Young Lee, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA Lawrence S. Prince, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City
2002	Yair Anikster, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD David G. Soergel, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Marco Tartaglia,, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
2003	Gina-Marie Barletta, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Christina M. Coughlin, University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia David Motto, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2004	Kurt J. Griffin, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD Kimihiko Oishi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY Lawrence M. Rhein, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA

Fellow's Clinical Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow must submit abstract prior to the completion of fellowship.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed award application form. SPR Award Application

First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting. The abstract must be accepted for presentation at the PAS Annual Meeting to be considered.

The appropriate box on the abstract form must be checked.

A letter from the senior investigator or sponsor that includes a statement that the work was performed by the nominee and fully addresses the role the candidate had in the work and why the caliber of this study is worthy for a national award.

The nominee must present the study at the PAS Annual Meeting.

Abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

*Past Recipients of the Fellow's Clinical Research Award*
1991	Preston W. Campbell, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
1992	E. Kirk Neely, Stanford Medical Center, Stanford, CA Richard J. Scarfone, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
1993	Eileen Gillan, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City John R. Kelley, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Irena Nulman, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
1994	Mariana Contreras, University of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital, Madison Said A. Omar, University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY Milen Velinov, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington
1995	Kathryn A. Ellerbeck, University of Maryland, Baltimore Lorraine Katz, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA Prasad Mathew, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
1996	Nancy Braverman, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Brenda B. Poindexter, Indiana University Medical Center, Riley Hospital, Indianapolis Naomi Taylor, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles
1997	Inger L. Ackerman, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis Darlene A. Calhoun, University of Florida, Gainesville Willem A. Hanekom, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
1998	Catherine M. Gordon, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA Catherine A. Welch Dinauer, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
1999	Bethany J. Foster, McGill University, Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Canada Misrak Tadesse, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC Wayne Tworetzky, University of California, San Francisco
2000	Michael J. Ackerman, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN Okan Elidemir, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston Mika Ramet, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
2001	Hulya Bayir, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Wikrom Karnsakul, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Susmita Pati, Columbia University, New York, NY
2002	Tamara S. Hannon, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis Anita Shet, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Hong-Ha M. Truong, UCLA, Los Angeles
2003	Natascha Ching, UCLA, Los Angeles Jeffrey Sirninger, University of Florida, Gainesville David Spiro, University of Alabama, Birmingham
2004	Khalid Al Faleh, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Hubert O. Ballard, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Andreea Cazacu, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

APS/SPR Travel Grants
(Presented by the American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research)

The Society for Pediatric Research and American Pediatric Society will award travel grants in the amount of $500 plus complimentary meeting registration to attend the PAS Annual Meeting. Travel grants are possible to at least fifteen runner-ups among the SPR House Officer, Fellow Basic, Fellow Clinical, and Richard D. Rowe Award categories only. Travel grants will be awarded during the SPR Presidential Plenary Session in San Francisco, California.

For questions or further information:
SPR Awards
3400 Research Forest Drive, Suite B-7
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Tel: 281-419-0052
Fax: 281-419-0082
E-mail: info@aps-spr.org
URL: www.aps-spr.org

Ludwig–Seidel Award
(Presented by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association)

This award recognizes the abstract that represents the best research project in pediatric emergency medicine in which a PEM fellow is a lead author.

The application involves the following:

A completed APA award application form.
Checking the appropriate box on the abstract form.
The nominee must be the first author of the abstract.
Submitting a 500–1000-word expanded version of the abstract. The overview should include the project’s rationale, method of implementation, and evaluation. There should be some discussion of the project’s importance and potential impact. During the judging process strong emphasis is placed on the extent to which the process is innovative, and the degree to which there is an objective evaluation component.
Abstract must be received by December 5, 2003; supplemental materials, by December 9, 2003.

A committee from the Ambulatory Pediatric Association selects the winning candidate. The work is presented during the Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group meeting, and the award is presented during the APA Business Meeting.

For questions or further information:

APA Awards
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703-556-9222
Fax: 703-556-8729
E-mail: marge@ambpeds.org
URL: www.ambpeds.org

ASPH/O Young Investigator Award
(Presented by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Criteria:

Young Investigator Award recipients are selected each year by the Program Committee of ASPH/O, with input, if required, from the Executive Committee.

Nominees for the Young Investigator Award are solicited each year during the Call for Abstracts. Qualifications for Young Investigator Award candidates are as follows:

Less than 4 years having elapsed since the completion of the standard three-year pediatric hematology–oncology fellowship.
The individual has conducted high-quality clinical or laboratory research on a project (described in the abstract) in which he or she participated actively in the design, conduct, and data analysis.
The candidate is committed to a career that includes clinical and/or laboratory investigation in pediatric hematology–oncology.

The application process for a Young Investigator Award includes the following:

Submission of an abstract submitted with the young investigator designated as the first author.
A completed ASPH/O award application form.
Expectation that the young investigator nominee, if successful, will present from the podium his or her paper at the next joint ASPH/O–PAS meeting.
Submission of a curriculum vitae along with the abstract.
Submission of a one-to-two page statement of career goals along with the abstract.
A supporting letter from the training program director or clinical or laboratory mentor attesting to the fact that the Young Investigator Award nominee has played a major if not the key role in the conduct of the research project and confirming the candidate's promise as a young investigator in pediatric hematology–oncology.

The abstract must be received by the PAS abstract submission deadline.

In general, there will be two ASPH/O Young Investigator Awards presented each year, one in the area of hematology and one in oncology. The awards may be granted in recognition of either clinical or laboratory research. If the number and/or quality of applications for the award in a particular year is limited, a single Young Investigator Award will be made.

For questions or further information:
ASPH/O Awards
4700 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025-1485
Phone: 847-375-4713
Fax: 847-375-6315
Email: info@aspho.org
URL: www.aspho.org

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David G. Nathan Award in Hematology/Oncology (Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Student Research Award (Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

House Officer Research Award (Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow's Basic Research Award (Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow's Clinical Research Award (Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

APS/SPR Travel Grants (Presented by the American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research)

Ludwig–Seidel Award (Presented by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association)

David G. Nathan Award in Hematology/Oncology
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Student Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

House Officer Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow's Basic Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Fellow's Clinical Research Award
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

APS/SPR Travel Grants
(Presented by the American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research)

Ludwig–Seidel Award
(Presented by the Ambulatory Pediatric Association)