Pediatric Academic Societies

Pediatric Academic Societies'
Annual Meeting

2005 PAS Annual Meeting s May 14 –17 s Washington, DC

Sponsored by the:

Contact Information

Mail Address:

3400 Research Forest Dr., Ste B-7
The Woodlands, TX 77381 USA

Email: info@pas-meeting.org

Telephone: 281-419-0052

Facsimile: 281-419-0082

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Awards


	December 7, 2004	Award Application Submission Deadline
	December 9, 2004	Support Materials must be received


	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's Basic Research Award
	SPR Fellow's Clinical Research Award
	APS/SPR Travel Grants
	APA Ludwig–Seidel Award
	ASPHO Young Investigator Award
	ASPHO Young Investigator Travel Stipend

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 award carries a monetary prize of $1,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Have M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent degree and be within 3 years of completion of post-doctoral education. Individuals in the process of obtaining such an education but having already completed original work are encouraged to apply.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR Richard D. Rowe Award Application Form either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' (PAS) Annual Meeting in the field of perinatal cardiovascular development. 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 Richard D. Rowe Award.
A sponsoring letter from and SPR member. 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 must be provided.
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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter, CV and application form) by December 9, 2004.

Eligibility and criteria will be posted in October 2004.

*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
2005	Vidu Garg, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Work must be submitted prior to the completion of fellowship.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR David G. Nathan Award Application Form either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
First authorship on an abstract submitted to the Pediatric Academic Societies' (PAS) 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 in the online PAS abstract submission program 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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter and application form) by December 9, 2004.

*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
2005	Mwe Mwe Chao, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Student Research Award (Student must submit abstract prior to the student receiving his/her M.D. or Ph.D.)
(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 awardee will receive a $1,000 award.

Eligibility Criteria

Student must submit abstract prior to receiving B.S./B.A., M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or Ph.D.

Three to six awards will be given; one to two in each of the categories below:

M.D./Ph.D. and Ph.D. Students
Medical Students
High School and College Students

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR Student Research Award Application Form either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
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 in the online PAS abstract submission program 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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter and application form) by December 9, 2004.

*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
2005	Christina O. Chen, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Kusala M. Jayasuriya, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Virginia Bartleson, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN Christopher Lundh, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI Tianhong Xu, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

House Officer Research Award (House Officer must submit abstract prior to the completion of residency)
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Eligibility Criteria

Resident must submit abstract prior to the completion of residency.

One to three awards will be given.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR House Officer Research Award Application either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
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 in the online PAS abstract submission program 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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter and application form) by December 9, 2004.

*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
2005	Avraham Beigelman, Soroka Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel Timothy A. Biela, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX Cordula M. Wolf, Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Fellow's Basic Research Award (Fellow must submit abstract prior to the completion of fellowship)
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Eligibility Criteria

Work must be submitted prior to the completion of fellowship.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR Fellow's Basic Research Award Application either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
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 in the online PAS abstract submission program 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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter and application form) by December 9, 2004.

*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
2005	Ophir Klein, University of California San Francisco, San Francsico, CA Kartik Krishnan, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Mousumi Moulik, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Fellow's Clinical Research Award (Fellow must submit abstract prior to completion of fellowship)
(Presented by the Society for Pediatric Research)

Eligibility Criteria

Work must be submitted prior to the completion of fellowship.

Candidates must fulfill the following conditions:

A completed SPR Fellow's Clinical Research Award Application either in PDF Format or as a Word document.
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 in the online PAS abstract submission program 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—December 7, 2004—and supplemental materials (letter and application form) by December 9, 2004.

*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
2005	Chadi M. El Saleeby, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN Frank Esper, Yale University, New Haven, CT Heidi AB Smith, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN

PAS Travel Grants
(Presented by the Pediatric Academic Societies)

The Pediatric Academic Societies' will award travel grants in the amount of $500 plus complimentary registration to attend the PAS Annual Meeting. Travel grants are possible to runner-ups among the SPR Young Investigator, SPR House Officer, SPR Fellow Basic and Clinical and SPR Richard D. Rowe Award categories.

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:

Complete the APA Ludwig–Seidel Award Application Form.
Check the appropriate box in the online PAS abstract submission program (Step 5)
Submit a 500–1000-word overview.
The nominee must be the first author of the abstract.

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

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

The ASPHO Young Investigator Award was established to formally recognize excellence in research in pediatric hematology and oncology. The qualifications for award candidates are as follows:

Less than 4 years have elapsed since the completion of the standard 3-year pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship.
The candidate has conducted high-quality clinical or laboratory research on a project for 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.

Winners are chosen by evaluation of abstracts submitted for presentation at the ASPHO Annual Meeting, together with review of each candidate's other research contributions. The award consists of $1,000 and a certificate.

The application involves the following:

Submit an abstract online with the young investigator designated as the first author by December 7, 2004.
Indicate your interest by checking the appropriate box in the online abstract submission program (Step 5).
Complete the ASPHO Young Investigator Award Application Form.
Include all required supplemental materials to make your Award Application complete:
- The candidate's curriculum vitae
- A one-page statement of career goals
- A supporting letter from the training program director or clinical/laboratory mentor attesting to the fact that the 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.
- All support materials must be received by December 9, 2004.

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

ASPHO Young Investigator Travel Stipend
(Presented by the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology)

Four Young Investigator Travel Stipends of $500 each will be awarded by the ASPHO Program Committee. Travel Stipends will be awarded to fellows whose abstract submissions received the four highest scores in the blinded abstract review process.

Candidates for the Young Investigator Travel Stipend are solicited during the Call for Abstracts. The qualifications for award candidates are as follows:

Fellow in a pediatric hematology/oncology program
Member of ASPHO
Young Investigator Travel Stipend Application Form submitted and appropriate box checked in online abstract submission program (Step 5)
Abstract accepted for presentation at the joint ASPHO/PAS Annual Meeting
Expectation that the Young Investigator nominee, if successful, will present from the podium his or her paper at the next joint ASPHO/PAS Annual Meeting

The ASPHO Program Committee will identify the recipients of the travel stipends based on eligibility criteria and abstract ranking. Each travel stipend will be in the amount of $500. Award checks will be picked up at the Annual Meeting. Up to 4 travel stipends will be awarded annually.

The application involves the following:

Submit an abstract online with the young investigator designated as the first author by December 7, 2004.
Indicate your interest by checking the appropriate box in the online abstract submission program (Step 5).
Complete the ASPHO Young Investigator Travel Stipend Application Form.
Include all required supplemental materials to make your Award Application complete:
- A supporting letter from the training program director or clinical/laboratory mentor attesting to the fact that the 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.
- All support materials must be received by December 9, 2004.

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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