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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Stacy Brooks
American Physiological Society
301-634-7253
[email protected]
APS Announces 2005 Distinguished Lecturer Awards
Lectures to be given in
San Diego, CA
Bethesda, Md. � The American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to
announce its Award Lectures and Distinguished Lectureships for 2005.
Presentations by award winners will be given at the International Union of
Physiological Sciences (IUPS) meeting in San Diego, Ca. on April 1-5, 2005.
Members of the press are welcome to attend.
AWARD LECTURES
- Gerald F. DiBona, M.D. �
University of Iowa College of Medicine
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Physiology in Perspective: The Walter
B. Cannon Award Lecture
- This is the Society�s highest award and is presented to an
outstanding physiological scientist.
- Lecture Presentation: �The Wisdom of the Body: Neural
Control of the Kidney� on April 2, 2005.
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- Ormond A. MacDougald,
Ph.D. � University of Michigan
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The Henry Pickering Bowditch Lecture
- This Lectureship is designed to recognize the research
promise of an APS member under 42 years of age. The awardee is
acknowledged for original and outstanding accomplishments in the field of
physiology.
- Lecture Presentation: �Role of Wnt Signaling in
Development of Adipose Tissues and Bone� on April 3, 2005.
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- Robert Williamson,
Ph.D. � Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
- Walter C. Randall Lecture in Biomedical Ethics
- The Randall Lectureship, sponsored by the APS and Taylor
University, promotes integrity in science, especially to students in
training, and otherwise fosters the highest ethical standards in
biomedical research, publication, teaching and interaction with the public
sector.
- Lecture Presentation: �Ethics, the Human Genome and
Physiology: Designer Babies and Human Clones� on April 5, 2005.
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Christin Carter-Su, Ph.D. � University of Michigan Medical School
- Bodil M. Schmidt-Nielsen
Distinguished Mentor and Scientist Award
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2005 is the award that honors an APS member judged to have made
outstanding contributions to physiological research and demonstrated
dedication and commitment to excellence in training of young
physiologists. An award luncheon honoring Dr. Carter-Su will be held on
April 2, 2005.
DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIPS
Recipients of these Distinguished Lectureships are chosen by the 12 APS
Disciplinary Sections as outstanding contributors and representatives of the
best research within their field. Awardees are active participants at the
IUPS meeting, presenting their lectures and working with graduate and
postdoctoral students during the meeting.
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Randy Schekman, Ph.D. � University of
California, Berkeley
-
Hugh Davson Distinguished Lectureship
(Cell and Molecular
Physiology Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Mechanism and Regulation of
Cargo Protein Sorting in the Secretory Pathway� on April 4, 2005.
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- Roy E. Weber, D.Phil. � University of Aarhus, Denmark
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The August Krogh Distinguished
Lectureship (Comparative
Physiology Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �The Amazing World of (Hemo-)Globins:
Models in Physiological Adaptation� on April 4, 2005.
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- Julian Paton, Ph.D. � University of Bristol, United
Kingdom
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The Carl Ludwig Distinguished
Lectureship (Neural Control
and Autonomic Regulation Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Genes & Proteins in the
Blood Brain Barrier Affecting Arterial Pressure Regulation: Implications
for the Etiology of Hypertension� on April 3, 2005.
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Soren Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D. �
University of Aarhus, Denmark
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The Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished
Lectureship (Renal Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Aquaporin Water Channels in
Kidney: Physiology and Pathophysiology� on April 1, 2005.
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Ann J. Sefton, Ph.D. � University of
Sydney, Australia
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Claude Bernard Distinguished
Lectureship (Teaching
Physiology Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Charting a Global Future for
Education in Physiology� on April 2, 2005.
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Sten Grillner, Ph.D. � Karolinska
Institute, Sweden
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Joseph Erlanger Distinguished
Lectureship (Central
Nervous System Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �The Selection and Intrinsic
Function of Motor Programs - From Microcircuits to Integrative Function�
on April 3, 2005.
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Gabby Haddad, M.D. � Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, New York
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Julius H. Comroe, Jr. Distinguished
Lectureship (Respiratory
Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Tolerance to Low O2: Lessons
from Invertebrate Genetic Models� on April 4, 2005.
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Amira Klip, Ph.D. � Hospital for Sick
Children, Toronto, CA
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Solomon A. Berson Distinguished
Lectureship (Endocrinology
and Metabolism Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Regulation of Glucose
Transporters in Muscle Cells: Eppur si Muove� on April 1, 2005.
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Roberto Bolli, M.D. � University of
Louisville
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Robert M. Berne Distinguished
Lectureship (Cardiovascular
Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �Preconditioning: A Paradigm
Shift in the Biology of Myocardial Ischemia� on April 2, 2005.
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- Guiseppi Bianchi, Ph.D. � University of Milano, Italy
- Ernest H. Starling Distinguished Lectureship (Water
and Electrolyte Homeostasis Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �The Genetic Control of Renal
Na Handling in Primary Hypertension� on April 2, 2005.
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Ann Hubbard, Ph.D. � Johns Hopkins
University
-
Horace W. Davenport Distinguished
Lectureship
(Gastrointestinal Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �The Ins and Outs of Membrane
Traffic in Polarized Epithelial Cells� on April 1, 2005.
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- Erik Richter, M.D., Ph.D. � August Krogh Institute,
Denmark
- Edward F. Adolph Distinguished Lectureship
(Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section)
- Lecture Presentation: �AMPK and Other
Exercise-Induced Signaling in Skeletal Muscle: Relationship to Metabolism
and Gene Expression� on April 3, 2005.
MEDIA ALERT � Press interested in attending one or more of the APS
lectures or the 35th annual meeting of the International Union of
Physiological Sciences (IUPS) at the San Diego Convention Center on March 31
�April 5 should contact Mayer Resnick ([email protected]
or 301-332-4402) or Stacy Brooks ([email protected]
or 240-432-9697).
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membership organization devoted to fostering scientific research, education,
and the dissemination of scientific information. The APS supports a variety
of educational activities including programs and fellowships to encourage
the development of young scientists at the undergraduate and graduate
levels, with a particular focus on women and underrepresented minorities.
Founded in 1887, the Society�s membership includes more than 10,000
professionals in science and medicine.
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