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Call for Nominations: Gary Neil Prize for Innovation in Drug Development

The Gary Neil Prize for Innovation in Drug Development was established in 2004 to honor the memory of Gary Neil, Ph.D. Dr. Neil, a former leader of worldwide Research and Development at Wyeth-Ayerst, was a pioneer in the field of drug development. Dr. Neil was instrumental in creating a highly effective drug development and strategic decision-making structure at Alza through his roles as CEO and President of Therapeutic Discovery Corporation and Crescendo Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Dr. Neil had a significant role as a member of the boards of directors of Pharsight Corporation, Geron Corporation, Calydon and several other biotech companies.

The goal of the Gary Neil Prize for Innovation in Drug Development is to stimulate the application of innovative science to clinical drug development by recognizing outstanding individuals or teams who have been leaders in this area.

Eligibility

Individuals as well as teams who have demonstrated leadership in the application of significant, innovative science to clinical drug development. The award is open to individuals from all clinical pharmacology employment sectors.

Prize and Presentation

The Gary Neil Prize for Innovation in Drug Development will be presented at the ASCPT Annual Meeting. The recipient will receive a plaque and a $2,500 honorarium. Travel expenses, hotel expenses and meeting registration will be reimbursed by the Society.

The nomination deadline is Thursday, June 27, 2013.

To submit a nomination, please complete the online nomination form. Please send CVs, letters of support, and other supporting documents to ASCPT at meetings@ascpt.org

Call for Nominations: Accelerating Science Award Program

Nominate A Pioneer who has applied scientific research published through Open Access to innovate in any field.

Deadline: June 15, 2013

The Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) recognizes individuals who have used, applied, or remixed scientific research — published through Open Access — to make a difference in science, medicine, business, technology or society as a whole.

Three top awards of $30,000 each

A trip to Washington, D.C., to be honored at Open Access Week in October, 2013

Inclusion in a portfolio book distributed online and in print around the world

Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation

The Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is given each fall to a nonprofit organization that best demonstrates Druckerʼs definition of innovation: “change that creates a new dimension of performance.” The award has been given annually since 1991 and is accompanied by a first-place prize of $100,000. The program is generously supported by The Coca-Cola Foundation.

The purpose of the annual Peter F. Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation is to find the innovators, whether small or large; to recognize and celebrate their example; and to inspire others.

The completed application must be submitted by 3pm PT on July 1, 2013.

Call for Applications: 2014 Association of Women Surgeons Foundation/Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Fellowship

A one year grant of $25,000 will be awarded to a qualified and approved grant applicant in the following research topic areas:

• Bariatrics

• Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Cancer Related Research

• Surgical Education

• Surgical Innovation

Applicant Qualifications

• Applicants must be a non-tenure or tenure-track faculty member in a Department of Surgery.

• Junior faculty applicants are encouraged to have a mentor for the submitted research proposal.

• Must be a current AWS member in good standing.

Individuals with research support such as national extramural grants are eligible, provided the projects do not have scientific overlap.  Applicants who do not have funding from other surgical societies will be given priority.  Officers and members of the AWS Grants and Fellowship Committee are excluded from mentoring applicants.

Grant Submissions are due July 1, 2013

For more information, contact AWSF at
5204 Fairmount Avenue - Downers Grove, IL  60515
Phone: 708-226-2725 - Fax: 630-493-0798

Email: INFO@WomenSurgeons.org  or visit our Website at WomenSurgeons.org.

Call for Nominations: American Association of Colleges of Nursing Innovations in Professional Nursing Awards

AACN is currently seeking nominations for the Innovations in Professional Nursing Education Award, which  recognizes outstanding work of AACN member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change. Innovation awards, including a monetary prize of $1,000, will be given in four institutional categories:

Small School

Academic Health Center (AHC)

Private School without an AHC

Public School without an AHC

The deadline to submit a nomination is June 8, 2013.

For submission process and criteria visit, http://www.aacn.nche.edu/membership/awards/innovations.

bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award for Leadership in Clinical Microbiology

Given in memory of Alexander Sonnenwirth, Ph.D., this award recognizes a distinguished microbiologist for the promotion of innovation in clinical laboratory science, dedication to ASM, and the advancement of clinical microbiology as a profession.

Eligibility:
The nominee must be a microbiologist identified with clinical microbiology.

Award:
A cash prize of $2,000, a commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting where the laureate will deliver the bioMérieux Sonnenwirth Award lecture.

Deadline: July 1.

Nominations:
Nominations will be considered without updating for three years. Self-nominations and more than one nomination per nominee will not be accepted. Only one nominating form and two supporting forms are accepted per nomination. The two supporters must be persons other than the nominator who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications and accomplishments. Only one of the three individuals involved in the nomination may be employed at the nominee's institution. The nominator and supporters must not share employers. Nominations must consist of the following:

Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications, emailed to awards@asmusa.org
Nominating form
Supporting form

ASM awards are granted at the discretion of award selection committees and may not be awarded every year.