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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Young Investigator Award

Honors outstanding laboratory research in clinical microbiology or antimicrobial agents and is intended to further the career development of a young clinical scientist and promote awareness of clinical microbiology as a career.

Eligibility:
The nominee should be conducting outstanding research in clinical microbiology, automation in clinical laboratories, development of novel antimicrobial agents, mechanisms of action of antimicrobial agents or mechanisms of resistance to antimicrobial agents. The nominee must be no more than five years beyond completion of postdoctoral research training in microbiology, infectious diseases or related disciplines at the time of the nomination deadline.

Award:
A cash prize of $2,500, commemorative piece, and travel to the ASM General Meeting.

Deadline: July 1.

Nominations:
Nominations will be considered for three years as long as the nominee continues to meet the eligibility criteria and an updated curriculum vitae is submitted annually. 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, abstracts, and manuscripts in preparation, 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.

Sponsor: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics

American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2904
(202) 737-3600

American Society for Microbiology Moselio Schaechter Distinguished Service Award

This award, named in honor of Professor Moselio Schaechter, former ASM President, honors an ASM member who has shown exemplary leadership and commitment towards the substantial furthering of the profession of microbiology in research, education or technology in the developing world.

Eligibility:
Individuals (for example: microbiologists who have been instrumental in setting up properly functioning clinical microbiology laboratories or successful biotechnology services based on microbiology; academicians who have developed high quality undergraduate or graduate training programs; researchers who have demonstrated leadership in the context of the region) from the upper-middle, lower-middle, and low-income countries as determined per World Bank’s classification. The nominee must be a national or a permanent resident of a qualifying country and have a full-time professional appointment in the microbiological sciences or a related field for at least ten years in a country or region of the developing world. The nominees may not be currently serving on any ASM Board or Committee and can not be an ASM Ambassador or Country Liaison at the time of the nomination deadline. The nominee must be an active ASM member at the time of nomination deadline.

Award:
The award consists of a $4,000 cash prize to defray expenses associated with traveling to and attending the ASM General Meeting; an engraved plaque to be presented during the International Reception at the ASM General Meeting; publication of the awardee profile in the International Affairs section of Microbe.

Deadline for Applications:  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

Sponsor: GlaxoSmithKline

American Society for Microbiology
1752 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-2904
(202) 737-3600

Critical Point-of-Care Testing Research Grant

The Van Slyke Foundation (VSF) Point-of-Care Testing Research Grant $5,000, supported by the Critical and Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Division, is to fund POCT outcome studies. This grant is targeted to clinical laboratorians who need limited research funds to explore new ideas in areas where funds are not normally available.

Applications are due by March 15, for projects starting after June 1 of the same year.

How to Apply

Complete the Application for AACC Van Slyke Foundation Research Grants.

Applications will be evaluated using the following scientific criteria:

Originality
Scope
Scientific significance;
Soundness of research plan;
Degree of achievability;
Potential for the project to lead to further exploration beyond grant period; and
Transferability of research findings to actual practice.
Administrative criteria used will include:

Degree to which the research proposal is critical to the career of the applicant;
Degree to which AACC funding is critical to the start of the project;
Adequacy of the facility proposed; and
Satisfactory budget.

Submit one original and five copies of your application to:

Michele Horwitz
Membership Director
AACC
1850 K Street, NW, Suite 625
Washington, DC 20006-2213

Questions?

If you still have questions about the POCT Research Grant, email the Membership Director, Michele Horwitz or call her at (800) 892-1400 ext. 1723 or (202) 835-8723.

International Union Against Cancer (UICC) Training Workshops

Bring an expert panel to your institution to teach a workshop.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 3-5 days

Available 10-20 per year

Value A maximum of US$15,000 for travel and stipend for 3 international faculty members

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of result Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate a three- to five-day teaching and training course by an international faculty of up to three experts for groups of up to 50 appropriately qualified professionals who work in cancer institutes, clinics or hospitals in resource-constrained countries
* Profile of host coordinator
* An appropriately qualified head of department (or similar position) of the organization applying for and hosting the training course

Profile of visiting faculty coordinator An appropriately qualified and experienced cancer expert
Course subjects

* Basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
* Cancer prevention and control
* Clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic skills
* Prevention-oriented courses are especially encouraged

Note: A special application procedure by host organization applies.

International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships

The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

Since its inception in 1976, the ICRETT fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 1425 ICRETT Fellows from over 130 countries by facilitating appropriate person-to-person training in specific areas that are relevant to the cancer research, clinical management and other cancer control activities being conducted in the Fellows’ home countries.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 1 month

Extension Up to 2 months with funding secured by the Fellow from the home or host organization and at no cost to the UICC

Available 120-150 per year

Average value US$ 3,400 each

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of results Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology
* To exchange knowledge and enhance skills in
o basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
o cancer control and prevention
* To acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return

Eligibility

* Appropriately qualified investigators, pathologists, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, tobacco control activists and cancer registrars in the early stages of their careers
* Appropriately qualified clinicians who are established in oncology practice

Research plan

* Cancer prevention and control (including tobacco control)
* Basic, applied and clinical cancer research
* Epidemiology, cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences

Clinical training

* Surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary cancer care
* Clinical trials
* Detection and diagnosis
* Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged