Wednesday, February 22, 2006

AWARDS OF THE ASSOCIATION

The various awards of the Association are as follows:

J.C.B. Grant Award

Presented to an outstanding senior scientist, who is a full professor, in recognition of special merit and achievement in research and teaching in the field of anatomy, neurobiology or cell biology. The recipient should have contributed significantly to science in Canada, and be recognized internationally as a leading scientist. Nominations for this award shall be allowed to stand for 3 years in a row. This award is sponsored by the Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland.


Murray L. Barr Junior Scientist Award

Presented to an outstanding young scientist in recognition of special merit and achievement in the field of anatomy, neurobiology or cell biology. The recipient must be an assistant or associate professor with no longer than ten years of active employment, after appointment at the assistant professor level, at an academic institution. The nominee should have at least 12 publications, excluding abstracts, as senior author or contributor. Nominations for this award shall be allowed to stand for 2 years in a row. This award is sponsored jointly by the Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishing Company and the Murray Barr Memorial Trust Fund.

Arthur W. Ham Graduate Student Award

Presented to a Ph.D. student who has graduated or is expecting to graduate during the academic year of nomination, and who is an outstanding student in the field of anatomy, neurobiology or cell biology as indicated by scholarships, fellowships, awards, etc. The recipient should be the senior author or contributor of at least 2 publications, excluding abstracts, and have made at least two presentations at scientific meetings. This award is sponsored jointly by the Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins Publishing Company and the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs.

Research Publication Award of the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs

This award is valued at $250 and is presented to a student who is either sole author or senior author of an article judged to
be the most outstanding publication or original research in the field of anatomy, neurobiology or cell biology.


C.P. Leblond Research Presentation Award

These awards (2), valued at $400, are sponsored by the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs and are given to the students presenting the best poster ore platform sessions at the annual meeting. Students interested in competing for the awards should forward the title of the poster/paper, together with SIX COPIES of their abstract directly to the Chair of the Awards Committee (address below). If a student is making more than one presentation, he/she must specify which one he/she wishes to be adjudicated, because only one entry per student is permitted for award purposes. Judging will take place at the annual meeting.


Travel/Meeting Awards
Two travel awards are available annually to help graduate students in anatomy, neurobiology, and cell biology defray travel expenses to attend the CFBS meeting to present their poster. Students interested in competing for these awards should forward the title of their poster, together with SIX COPIES of their abstract directly to the Chair of the Awards Committee (address below). These awards, valued at $400 each, are sponsored by the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs.


Note: No award can be won more than once by the same person.

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