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July 22nd, 2008 | July 8th, 2008 |June 24th, 2008

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Check the latest updates in our listing of NIH funding opportunities in AAA research areas.

July 22nd, 2008

Congratulations to Maurice Pescitelli, last issue’s E-Stratum Name Game winner. He’ll be entered in a drawing for a free year of AAA membership to be awarded this fall.  And Kristen Harris won a free Student Membership Gift Card for letting him know. Find the AAA member name embedded below and you can also be a winner.

1. To support researchers using animal models, NIH has launched a new Web site—Medical Research with Animals: For Researchers and Institutions—that includes resources on how to prepare for and manage crises.
   
   
2. Just 10 days left to apply for an AAA Education or Research Meetings Outreach Grant. All it takes is a 2-page proposal to receive up to $3,000 ($9,000 if you qualify for our new 3-year grant). The Jiliang deadline is August 1st.
   
   
3. Are you a born leader who just needs a boost to polish your leadership skills? What better way than as a member of AAA's Board of Directors? Toss your hat in the ring by contacting Kathy Svoboda to find out more.
   
   
4. If you know someone who is a rising star in cell biology, developmental biology, morphological sciences, or neuroanatomy, it's time to nominate that soon-to-be-famous investigator for one of AAA's Young Investigator Awards. Nominations are due August 15; the new nomination form is now available and easy to complete!
   
   
5. Grant funds may be hard to find, but that doesn’t mean all postdocs have to go wanting. Both AAA and FASEB have $$$$ available.  Applications for AAA's $20,000 Postdoctoral Fellowships are due October 1. Postdocs and new (within one-year) assistant professors are eligible for FASEB’s $3,000 Postdoctorate Professional Development and Enrichment Awards. Apply by August 8.
   
   
6. Danish researchers argue that the subject of professionalism in medicine must be addressed both in the preclinical years and in relation to the basic sciences.  Find out why in the latest issue of Anatomical Sciences Education.
   
   
7. What can rats tell us about Li pulmonary toxicology and lung disease?  Find out in the August issue of The Anatomical Record when you read Pulmonary Architecture in the Conducting Regions of Six Rats.
   
   
8. Both Developmental Dynamics and The Anatomical Record and are fully compliant with NIH’s public access mandate. And, with research budgets so tight, keep in mind that AAA's journals have no submission fee, no page charges, and no color charges. 

Contact us at 301-634-7910 or exec@anatomy.org if you have any questions or directly via e-mail (see below).

AAA Staff
Andrea Pendleton - Executive Director
Deborah Haber - Membership/Website/Marketing
Rachel Yablonowitz - Meetings/Awards
Nikki Jenkins - Accounting/Address Changes/Administration

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Check the latest updates in our listing of NIH funding opportunities in
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July 8th, 2008

Playing the E-Stratum Name Game could win you a free AAA membership or make one of your students very happy! Find the AAA member name embedded below while keeping up to date on NIH & AAA.

Congratulations to Juan Rivero, last issue's E-Stratum Name Game winner. He'll be entered in a drawing for a free year of AAA membership to be awarded this fall. Find the AAA member name embedded below while keeping up to date on NIH & AAA.

1. AAA's own Dick Marchase, professor of cell biology and vice president for research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has just taken the helm as FASEB president for 2008-2009. "The upcoming Presidential election and the incoming administration present unique opportunities to highlight the importance of biomedical research on a national scale," says Marchase, who is spearheading FASEB's efforts to engage voters on critical science policy issues.

2. NIH has expanded National Research Service Award (NRSA) support to postdoctoral trainees funded through the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Maurice program.

3. NIH-funded scientists using animal models can turn to a new Web site, Medical Research with Animals: For Researchers and Institutions, for guidance on preparedness and crisis management.   The site also provides quick access to funding opportunities focused on animals in research, resources to assist with grant writing, and training and education for animal care and use, models, and science and ethics.

4. We love it when you take advantage of our generosity!  All it takes is a 2-page proposal to win an education or research meeting Outreach Grant of up to $3,000. The deadline is August 1st.

5. Bring glory to your department by nominating that soon-to-be-famous investigator for one of AAA's Young Investigator Awards. Nominations are due August 15; the new nomination form is now available and easy to complete!

6. The United States Bone and Joint Decade (USBJD) offers a program of workshops and mentoring to provide early-career clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers who can assist them in securing funding and provide other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career. Apply by July 15th for the fall session (October 31-November 2 in Toronto).

7. How does anatomy education in Africa compare to that in Western medical schools? Find out in the latest issue of Anatomical Sciences Education.

8. If you've ever wondered how a squid smells, be sure to check out the July issue of The Anatomical Record on Odorant Responsiveness of Squid Olfactory Receptor Neurons.

9. To find out what the zebrafish can tell us about adapting to variable oxygen availability, head for The Zebrafish Embryo as a Dynamic Model of Anoxia Tolerance in the Pescitelli latest issue of Developmental Dynamics.

Contact us at 301-634-7910 or exec@anatomy.org if you have any questions or directly via e-mail (see below).

AAA Staff
Andrea Pendleton - Executive Director
Deborah Haber - Membership/Website/Marketing
Rachel Yablonowitz - Meetings/Awards
Nikki Jenkins - Accounting/Address Changes/Administration

Ready to publish your latest findings?

 Water lilies?

Check the latest updates on our listing of NIH funding opportunities in
AAA research areas.

AAA's Education & Teaching Tools
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June 24th, 2008

Playing the E-Stratum Name Game could win you a free AAA membership or make one of your students very happy!  Find the AAA member name embedded below while keeping up to date on NIH & AAA.

1. If you're visiting the U.S. or in the U.S. and expecting visitors from abroad this summer, the Dept. of Homeland Security has added an extra step to your travel to-do list.  Beginning in August, visitors traveling to the U.S. from visa waiver countries will have to register online at least 3 days in advance of travel. This rule will affect scientists traveling to the U.S. for scientific meetings or other collaborative activities. Moreover, it is likely there will be a reciprocal agreement requiring U.S. visitors to countries for which they do not need a visa to begin registering in advance of travel sometime in the near future.

2. Kathy Svoboda (who is not the Name Game name!) is looking for a few good men and women interested in serving on the AAA Board. Contact Kathy to nominate yourself or a colleague for President Elect, Board of Directors, and Student/Postdoc Director.

3. Know a young investigator headed for greatness? Before you head off for vacation, why not provide the ultimate career boost with an award nomination for one of our new Young Investigator Awards? Nominations are due August 15; the new nomination form is now available and easy to complete Rivero!

4. Need to know the impact of NIH funding in your own state? FASEB has completed a state-by-state collection of customizable slide presentations for use by scientists, university deans, and professors in their advocacy efforts to raise awareness of the valuable role NIH plays in funding medical research. The slides illustrate the importance of basic and clinical research in building the foundation on which medical advances depend.

5. Planning an educational or scientific program that could use some funding? AAA's Outreach Grants provide up to $3,000. All we need by August 1st is a 2-page proposal with Juan project details, goals, budget & expected audience. New this year: AAA will support research meetings for up to three years.

6. With research budgets so tight, keep in mind that AAA's journals have no submission fee, no page charges, and no color charges. And both The Anatomical Record and Developmental Dynamics are fully compliant with NIH's public access mandate.

Contact us at 301-634-7910 or exec@anatomy.org if you have any questions or directly via e-mail (see below).

AAA Staff
Andrea Pendleton - Executive Director
Deborah Haber - Membership/Website/Marketing
Rachel Yablonowitz - Meetings/Awards
Nikki Jenkins - Accounting/Address Changes/Administration

Ready to publish your latest findings?

AAA's journals—Anatomical Sciences Education, Developmental Dynamics & The Anatomical Record—offer fast, fair & friendly peer review with no page or color charges.

 Lava lamps?
  Have a look at the latest Art Pix in Developmental Dynamics.