Dear Colleagues,    

We would appreciate your help nominating worthy students/postdocs for the Merton Bernfield Memorial Award and the Norton B. Gilula Award (see guidelines below), and encouraging colleagues to do the same, by July 15. Recognition is so important at every career stage. Please take the time to email a nomination to Cheryl Lehr at clehr@ascb.org.             

Thank you for your help with this important endeavor!          

Sincerely,            

Stefano Bertuzzi
ASCB Executive Director       

Merton Bernfield Memorial Award
For Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows      

The Award was established with member donations in memory of Merton Bernfield. The winner will be selected on merit, will be invited to speak in an Annual Meeting Minisymposium, and will receive financial support. Nominators must be ASCB members.        

Who is Eligible: An outstanding graduate student or postdoctoral fellow (at the time of nomination) who has excelled in research.         

How to Apply: The student or postdoc or his or her advisor should submit a one-page research statement, a CV, a list of publications, a copy of the abstract submitted to the current year’s Annual Meeting, and the advisor’s letter of recommendation. Postdocs may also submit the recommendation of their graduate student advisor. Duplicate applications from graduate students may be submitted for the Gilula and Bernfield Memorial Awards. Nominators must be ASCB members.

Awards: The winner is presented a plaque, is given financial support, and will speak at a Minisymposium at the Annual Meeting. Expenses to attend the Annual Meeting are paid.        

Norton B. Gilula Award
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students       

The Award was established in memory of longtime Society member and Journal of Cell Biology Editor-in-Chief Norton B. "Bernie" Gilula. The winner will be selected on merit and will receive travel and per diem expenses to the ASCB Annual Meeting. The Award is funded by an annual grant from the Rockefeller University Press. Nominators must be ASCB members.         

Who is Eligible: An outstanding graduate or undergraduate student (at the time of nomination) who has excelled in research or first-year postdocs whose work was performed while a PhD or MD/PhD student.         

How to Apply: The student or advisor should submit a one-page research statement, a CV, a list of publications, if any, the abstract submitted to the current year’s Annual Meeting, and the advisor’s letter of recommendation. Duplicate applications from graduate students may be submitted for the Gilula and Bernfield Memorial Awards. Nominators must be ASCB members.     

Awards: The winner is presented a plaque and a ribbon for his/her poster board. Travel expenses and per diem to attend the Annual Meeting are paid. Funded by an annual grant from Rockefeller University Press.