SPRINGER JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARD - NAVBO'S AWARD FOR JUNIOR FACULTY
Supported by Angiogenesis

Criteria:
Must be within five years of your first independent investigator position or within five years of an independent research position in academia, government, or industry. For the 2024 award, the first appointment needs to be January 1, 2019 or later. Please note: A first independent investigator is defined as an Assistant Professor or in non-academia, Staff Scientist or equivalent.

Must submit an abstract to Vascular Biology 2024 by August 8, 2024. 

Submit an application - In addition to the abstract, an applicant must complete this online application and submit his/her current CV* in the prescribed format and provide a letter from your Department Head or Institute Director verifying your professional status.

The NAVBO Meritorious Awards Committee will select the recipient based on their evaluations. The deadline for submission is August 8, 2024.

The recipient will give a 20 minute presentation at Vascular Biology 2024 on Wednesday, October 23 at 2:00pm and receive a plaque and a monetary award of $750.

Please submit the following items by August 8, 2024: 

• Your CV using the following format: 
  A. Education/Training
  B. Positions and Honors
  C. Contributions to Science
  Briefly describe up to five of the most significant contributions to science. Each of the five descriptions should not exceed one half page. For each, indicate the historical background that frames the scientific problem; central finding(s); the influence of the finding(s) on the progress of science and/or their application to health or technology; and the nominee's scientific role in the described work. Each description can include up to four peer-reviewed publications.
  D. List of Trainees
  E. Research Support
  F. Full list of publications, organized into primary research articles, reviews, and books/book chapters.
• The abstract submitted to Vascular Biology 2024
• Letter from supervisor
• Completed application below

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