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CFBS 52nd Scientific Conference

6th Northern Lights Summer Conference


June 17 - 20, 2008
University of Manitoba
Fort Garry Campus
Winnipeg, MB

Organized by:
Canadian Federation of Biological Societies

Organisée par le:
Fédération canadienne des sociétés de biologie

Poster

Biology of Aging - New Answers to Old Questions

Purpose - to provide support for CFBS students and Post Doctoral Fellows (members of CFBS) to attend the Sixth Northern Lights Summer Conference (52nd CFBS Annual Meeting) in University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

Selection Criteria - Awards recipients are selected based on:

• The scientific quality of the submitted abstract
• Only one travel grant per laboratory
• The student and the supervisor must be members of a CFBS society

Award - Each Travel Grant Award is $ 500, unrestricted to use to attend the Sixth Northern Lights Summer Conference. The Sixth Northern Lights Summer Conference Program Committee will make the final selections for the Grant. A maximum of six grants will be awarded annually. If a grant recipient cannot present the accepted poster, the grant money must be returned to CFBS.

Prix de voyage pour les étudiants et les boursier postdoctoral de la FCSB

But: Aider les étudiants et les boursiers postdoctoral de la FCSB (membres de FCSB) à assister au 52e Congrès Annuel qui se tiendra du 17 au 20 Juin, 2008 à Universite de Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

Critères de Sélection: les prix seront choisis en se basant sur:

• La qualité scientifique des résumés soumis.
  
• Un seul prix de voyage par laboratoire.
  
• L'étudiant et le superviseur doivent être membres d'une société de la FCSB.

Prix: Chaque prix de voyage est de $ 500, non limité à être utilisé pour assister au 52e Congrès. Le comité de programme du 52e Congrès décidera de la sélection final des prix. Un maximum de 6 prix sera accordé annuellement. Si le récipiandaire du prix ne peut pas présenter l'affiche acceptée, l'argent du prix doit être remis à la FCSB.

Societies Travel Awards: Please complete the online registration/ abstracts form. Indicate your nomination choice and CFBS will forward the nominated abstracts to the Society Awards Councils.

Canadian Association For Anatomy, Neurobiology and Cell Biology (CAANCB) Travel Awards and C.P. LeBlond Research Presentation Awards

CAANCB Call for Nominations and Awards Information
Further Details - PDF format

1. CAANCB/ACANBC Travel Awards:

CAANCB/ACANBC annually provides two travel awards to help graduate students in anatomy, neurobiology and cell biology attend the CFBS meeting to present their research. These awards valued at $400.00 each, are sponsored by the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs. Electronic submission of the abstract along with cover letter to the Awards Committee Chair is acceptable hbergen@ms.umanitoba.ca.

2. CAANCB/ACANBC CP LeBlond Research Presentation Awards Competition:

Two awards are given to the graduate students (1 Ph.D., 1 M.Sc.) that present the best oral platform presentation at the annual meeting. Students interested in competing for this award should indicate their intent at the time of online submission of their abstract through the CFBS website. Indicate that the abstract is intended for the CAANCB award competition.These awards are valued at $400 each and are sponsored by the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs.

The purpose of this competition is:

• to stimulate the development or and excellence in the quality of graduate student research conducted in anatomy, neurobiology & cell biology and
  
• to support and stimulate the student experience in the delivery of a scientific paper.

A number of abstracts will be selected for CP LeBlond Research Presentation Awards Competition at the CFBS 52nd Annual Meeting. The CAANCB Awards Chair will notify the presenters.

3. Arthur W. Ham Graduate Student Award:

Presented to a Ph.D. student 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. Students who have recently graduated or are expecting to graduate in the current calendar year are eligible. This award is sponsored jointly by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs.

4. Research Publication Award of the CAANCB/ACANBC Chairs:

This award is valued at $250 and is presented to a graduate student who is either sole author or senior author of an article judged to be the most outstanding publication of original research in the field of anatomy, neurobiology or cell biology within the past year. The application consists of a nominating letter(s) and a copy/reprint of the publication.

NO AWARD CAN BE WON MORE THAN ONCE BY THE SAME INDIVIDUAL

The Chair of the Awards Committee is:

Dr. Hugo Bergen
Department of Human Anatomy & Cell Science
Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3
E-mail: hbergen@ms.umanitoba.ca