SFRBM's 14th Annual Meeting
November 14-18, 2007
Renaissance Hotel • Washington DC USA

2007 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS

(November 17, 2007) -- SFRBM recognized 15 outstanding student and postdoc members with Young Investigator Awards (YIAs) at the society's Closing Banquet in Washington DC. Each winner received $500 cash and a free registration to the association's 2008 or 2009 Annual Meeting.

Silvina Bartesaghi, Universidad de la Republica - Uruguay
Marcelo Bonini, NIH
Marcie Cole, University of Pittsburgh
Disha Dayal, University of Iowa
Aimalohi Esechie, University of Texas Medical Branch
Klarissa Hardy, Vanderbilt University
Thomas Jonsson, Wake Forest University
David Krzywanski, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michelle Manni, University of Pittsburgh
Christopher Pattillo, LSU Health Sciences Center
Aaron Przybysz, Vanderbilt University
Julio Reboucas, Duke University
Maria Thorson, University of Kansas
Andrew Wojtovich, University of Rochester
Marcienne Wright, University of Alabama at Birmingham

2007 TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS

(October 9, 2007) -- SFRBM's Awards and Outreach Committees wish to congratulate the winners of the Society's annual Travel Awards. These awards were made available to students and postdocs who wish to attend SFRBM 2007 to present their research. Ten (10) awards at $1,000 each were conferred to postdoc or student members of SFRBM outside of the United States. In addition, ten (10) Travel Awards at $500 each were presented to postdoc and student members in the US. Winners will receive recognition and their check at the SFRBM 2007 Awards Banquet on November 17 in Washington. Please note that Travel Award winners are not eligible for Young Investigator Awards (YIA) given at the meeting.

10 Awards at $500 for students/postdocs within US

Joshua Brooks, Vanderbilt University
Qi Chen, NIDDK/NIH
Danielle Duma, NIEHS/NIH
Huiyun Liang, University of Texas Health Sciences Center – San Antonio
Jo Morrison, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anantharaman Muthuswamy, University of Kentucky
Sergiy Nadtochiy, University of Rochester
Anson Pierce, University of Texas Health Sciences Center – San Antonio
Ehab Sarsour, University of Iowa
Yi Wang, University of Washington

10 Awards at $1,000 for students/postdocs outside US

Valeria Antico Arciuch, University of Buenos Aires
Michelle Chang, National University of Singapore
Danijela Domazet-Damjanov, University of Windsor
Denise Fernandes, University of São Paulo
Yogita Mistry, University of Leicester
Michal Pardo, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Yehudit Posen, Weizmann Institute of Science
Peggy Regulus, University of Sherbrooke
Graziella Ronsein, University of São Paulo
Amarylis Wanschel, University Estadual de Campinas