These awards were created to honor early-career AFMR investigators whose biomedical research projects complement an overall program of research, teaching, and clinical medicine. The award will be presented during the 2023 National AFMR Meeting. In person attendance is required to accept the award.

Candidates must be an AFMR member who has submitted an abstract to the AFMR National Meeting or one of the AFMR Regional Meetings: the Western Medical Research Conference, the Southeastern Regional Meeting, and/or the Midwest Clinical & Translational Research Meeting. Eligible applications will be judged on both the quality of the abstract submitted and their career accomplishments.

Applicants must submit a letter of support from their mentor, division chief, or department chair as part of their application.

ELIGIBILITY
Nominees should meet or exceed the following criteria:

• Be a biomedical researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has held a full-time medical school faculty appointment for five years or less;
• Have submitted an abstract to the AFMR National Meeting or one of the AFMR Regional Meetings: the Western Medical Research Conference, the Southeastern Regional Meeting, and/or the Midwest Clinical & Translational Research Meeting.
• Participate in bio-medical research projects which complement an overall program of research, teaching and clinical medicine;
• Be an AFMR member in good standing at the time of the award application deadline. You may go online to join AFMR or renew your Membership.

• A $2,500 award at the AFMR National Meeting;
• Recognition at both the National Meeting and through online AFMR platforms
• A nomination to the Regional Section Council in which they reside
• An invitation to present at the AFMR National Meeting

TIMELINE
Applications available: Monday, May 1, 2023
Application deadline: Friday, August 25, 2023

2022 Recipient:

Carlos Oliveira, MD, PhD
Yale University
New Haven, CT

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