It is time to submit the names of
nominees for
The
Benjamin W. Zweifach Award
which will be presented at the 7th
World Congress for
Microcirculation in
Sydney, Australia, August, 2001.
Benjamin W. Zweifach
(1911-1997)
Dr. Zweifach was a founding member of
The Microcirculatory Society, Inc. whose contributions to
the field of microcirculation in general and biorheology
in particular have had a significant impact on us
all.
In 1978, the members of the
Microcirculatory Society, Inc. established The
Benjamin W. Zweifach Award ($2,000, a certificate and
an engraved gold medal) to be given at the World Congress
for Microcirculation. The award recognizes the
achievements of internationally renowned individuals
whose careers have been noteworthy and who have made
outstanding contributions to the advancement of our
knowledge of microcirculation.
Members of the Microcirculatory
Society and other Microcirculation Societies around the
world are requested to submit nominations for the award
to William Chilian, Chairman of the Awards Committee,
prior to
November 1,
2000. The nomination
packet should include a letter of nomination, letters of
support, a Curriculum Vitae and list of Publications. The
ten most significant publications during the ten calendar
years ending about 18 months preceding the presentation
of the award are the principal basis for selection. The
awardee will be invited to present a brief summary of his
or her research career.
Previous winners of the award
are:
1979 Christian
Crone - Copenhagen, Denmark
1984 Eugene M.
Renkin - Davis, California, U.S.A.
1988 Bjorn Folkow
- Goteborg, Sweden
1991 Shu Chien
- San Diego, California, U.S.A.
1996 Olga
Hudlicka - Birmingham, U.K.
Address All Award Correspondence
to:
William M. Chilian, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509
E-Mail: chilian@mcw.edu