It is never to early to begin thinking
about nominations for the Society Awards for 2002 and
future awards. To refresh your memory, the current
Society Awards are listed below and on subsequent linking
pages.
The
Benjamin W. Zweifach Award
will be presented at the 7th
World Congress for
Microcirculation in
Sydney, Australia, August, 2001, to Dr. David Shepro. It
is the highest award given by The Microcirculatory
Society, Inc. Although this award is given only at the
World Congress for Microcirculation, now is a good time
to begin thinking about future nominees.
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, an
engraved gold medal as well as assistance with travel
costs to receive the award) 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 the Chairman of the Awards Committee. 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.
2001 David
Shepro - Boston, U.S.A.
Address All Award Correspondence to
the Chairman of the Awards Committee.