August Krogh Outstanding Young Investigator Award


Named in honor of microcirculatory scientist August Krogh, who received the Nobel Prize in 1920 for the first descriptions of blood flow control through capillaries and arterioles based on tissue oxygen demand, this annual award is intended for a graduate student or a Ph.D./M.D. in the early stages of a research career. This award is presented to encourage excellence in microcirculatory research by new, young investigators. Applicants must be graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, or new independent investigators within five years of completing their PhD or first MD residency. The awardee will receive a certificate and $1,000 at the annual meeting. While encouraged, membership in the MCS is not a requirement.

Applications should include:
(1) A letter of nomination from a regular member of the Society. Additional letters of support are encouraged.
(2) A manuscript suitable for publication in Microcirculation. 
(3) A current CV.
 

For the 2024 award, application materials are due to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Dr. Josh Butcher (awards@microcirc.orgby July 1, 2024. The award will be presented at the annual MCS meeting held in conjunction with Vascular Biology.

August Krogh

August Krogh
(1874-1949)

 

Past August Krogh Oustanding Young investigator Awardees

2023 - Ádám Nyúl-Tóth

2022 - No Award Given

2021 - No Award Given

2020 - Zeinab Y. Motawe

2019 - No Award Given

2018 - No Award Given

2017 - No Award Given

2016 - Travis. M. Doggett

2015 - Karima Ait-Aissa

2014 - Elaheh Rahbar

2013 - Kristine Kurtz

2012 - Matthew Socha

2011 - Steven W. Copp

2010 - Feilim Mac Gabhann

2009 - Madelyn Hanson

2008 - No Award Given

2007 - No Award Given

2006 - No Award Given

2005 - Jerome W. Breslin

2004 - Sara J. Huag

2003 - Jena J. Steinle

2002 - Zoltan Ungvari

2001 - Fuzsina K. Johnson

2000 - Justin Jaggar

1999 - Travis Hein; second-place honorable mention to Jefferson Frisbee

1998 - Mayumi Kajimura

1997 - John Mogford

1996 - Judy Muller

1995 - Leslie Ritter

1994 - Carrie Merkle

1993 - A. Harris

1992 - J. Falcone

1991 - M. Kiani

1990 - Lih Kuo

1989 - Ping-Nian He

1988 - Chung Welch

1987 - Steven House

1986 - Mary Elsworth